I like to be as diverse as possible with my imagery, whether it being the subject matter or the style and colour. I took this photograph using a digital SLR and think it has turned out quite effectively and suits the style of music the band create.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Photography
I took this photograph using a colour slide film and a wide aperture of 1.2. I really love how abstract the image is and think it's an unusual photo, but I really like it especially the dark colours. Photography
This is another photograph I took on a trip to Rome to create work for college and see the sights, luckily for me my Aunty treated me for my 18th so there wasn't much cost! I took this inside St Peter's Basilica which was a really overwhelming place because of the elaborate stonework and beautiful art. I thought I would include this photo as I love the way the couple are stood admiring the painting and think the image is very romantic.Photography
This is a photograph I took whilst on a family holiday in Newquay and is one of my personal favourites, I think the colour cast of the image and the fact you can't see the man's face works very effectively. Moreover, as I shot the image on film it has an interesting depth of field that draws the viewer in.
Charlotte Greig
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Media Influences Investigation - Nazism
This image of Hitler is one of the most powerful propaganda images of the time. It features no slogan, simply a name, and a face in black and white, which was a very confident move for the National Socialist party to make. It was around this time that people were starting to realise the large possibility of success when promoting their ideas positively to a mass audience.
Confident with himself, Hitler appointed Josef Goebbels as his Propaganda Minister, and at the time of election, he travelled to over 20 different cities in 6 days in his ‘Deutschlandflug,’ which was a plane that flew him over Germany, allowing him to speak at many rallies, thus adopting the slogan ‘The Fuhrer over Germany.’ This sort of innovative work made Hitler known amongst the German people.
Hitler’s appointment to Chancellor came after the Great Depression hit Germany, and his speeches sparked hope of riches and happiness within the German nation. It was at this point he enlisted Leni Riefenstahl to create propaganda films illustrating the Nazi regime. Hiring Riefenstahl was a brave move, as the Nazis were fundamentally an anti-feminist party, and arguments arose between Hitler and his henchmen, as they could not understand why a non-party member would be given such honour.
Nonetheless, Riefenstahl created a video at Nuremberg, which was the first rally since Hitler became chancellor. Named ‘Triumph of the Will,’ the film was groundbreaking, and directors still take influence from it in the present day. I would like to include several screen grabs taken from films I feel have been influenced by Leni’s work.
The top right image is a wide shot taken from Riefenstahl’s ‘Triumph of the Will,’ and the one below from ‘Lord of the Rings’. As you can see ‘Saruman’ stands above his army in a similar way to Hitler in the 30s.
There are obviously some major differences between the images, such as the framing of the shots and the advancement from black and white to colour. However, I think the similarities are definitely there and the comparison of Hitler to Saruman is quite important in showing the sheer strength of the army.
The cartoon images to the right are taken from the Disney children’s film, ‘The Lion King.’ The top screen print shows the hyenas marching past ‘Scar,’ and appearing to salute him in a ‘Heil Hitler’ style. Also, the screen print below shows beams of light stretching upwards which represent the swastika banners which hung at the Nazi rallies.
I find these comparisons quite harrowing as these images are taken from a universally rated children’s Disney movie. In my opinion, there is no dispute in the similarities between these and that of Nazi films and propaganda.
In conclusion, I feel that although Riefenstahl created a film that now stands to document one of the most horrific periods of history, it was a groundbreaking piece of work which still influences successful people in the film industry to this day. Moreover, I think the propaganda created by the Nazis in the 1930s and Hitler’s skills of public speech allowed them to win the election, which brings up the question that if their propaganda, was not so effective, would there have been a Second World War at all?
Charlotte Greig
I am going to investigate the way in which the Nazis, primarily Adolf Hitler, used propaganda and the art of public speaking to influence a mass audience. Also, how the work of the multi-talented Leni Riefenstahl has shaped modern major film productions and caused controversy amongst film critics and enthusiasts.
I am going to investigate the way in which the Nazis, primarily Adolf Hitler, used propaganda and the art of public speaking to influence a mass audience. Also, how the work of the multi-talented Leni Riefenstahl has shaped modern major film productions and caused controversy amongst film critics and enthusiasts.
This image of Hitler is one of the most powerful propaganda images of the time. It features no slogan, simply a name, and a face in black and white, which was a very confident move for the National Socialist party to make. It was around this time that people were starting to realise the large possibility of success when promoting their ideas positively to a mass audience.
Confident with himself, Hitler appointed Josef Goebbels as his Propaganda Minister, and at the time of election, he travelled to over 20 different cities in 6 days in his ‘Deutschlandflug,’ which was a plane that flew him over Germany, allowing him to speak at many rallies, thus adopting the slogan ‘The Fuhrer over Germany.’ This sort of innovative work made Hitler known amongst the German people.
Hitler’s appointment to Chancellor came after the Great Depression hit Germany, and his speeches sparked hope of riches and happiness within the German nation. It was at this point he enlisted Leni Riefenstahl to create propaganda films illustrating the Nazi regime. Hiring Riefenstahl was a brave move, as the Nazis were fundamentally an anti-feminist party, and arguments arose between Hitler and his henchmen, as they could not understand why a non-party member would be given such honour.
Nonetheless, Riefenstahl created a video at Nuremberg, which was the first rally since Hitler became chancellor. Named ‘Triumph of the Will,’ the film was groundbreaking, and directors still take influence from it in the present day. I would like to include several screen grabs taken from films I feel have been influenced by Leni’s work.
The top right image is a wide shot taken from Riefenstahl’s ‘Triumph of the Will,’ and the one below from ‘Lord of the Rings’. As you can see ‘Saruman’ stands above his army in a similar way to Hitler in the 30s.
There are obviously some major differences between the images, such as the framing of the shots and the advancement from black and white to colour. However, I think the similarities are definitely there and the comparison of Hitler to Saruman is quite important in showing the sheer strength of the army.
The cartoon images to the right are taken from the Disney children’s film, ‘The Lion King.’ The top screen print shows the hyenas marching past ‘Scar,’ and appearing to salute him in a ‘Heil Hitler’ style. Also, the screen print below shows beams of light stretching upwards which represent the swastika banners which hung at the Nazi rallies.
I find these comparisons quite harrowing as these images are taken from a universally rated children’s Disney movie. In my opinion, there is no dispute in the similarities between these and that of Nazi films and propaganda.
In conclusion, I feel that although Riefenstahl created a film that now stands to document one of the most horrific periods of history, it was a groundbreaking piece of work which still influences successful people in the film industry to this day. Moreover, I think the propaganda created by the Nazis in the 1930s and Hitler’s skills of public speech allowed them to win the election, which brings up the question that if their propaganda, was not so effective, would there have been a Second World War at all?
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Media Influences Diary - Half Term
Alex Turner
I created a Diary through half of the week during Half Term to give people an idea in the way which the media affected me in my average week, even when I didn’t notice it happening. The media is linked to everything around everyone in one way or another from brand names to cereal boxes.
Friday: Searched the Internet for a costume for a friends Halloween party the following evening, saw an advert advertising discount costumes which took me to another website, I was about to buy something however then realising that the costumes take 3 working days to deliver.
Saturday: 12ish saw a poster for the film Couples Retreat, which I thought looked good so on the evening I went to watch it with a couple of mates, saw the trailer for the film Sherlock Holmes which looked really good and it made me think that I’ll defiantly go and see it when its released.
Sunday: Slept all Day.
Monday: Went to Middlesbrough to find something for my birthday, saw an advert in the window of Comet showing a specific laptop on sale, however tempting no cash transaction was made, I then went to a cafe for some dinner, sat down with a Top Gear magazine that I’d bought from W.H Smiths a couple of minutes before hand, and started looking through the car comparison section in the back to try and find a new car that I’d like.
Tuesday: woke up and checked Face Book, had a few birthday party invites, had a quick go on the Xbox on a game I bought the day before, searched the internet for some jobs while listening to music.
Wednesday: went to the cinema again for Orange Wednesdays which I received a text about in my phone the day before
Conclusion
In conclusion, I’ve come to realise how much the media actually affects me on a day to day basis from when I wake up to when I go to sleep. I’ve found that what I stated in the introduction was actually true; for example on Tuesday I saw a poster for a film which I actually ended up seeing and whilst watching the film I saw the trailer for another film which I plan on seeing, another example would also be on Wednesday on which I received a text reminding me of Orange Wednesdays which pretty much forced me to go to the cinema because of the half price tickets.
I started out by making a simple diary without much effort and ended up seeing the bigger picture.
Media Influence - Social Networking Websites - Joe Drury
For this task I am going to see how the media influences me and I have decided to do this by looking at internet advertisements and seeing how they influence me to do something that I wouldn’t have thought of before.
I am going to look at social networking sites like:
http://www.facebook.com/ http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.twitter.com/ http://www.bebo.com/
I am going to look at social networking sites like:
http://www.facebook.com/ http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.twitter.com/ http://www.bebo.com/
Before I find out for myself how media influences me I am going to see how other people feel about these advertisements on social networking sites.
I found a question/answer kind of site http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/social-network-advertising-annoying-effective.html%20And.There is a post on here where Facebook asked its users “Do you mind seeing ads on Facebook?” and 74% said yes and 24% said no. Which is interesting since it’s an official poll that Facebook created and you would expect them to tell their users that they don’t mind advertising but clearly they do.
This is one of the advertisements that I found for Relentless Energy Sho
ts and on the actual page it is right in the corner and it is quite a nice advertisement that doesn’t jump out at you but gives you the chance to click on it and see more, like a video. I’ve noticed that Facebook doesn’t directly show advertisements but they have enabled a function that lets you add friends or ‘become a fan’ of something you haven’t come across before so for example. Whispa chocolate bar could be an icon and you could see it and if you wanted to click, become a fan. Now I don’t know if Cadburys look at this but this definitely is advertising for me because people still see it and acknowledge it.On Myspace even on the log in page it is full of advertisements 
but when I actually log in the advertisements are very direct and you can either click on them or you don’t. I never click on these advertisements because I just don’t feel the need to, there’s no reason why I should click it.
but when I actually log in the advertisements are very direct and you can either click on them or you don’t. I never click on these advertisements because I just don’t feel the need to, there’s no reason why I should click it. This advertisement is very blatant; it even says advertisement below it. For me it doesn’t look attractive at all because I know that it is only there to sell me stuff that I probably don’t want The picture even moves around in the advertisement ‘cell’. Trying to make me click it, this makes me very aware and I am not influenced to access it.
I am mostly interested in the advertisements on Facebook because they’re only advertising if you let them because usually below the advertisement a friend of yours might be a fan and it will mention this, and then it will allow you to ‘become a fan’. And by clicking this you get messages kind of like bulletins telling all that advertisements fans updates and offers etc.
I am mostly interested in the advertisements on Facebook because they’re only advertising if you let them because usually below the advertisement a friend of yours might be a fan and it will mention this, and then it will allow you to ‘become a fan’. And by clicking this you get messages kind of like bulletins telling all that advertisements fans updates and offers etc.
So I think this has a big influence on me because sometimes I see TV shows or sweets that I like or something advertised and I click ‘become a fan’ without really payin
g any attention, and after this I will sometimes get a post off their wall which shows on mine telling me about whatever I have ‘become a fan’ of. I really like this because you become a friend kind of and they just put information out there without you actually having to go through loads of rubbish advertisements.
In conclusion I think that Facebook is the biggest influence on me because you don't immediately recognize these advertisements as actually being advertisements, they are where you would see suggested friends so you don't see them all the time and when you ‘like’ them it doesn't take you to a different page. It's the same with ‘become a fan’ button, on your wall you will get whatever you clicked on saying stuff like if there is a competition running or just to say hi, which makes me feel closer to the chosen advertisement. So I can say there is definitely a media influence on social networking sites, especially Facebook.
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