Advertising assessment learner response
1)Grade 6, 20/32
-WWW=You clearly know the CSP's really well and you are using media terminology accurately mostly.
-EBI=Be as specific and formal as you can in your answers with as much detail as you can.
2) Q1= 2/2 Q2= 8/12 Q3= 2/6 Q4= 8/12
3)
• The scientific/futuristic is implied by the product’s qualities – this would be appealing to the
audience.
• Idea of cleanliness being next to godliness.
• adverts would be taken at face value in the 1950s and believed to be true.
4)
• Subverts stereotypes in key scenes: Kanya King, CEO of MOBO, presented as powerful black
woman in open-plan office behind a MacBook with mise-en-scene emphasising her power
and authority (e.g. costume, pose, expression, setting).
• Chuka Umunna in suit with Houses of Parliament behind him subverts stereotypes of black
men in the media. Again, camera shot and mise-en-scene creates a powerful representation
that is notably different to what we usually see in the media.
• Other elements of the advert (perhaps inadvertently) reinforce traditional stereotypes of
race and ethnicity: many of the celebrities are from sporting or performance-based
backgrounds (e.g. Nicola Adams – Olympic boxer plus football, dance, fashion, drama). This
arguably reinforces traditional stereotypes of even successful black role models tending to
be celebrated for their performances or physical capabilities.
5)
• Mise-en-scene helps to create a sense of the genre of Audrey Hepburn’s classic Hollywood
romances. The selection of a stereotypical Italian Riviera setting filled with 1950s/1960s
nostalgia helps create the atmosphere for Galaxy’s key message. There are several ‘pack
shots’ of the product (one in close-up)
• The narrative structure follows Todorov’s theory of equilibrium – the bus is stuck due to the
fruit stall crash (disruption or disequilibrium). The arrival of the Gregory Peck character
offers Audrey Hepburn a solution which she then turns into a new equilibrium by making
Peck her Chauffeur and travelling on in luxury with her Galaxy chocolate. This reinforces the
product’s key message regarding ‘silk’ and the audience rewarding themselves with a
luxurious moment of pleasure.
• Sound: The use of ‘Moon River’ is another intertextual reference to Audrey Hepburn’s films.
The style of music also helps Galaxy establish their key message of ‘silk over cotton’.
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