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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Victoria Secret Advertisement
Victoria Secret Ads always make me laugh...a little. They are usually about a very basic product...underwear and bras. They have funny, yet appealing logos - for example this one is for "Secret Embrace". The women are always gorgeous with long flowing hair that is blowing in the wind. They are always very thin and the vision of perfection. You always think you will look like them. Until you get home. And you try the bra on. And reality hits.
http://www.spike.com/ifilmdetail/2870039/share
http://www.spike.com/ifilmdetail/2870039/share
Voice Thread
Hello~
I did my voice thread on graffiti art. What I used to see as completely a violent disrespect for space, I now see as (not always, but sometimes) creating space and voice to areas where people are not allowed to define their space. If only the rich can afford to purchase space to decorate, where does that leave the rest of us? Why should our world be defined by capitalism and the selling and purchasing of space? Graffiti art attempts to take back that assumption and redefines art, space, and the artist.
http://voicethread.com/share/717173/
I did my voice thread on graffiti art. What I used to see as completely a violent disrespect for space, I now see as (not always, but sometimes) creating space and voice to areas where people are not allowed to define their space. If only the rich can afford to purchase space to decorate, where does that leave the rest of us? Why should our world be defined by capitalism and the selling and purchasing of space? Graffiti art attempts to take back that assumption and redefines art, space, and the artist.
http://voicethread.com/share/717173/
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Critical Analysis of Media/Film - GREED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upG01-XWbY
Above is the youtube clip from the movie Greed. It is a very short clip in which Martin Sheen defines the term greed, a small but symbolic representative sample of the movie at large. Using a Marxist view, capitalism and greed is represented in an ideal setting. If you work hard, smart, and are willing to do whatever it takes, you will gain happiness, riches, and success. The main character is of course a white male, with his hair slicked back and in an expensive suit. He is representative of our societies concept of success. There is a definite focus on achievement and also the fact that few make it as far as he has, money is everything, and you need to do whatever it takes to get to the top or your life isn't worth anything (very western capitalist, free market system, Republican).
A feminist perspective might criticize the need for male economic strength and power as a postive force in society. He is representative of being at the top of your game in life, but is it truly representative? He is almost speaking with a single voice, a single perspective that he is saying represents not only society, but the United States at large. Everyone else are the "other" and at the mercy of his economic manipulations.
Above is the youtube clip from the movie Greed. It is a very short clip in which Martin Sheen defines the term greed, a small but symbolic representative sample of the movie at large. Using a Marxist view, capitalism and greed is represented in an ideal setting. If you work hard, smart, and are willing to do whatever it takes, you will gain happiness, riches, and success. The main character is of course a white male, with his hair slicked back and in an expensive suit. He is representative of our societies concept of success. There is a definite focus on achievement and also the fact that few make it as far as he has, money is everything, and you need to do whatever it takes to get to the top or your life isn't worth anything (very western capitalist, free market system, Republican).
A feminist perspective might criticize the need for male economic strength and power as a postive force in society. He is representative of being at the top of your game in life, but is it truly representative? He is almost speaking with a single voice, a single perspective that he is saying represents not only society, but the United States at large. Everyone else are the "other" and at the mercy of his economic manipulations.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Media Ethography - Taylor Swift Concert
Last week my three children and I went to see Taylor Swift in concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis. We got there about forty-five minutes early so that we could find our seats, get some snacks, purchase a t-shirt, and run to the bathroom before the concert began. The only way we were able to get tickets to the Taylor Swift concert was to purchase individual tickets, so unfortunately my three kids and I were sitting separately.
The first observation I made (and was aware of throughout the show) was the chaos of the t-shirt lines. The concert had many different t-shirt stands that sold t-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, etc. and the lines were crazily solid with people. I got my kids settled in their seats with their snacks and thought I would jump into a line because I had a few minutes before the opening act began. I waited in this packed line for twenty minutes and did not move an inch! People were spending more on t-shirts then they did on the actual ticket to come. They could buy similar t-shirts at the mall, but there is some type of stigma attached to "the" concert t-shirt. The most interesting part is that people waited for the t-shirts even during the opening act and even during the actual Taylor Swift concert! Now that is the confusing part - you come to the Taylor Swift concert not to see her, but to get the t-shirt so that you can proclaim to all that you have seen her. Luckily I found an empty line and purchased my overpriced t-shirts quickly and got back to the concert!
The section that we were sitting in was a "sit-down" section. Some times you get in the sections that stand during the entire concert. It seems as though it is either one or the other - either everybody sits or everybody stands. The sit-down section is a little more laid back, almost more like observers of the event. The stander-upper sections seem more like they are a part of the act - they are more engaged in the concert and it is almost like a two-way conversation. The sit-downers are enjoying themselves, but the conversation seems to be one-way.
Another interesting point in the concert was when she miraculously appears in another part of the arena. People went crazy and ran in the direction of where she was, hoping to touch her or be seen by her. It is almost as if in touching her they would receive a blessing, or musical talents, or something special. Taylor Swift was a big hugger - she would hug as she walked along and would want interactment. Proximity to the talent seemed to motivate interest and engagement in what was happening.
The concert was pretty long. Lots of people had their kids there. People were willing to be at a concert on a Sunday night until around 10:30ish pm, take the long ride home (we didn't get home until 12:15 am), and then have to get up for school and work the next morning. It is amazing what people (me included) are willing to do to experience a good show, an entertainment experience that breaks them out of their every day existence.
My kids loved the concert as well. One daughter was in the "standing" section so she was pretty pooped by the end of the night. My other daughter loved the costumes and the funny things that they would do. My son enjoyed the music, and although he knew some of it, he wished he had listened to more of her music before going. He ranked her concert quite highly. Overall the concert goers seemed to be pretty pleased with their time and money investment. Proud participants, proudly wearing their well-fought for t-shirts, sleepily walked to their cars after the concert, sated for now, but willing to brave the chaos again for another grand escape.
The first observation I made (and was aware of throughout the show) was the chaos of the t-shirt lines. The concert had many different t-shirt stands that sold t-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, etc. and the lines were crazily solid with people. I got my kids settled in their seats with their snacks and thought I would jump into a line because I had a few minutes before the opening act began. I waited in this packed line for twenty minutes and did not move an inch! People were spending more on t-shirts then they did on the actual ticket to come. They could buy similar t-shirts at the mall, but there is some type of stigma attached to "the" concert t-shirt. The most interesting part is that people waited for the t-shirts even during the opening act and even during the actual Taylor Swift concert! Now that is the confusing part - you come to the Taylor Swift concert not to see her, but to get the t-shirt so that you can proclaim to all that you have seen her. Luckily I found an empty line and purchased my overpriced t-shirts quickly and got back to the concert!
The section that we were sitting in was a "sit-down" section. Some times you get in the sections that stand during the entire concert. It seems as though it is either one or the other - either everybody sits or everybody stands. The sit-down section is a little more laid back, almost more like observers of the event. The stander-upper sections seem more like they are a part of the act - they are more engaged in the concert and it is almost like a two-way conversation. The sit-downers are enjoying themselves, but the conversation seems to be one-way.
Another interesting point in the concert was when she miraculously appears in another part of the arena. People went crazy and ran in the direction of where she was, hoping to touch her or be seen by her. It is almost as if in touching her they would receive a blessing, or musical talents, or something special. Taylor Swift was a big hugger - she would hug as she walked along and would want interactment. Proximity to the talent seemed to motivate interest and engagement in what was happening.
The concert was pretty long. Lots of people had their kids there. People were willing to be at a concert on a Sunday night until around 10:30ish pm, take the long ride home (we didn't get home until 12:15 am), and then have to get up for school and work the next morning. It is amazing what people (me included) are willing to do to experience a good show, an entertainment experience that breaks them out of their every day existence.
My kids loved the concert as well. One daughter was in the "standing" section so she was pretty pooped by the end of the night. My other daughter loved the costumes and the funny things that they would do. My son enjoyed the music, and although he knew some of it, he wished he had listened to more of her music before going. He ranked her concert quite highly. Overall the concert goers seemed to be pretty pleased with their time and money investment. Proud participants, proudly wearing their well-fought for t-shirts, sleepily walked to their cars after the concert, sated for now, but willing to brave the chaos again for another grand escape.
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