Homefront trailer

in the trailer we see a clash of masculinity between the men. also it appears that the american male is represented as being small minded and violent, for instance we see the young boy in the park bully the girl by taking her hat and pushing her; all his friends think its funny but then she stands up and beats him up. stat ham being british is shown in a different light; he works for the government but is not working a case, we get the impression that he has lost his wife and now looks after his daughter. this shows his character to be caring and morally just. franco on the other hand plays a meth cooking killer as he pursues after stat ham to avenge his son being beaten up. his character is clearly trying to prove his masculinity by threatening to beat statham up. he is the complete opposite to stathams character in the sense that he is against the law but is fought back with violence.

Cagney and Lacey

Here we see women being represented in a positive way. the two main protagonists, Cagney and Lacey appear to be two plain clothed cops in new york. this instantly give them power and is backed by images of them arresting men and outsmarting them. there one point where there is a long shot of them walking out of the subway and they are flashed by a man, none of them take any notice and carry on walking; this tells us that they have a very strong attitude towards their work and are not shock by men acting like fools. in the intro we also see that one of them has a husband as there is a mid shot of him leaning in the car to kiss her and give her lunch to take to work. right at the start we see in the visual codes given in the still images that they carry guns and have police badges; both connote power. in the tracking long shot of them walking we see them wearing plain colours and sensible clothes, and not giving the sex appeal by showing their bodies.

album covers

album art inspiration

this here is a style that bruno has used before in this doo wops and hooligans album art. there is the painted textured background with a stencil looking print of a silloughete of bruno. His name, top right seems to be the same as the page behind therefore another stencil. i like this silloughete stencil look, its something that can be played around with

here is the doo-wops & Hooligans album front cover. again the ame painted looking background with his name being missed by the smudged paint.

this is the album booklet cover. we can see that it follows the same style as the front but with an edited image of bruno. same colours and same swirly rocket pattern.

this is the back of the album. very simple. just the p[ainted yellow on the badge background that is showing through. it is like a wall has been painted but not very well and is patchy. at the bottom it then has the barcode with the credits, this will be who produced the album, where it was recorded, studio label, songwriters ect.

Audience Task

Intended Audience

The intended audience for peppa pig is 3-5 years old. the episode is only 5 mins long making sure that the child doesn't looses concentration and become bored. having the child's attention is crucial as there are moral lessons within the story and for the show to sell it has to entertain. i think that a child over the age of 5 would possibly find the content lacking in more complex dialogue and the story or theme to simple. many children at the ages 5-8 have quite a steep learning curve and can start to understand children's rights and wrongs in society and conversation with people become more fluent.

Gratification

The episode contains conversations between the family using only simple English. this makes the story easy to follow. Also the narration we here is a chain of short descriptive sentences, and spoken at a fairly slow pace giving the child time to listen to what is being said and also time to enjoy the visuals. The colour scheme is very wide and unrealistic; the colours seen are very vibrant and eye catching. Children love to see a wide mix of colours, therefore the screen play itself grabs the child attention. the fact that the cartoon is drawn in a way where it looks un-neat and quickly hand drawn makes it more relaetable to children of a young age as the drawings they do themselves would have the same sort of look to them.

How its constructed

the cartoon has a linear story, therefore it is very simple for the child to follow. the layout of the cartoon is almost 2D, so when the characters move we always see a side on version of them. the episode only lasts 5 mins in which time we have a begining middle and end. on their journey home we see the car turning into a boat. this is a clever construction of imagination as the child will be wowed by the car transforming. i believe the clip leaves alot of room for children to add their own imagination into it, this could be why the backgrounds are so plain; so the children can, in their head, add more to that world.

Gender

Gender

In this clip women are represented in a negative way for comical purposes. Even so he deal with gender equality by giving comical scenarios where men are left behind whilst the women are allowed to leave. He talks about a strong feminist being in a hostage situation with him, and when it is said that the women and children can leave he questions how fair that is for the men and then see the butch feminist, someone who would always fight for equality, now disregard that and leave with the women! this sounds far fetched but feminists who want to prove women are a strong gender can easily turn away from hardships men have that women don't necessarily want to share.

Sexuality

Sexuality

Here sexuality is seen as something to be celebrated. in this clip we see the gay comunity as being colourful, flamboyant and playful. this shows gay people in a posivtive light as there are many at the event who seem to be enjoying themselves and having a good time. some might see this as being negative as there is a huge collection of gay, bisexual or lesbians at the gay pride march who are all flaunting about and instead of being subtle of their sexuality, being completely open without a care. this in a modern day society is acceptable as we have become aware that people are gay, but still for some people seeing this would create rage as they themselves dont accept that people can have an open choice of their sexuality.

Age

Age

Throughout this clip we se a very negative representation of a certain age group, that being teenagers. we see footage of what many believe to be the stereo typical teen wearing a hoodie and fooling around in a gang. we also see that they are underclass from the clothes they are wearing and where the scene is set. the use of drugs also suggests this as many under class teens have nothing to do and so use drugs  as an escape. we also see the wreckless side of these teens when they are riding the motor bike around what looks like a council estate. all of what is seen up till now is sometimes liked by people to teenagers who hang around on streets, the violence level is introduced when they start shooting at the woman with the baby; this sets the tone of what the violence is like in that area.

Class

Representation

Class

In this clip, class is shown in its highest form; upper class. We see Prince William and Kate swarmed by a crowd of paparatzi and fans who have all gathered to celebrate their new royal baby. this is a far cry from the way babys are celebrated in working class and under class families but this is a positive representation as we see they are not throwing their wealth in peoples faces, instead they are enjoying their new born and are happy that people are rejoicing for them. The upper class is mainly the royal family and those in line to the throne, and have alot more power and wealth, therfore the majority of the UK will see this baby who is just like any other healthy baby but not at all equal as it has been born into the upper class life.