Reflection Paper On The 's Television Show ' The Newsroom '

Semiotics can be defined as the study of symbols and signs particularly with regard to how they are used to create meaning and communicate it to others. Semiotics also offers tools that make it possible to uncover the cultural conventions and codes that highlight the period to which a setting was placed and interpret meanings behind the symbols (Berger, 2014). In the pilot episode of “That 70s Show”, it is possible to apply semiotic analysis since there are various signs and symbols that reveal different elements of the show. Different signifiers in the episode and what they portray helps the audience to interpret the message that the producer is trying to convey. That 70s Show has a large presence of signs, signifiers, codes and ideologies that relate to teenage relationships and their lives in general during the 1970s. Additionally, it is important to highlight character placement and the semiotics involved pertaining to the viewers.

In the pilot episode of HBO’s The Newsroom, Will McAvoy (portrayed by Jeff Daniels) delivers a powerful rant. After answering almost every question in the most sarcastic, jokingly way possible, McAvoy gets asked a simple question that he is finally demanded to have a serious answer from. His answer sparked controversy all around the world on whether or not America was the greatest country in the world. This speech went viral and is even used in classrooms for the powerful rhetoric that is used in it. In Will McAvoy’s speech on “The Newsroom”, McAvoy uses a variety of rhetorical devices such as Anthypophora, Asyndeton, and Dysphemism to convey the message that America is not the greatest

Rhetorical devices are elements embedded in a piece of work that allow the viewer to fully interpret and engage with the content presented. Rhetorical elements can be used universally through various mediums. In this essay I will be analyzing a photograph, specifically addressing the images logos, pathos, and Telos. The photograph frames your not so typical geriatric couple complete with skateboards and their flying birds. The caption of the photo is “This couple sticking it to the man”. This ironic photo packs a strong central message of living young wild and free. The unknown photographer develops the central message through the use of rhetorical deceives.

Finally, we decided to focus on the design and style of the posters, as well as some of the rhetoric appeals used, rather than talking about the topic itself. Thus, we concluded that our main point would be what we considered to be our strongest aspect of the posters, which we determined was the balance between pathos and logos in the posters. By choosing two posters to display data and facts, and two to display emotion-evoking images and messages, we determined that we provided enough variety of information so that an individual that is either interested in the facts of this topic or that is interested in the morality of this topic could be persuaded to pursue more information on this topic, or even heed our call for advocacy. Although we were met with some issues concerning time and a difference in both topic and design choices, we completed the poster series in a manner we were quite satisfied

However, the size of posters not only affected legibility and who could own them, it also affected the amount of tax placed upon them. All posters which were to be placed in the streets would be subjected to a government tax. “This was varied according to size; the rate was 6 centimes for the ¼ colombier, 12 centimes for the ½ colombier, 18 for the jesus and the colombier and 24 centimes for all large posters.” (Abdy, 1969, p.171) when this levy was paid, the poster was stamped and approved to be hung in the streets.

It will be a poster that is about 10 inches wide and 20 inches long making it the perfect size to grab peoples’ attention as well as fit on a poster bored. The first page will introduce the problem in a catchy font to get people's attention. Then throughout the whole piece I will have headers in bright text so those who were skimming the graphic will get the important information first. The headers will be designed to spark interest and then further information will be presented directly underneath. After the introduction page, there will be a page presenting the research. I will compile the data into graphs that pertain to the prevalence of underage binge drinking on college campuses. I want to present these statistics at the beginning to emphasize how serious of an issue this is. After presenting the data, the next page will feature a very complex looking web of the responsible factors. I want this page to look very overwhelming so the reader understands the problem does not have one simple cause or solution. However, I do not want to loose my message in this overwhelming design so my main points about responsibly as a network will be in big pink font. Essentially these points will emphasize the idea of responsibility as a network and that through looking at it this way, better solutions can be found. These main points were selected because if readers do not have time to read all the responsible factors, they will at

Good read for an article, the concept of image is something I do on the daily. Make me a poster to capture this concept…example Hockey Jersey Night. Making the poster took some thinking how do you capture the event with few words and strong imagery. (See attached pdf) To design you have to think outside the box and use imagery and word play a lot. Keep it simple is my motto and white is good when it refers to space within the design, but we are not talking about designing a poster we are talking about writing.

I picked this image because I like how it has a rustic look too it kind of reminds me of the western movies. For the title I used a slab-serif called Rosewood Std as the font because it has the western feel, which works with the feel of the image. For the informational part I used sans-serif called Helvetica. I tried doing what Saltz mentioned when it comes to a dark or light background to use dark or white for the font so it’s legible to read. I, also like what Adam mentioned as well about negative space, which is the image itself and I didn’t want to over power the scenery with too much font. I wanted that negative space to be the eye-catching star for this poster. I once again picked some colors from the image for the color of my font

The students have just found out that one of Patricia Polacco’s books has been chosen to be made into a movie. Each student is responsible for making a Coming Attraction Poster that will be hung in all the local movie theaters. Each student will have already chosen and read the book. The poster (12” x 18” construction paper) should include title/author/illustrator. They are to list all the important characters to the story. Students can also assign an actor/friend to portray the different characters. An example of this would be Mr. Falker played by Tom Hanks. Students will then illustrate one scene from the book, and finally write a short paragraph explaining

The first element of art present in this poster is the value of the poster. The dark brown colors allow the rest of the poster to really pop when looking at it from a distance. An example of a principle of design is the rhythm of the poster which is very much noticeable with all the players organized across the poster evenly. This allows the poster to feel like it has a visual tempo when looking at it. The next principle of design represented in this poster is the harmony which is shown with the accompanying text styles. This is achieved by repletion and small changes which is present in the photo. The second element of art that is represented by this poster is the shape of it. The poster is flat and is limited in height and width. These are just two examples of both the elements of art and the principles of

To begin, the poster is organized well, although some of the text is in a smaller font making it hard to read from a distance. Each section is labeled accordingly by using underlined titles. There cold be more color

James Thomas Fallon Jr was born on September 19, 1974, in Brooklyn, New York. Fallon first started performing stand-up comedy in high school and later dropped out of college to pursue his comedy career. In 1998, Fallon did his dream job joining the cast of Saturday Night Live. Fallon left the show in 2004. Five years later, he launched Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In April 2013, it was announced that Fallon will take over for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show. He debuted as the new host of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 17, 2014.

Poster Presentation. Prior to determining the groups intervention, the group discussed how we should present our information. We decided that in order to “catch the eye” of students, having a poster with bright colors and bulleted information. In addition, the group decided to provide all the information that is presented on the poster in a brochure as miniature poster version.

In this paper i will be analysing and discussing the semiotics on an episode of The Simpson series.

Black Mirror is a British TV show on Netflix created by Charlie Brooker which represent the modern society with technologies and the side effects in positive and negative ways. Since memory is malleable and it interprets our memories based on our feeling in the present, technology in Black Mirror helps to navigate the imperfection of communication, relationship and our memory in the society. The technology such as “the Grain” in “The Entire History of You” episode and the “Z-eye” in “White Christmas” episode have interfered human being’s life in some aspects. Black Mirror has showed us the consequences of using technology in our lives. As long humans exist in these lives, consequences will never go anywhere. It still exists and people cannot deny that because it is the cost of being human, indeed they cannot separate good and bad.