Blog Group #6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BtZY3z72jY

This is a clip from the movie "Requiem For A Dream"

How do the visual images contribute to the video?
How does the camera angles contribute to the message?
Does this video provide a positive or negative portrayal of drug use? Why?
Does the director use any pathos, logos, or ethos in this clip?
What effect does the racial tension have on the video?

Group 6

i found this image from typing in drugs in google. The theme of this picture is about what happens if you stop drugs.

What do you think the artist was telling in this photo?
How do you think the visual images given helps the reader understand the theme?
Does this have a positive or negative feed?
Do you think meth is the only drug the artist believes you can stop covert from?
Is there any pathos, logos, and ethos in this description?

Blog Group 5

I found this ad by searching "anti-drug ad's" in Google. I choose this ad because I feel like it does not have the same message most anti-drugs ad's have. Most ad's just show users the dangers that drugs have on them. This ad shows them that not only does using drugs personally affect them but affects all of the people that surround them in their everyday life. 

1. How does the author use pathos to influence the audience?

2. What do all the pictures on the boys head represent?

3. At the bottom of the ad above the main caption the words "Abuse, Violence, Traffic Accidents, Injury at work, Crimes" are present. What do you think these words represent? Why are they affiliated with a drug ad?

4. Do you believe this ad is targeted more at drug users? Or people who are affected by those who do drugs?

5. In what ways does seeing the boy in the ad doing drugs affect the people who are viewing the ad?

Blog Group 5

I found this ad using the wonders of google and searching anti drug poster.  I choose this ad because I liked the parallel it created with a popular television commercial.  I also thought that the cartoon nature of this ad was different than ads we had previously analyzed.  The overall message of this poster was also powerful to me.  Overall I think the various qualities of this poster will create and interesting discussion. 

1. How does the relation of this ad with a popular ad for lollipops make this ad stronger. 

2. Most of the ads we have previously discussed have used a dark color sceme.  This ad instead uses a pretty blue color.  How does the use of this color scheme inhance or take away from the ad? Do you think this ad would have been made stronger by the use of different colors?

3. How does the question this ad asks employ irony? This can be by asking an "owl" who are usually portrayed as wise characters or the irony of the question asked. 

4. Is this ad directed at a specific audience? If so who, and how can you tell?

5. This ad does not directly mention a specific drug yet it is obviously and anti drug poster.  How does this affect the ad?

Blog Post #5

****Use caution of your surroundings when viewing, this video contains the use of strong language.****

How are drugs portrayed in this video?
-What tools do the authors use to modify how a person may receive the message?
-What other details are you seeing or hearing that may further modify how viewers receive the portrayal of drugs?

Does there appear to be a target audience?
Are there suggestions that may attempt to identify the type of people who becomes active in the involvement of drugs, if so, what are they and how are they implied?
Is there a relationship between the two actors having fun among themselves and the business that may appear to be failing?

Blog Post #5

I found this poster when I googled "anti-drug posters" on google images. I chose this poster because I felt like it can be interpreted in many different ways. It is saying that drugs are bad for people in a unique way.

Questions:

1. Why is "cool" spelled out in cigarettes? 
2. Does this poster have a strong or weak message by just using words instead of showing the affects on a human being?
3. What demographic is this poster targeting?
4. How is pathos used in this ad?
5. Does the background impact the message in any way?

Blog Group 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YjrkBYDDQM

This is an anti-smoking commercial in which a woman clearly affected by nicotine expresses her sincere concern for nicotine addicts.

Blog Prompts:

1) Does the woman's appearance directly affect the commercial? How so?

2) What demographics does this commercial target?

3) Is there anything else this commercial can do to make nicotine addicts more aware of their addiction?

4) Is this commercial to graphic? Does it diminish the commercial's main point at all?

5)If you were a nicotine addict would this commercial persuade you to stop smoking? If so, why?