May 2008
1 post
Part II Final
1. After paying close attention to the details in movies, such as how the camera is angled to give the audience a different perspective, the different aspects of reflexivity and just being able to interpret certain details differently allows me to look at movies in a different way than any person who hasn’t taken the class. Last night I watched Atonement which was amazing and I kept...
April 2008
5 posts
glamour
According to the textbook, Glamour is best described by creating a fantasy world where every ones bodies are ideal and consumers lifestyles are perfect but only because they have purchased a certain product that will allegedly make their reality become glamorized. Advertisers trick their consumers into thinking that if they purchase the product they are trying to sell, they too will have an...
Brick
1. Throwing it at someone that is going to hurt you 2. Door stop 3.Paper weight 4. Ripping something with the corner of the brick 5. Holding a desk up
March 2008
1 post
February 2008
16 posts
heroes
To me, a hero has many different characteristics but above all they need to be inspirational. Even if they are ordinary people, as long as they have done something or have changed something for the better I would consider them a hero. On TV these days, its hard to find a real hero. I personally could see someone who gets up every morning, does what they have to do and to their best ability is able...
Response to documentary
Even though I wasn’t in class Monday, I did have a chance to watch the video on my own time. I found it interesting that Freud’s cousin could show people and different groups how to persuade and make people change their ideas of “wanting and needing” certain things. Everything is mental and if people can persuade others to buy items when they aren’t necessary then...
coupons
I was inside a gas station paying for gas and I picked up a newspaper. Inside of it were a bunch of coupons varying from different local restaurants to sports stores. One of the coupons caught my attention because it wasn’t like a typical coupon. The coupon was advertising for McDonald’s. Along the front were showing the different types of meals and sandwiches you could order but...
As I was driving this past weekend on a mini vacation, I passed a billboard advertising a jeweler that had a woman kissing a man and across the billboard a huge banner read” Monogamy.” When I first saw it I was wondering why they would use that word for a jewelry company. It sort of hit me in the face and for some reason I was surprised that they used that word instead of some kind of...
superbowl ads
As an advertising major, I know how vital the ads during the super bowl are. During this time slot, companies have the chance to reach their audience and even beyond their audience due to the millions of viewers. One of my favorite ads was the “talking stain”. Actually, a couple of months ago I went down to the city with the Advertising Club and we viewed all of the commercials that...
January 2008
6 posts
ineffective media
Over break I went to the mall with my boyfriend and while we were shopping we started to get hungry. We didn’t want to spend too much time eating so we decided to stop at the food court. Once we sat down we noticed that underneath the tables were advertisements for jewelers and clothes companies. I personally didn’t notice any advertisements like that before then because they...
Ineffective Media
At one point I was stuck thinking of things that I don’t usually come across or think about but then I remembered one of the presents I received for Christmas: A gas card. Then I started to think about how in my head I can picture many, many gas stations around where I live but I can’t differentiate between them. Gas stations should do more for customers to be able to recognize which...
advertisement
There are different advertisements for different companies and campaigns. As always, their goal is to attract their consumers and also people who may not be as likely to purchase the product. Some advertisements persuade people with risque photos while others use catchy words or phrases. This advertisement on the other hand shows a sophisticated woman looking sexy and secure while wearing...
Ineffective Media
I would consider advertisements on buses to not be as effective as billboards or magazines probably because I don’t see them as often as I do magazines because I live with 6 other girls who have magazines laying around. If the advertisements on buses were to gain the attention of people, they would have to be quickly understood or at least be able to stick in peoples minds. Also, I...
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