Critical theory

Media Language
Barthes – Semiotics
Strauss – Structuralism
Todorov – Narratology
Neale – Genre
Baudrillard – Post Modernism
Media representation
Hall – Representation
Gilroy – Ethnicity and Post-colonialism
Van Zoonen – Feminist
hooks – intersectionality
Butler – Gender Performativity
Gauntlett – Identity
Media industries
Curran and Seaton – Power and Media
Livingstone and Lunt – Regulation
Hesmondhalgh – Cultural Industries
Media Audience
Bandura – Media Effects
Gerbner – Cultivation
Hall – Reception
Jenkins – Fandom
Shirky – End of Audience

Task 2

  1. What technique did the film maker use to encode the campaign’s playfulness and inclusivity.

The film maker used story telling to create a narrative, the ad includes a montages of intimate moments which convey the campaigns inclusivity. The ad plays around with vibrant and warm tone colours that emphasises its playfulness.

2. What is the narrative of the advert

Celebrating black history and how black beauty has a huge influence on the beauty industry.

3. The use of interior setting

Through the use of interior setting it makes the ad feel more personal, which helps audiences connect and relate to the advert. It also emphasises that beauty is apart of many individuals day to day life and that we should celebrate the diversity it holds.

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