Article Analysis In the article I have chosen to analyze, it is promoting “Tag Body Spray” for men in ESPN magazine. It is set up with a man on the ground, his shirt ripped and his belt is undone, and five women, in short-skirts and low-cut shirts with an open lab coat over them. The scene seems to take place in a laboratory where the five women appear as researchers with their lab coats and clipboards. The researchers are over the man, pinning him down with their feet in a somewhat sexual pose. In the lower right-hand corner of the image, there is a want ad that says “Wanted: Testees”, “Can you hang? Looking for replacement testees to trail Tag product. Must be willing to work under the hottest conditions.” This article perpetuates the …show more content…
The focal point in this image would be the man pinned down on the ground because the ad promotes the body spray for men and he is the only male is the picture. The path my eyes followed when looking at this image was first to the lady in front, looking back at the viewer, then to the man pinned down on the ground, then to the other four women, and finally to the writing in the lower right hand corner. When identifying the characteristics of the ad, you must discuss a number of items. Some include: objects included, figures, action taking place, background, colors and shapes, the function of the image, and any written material that is included with the image. The objects that are included in the image are the bottles of “Tag”, the equipment in the background which looks like machines used for testing, the lights overhead, the researchers clipboards, and the want ad. The colors are mostly white and black, accented with some red and purple; the shapes included are mostly square, with some circular objects. The design associates a feeling of basically sexuality, and a “feel good” if you wear the product. The pictorial elements relate to one another because the researchers need to test the product, Tag, on two “testees”, the man, who volunteered from looking at the want ad. These relationships, as a viewer, tell me that the product has been tested, and can be tested as frequently as desired. The image uses the space well; the researchers are spread out across
In both the advertisements, there are two models, a man and a woman (Megan Fox). The models are both dressed up in formal attire with the man in a black tuxedo and the woman in a sexy black dress with a revealing back. Both of the ads include the models’ bodies facing each other at an intimate distance. This image displays a certain sex appeal which helps to connect the fragrance, “Armani Code,” to the idea of sexiness. The women’s fragrance ad shows the woman staring confidently at camera as a man is gazing towards her body touching her arm. This depicts the woman being desired. The men’s fragrance does the same with the man staring at the camera and the woman being entranced by the man. The two advertisements are marketed towards different sexes and use the main figure as the sexual object to be
Lastly, logos is at work in this advertisement but it is being used with the audience instead of the company. They must think about the topic that is being presented in the ad and the reasoning behind why someone would make an advertisement about this
The commercial also tries to appeal to middle-class people as the spray is inexpensive and smells good. While, relating to the middle- class individuals it also seems to portray of regular-looking people. This therefore, makes the commercial look natural and realistic to the viewer, while attracting their attention. The framing of the image directs your attention to “Susan Glenn”, as if she was the only character in the commercial. The lighting around it predict her as if she was an angel, and no one was better than her. For example, in the ad she is seen floating across the street with firework sparks around her, like a light to a shadow. You can tell the love that he had for her, especially when he says, “not a girl, but the girl”. The bathroom scene at the end with the narrator, displays a feeling of sadness around it, as well him also being alone.
Out of four advertisements chosen, two are distinctly for women and two are distinctly for men. It is easy to identify which is which, as everyone has experienced these social expectations that the ads are founded on. For example, the male ad, titled Nivea for Men, is most easily identified as such due to the man used as the model. However, this is not the average male in American society- this is the idealized version that men have become accustomed to viewing, and is therefore
This advertisement clearly is wanting the focus to be on the text and the character. The background is very distorted consisting of a greyish tone, varying from light to dark, and a splash of blue right through the middle. The character and the text are both in the foreground. The character is full of color he is light-green with light-brown spots around his head, one of the spots resemble a heart shape. He also has light-brown eyes. The coffee cup is in the characters’ right hand and is light-blue with dark-blue diamonds around the center. The text “I Just Saved My Liver by Switching To” is semi-bold and white while “Medical Cannabis” is bold and yellow in color. Here the advertisement is putting the focus on “Medical Cannabis” by having it brighter than the rest of the advertisement. The color of the text makes it jump out and clearly state the focal point to be about “Medical Cannabis.”
The setting of the commercial starts off with the shower running and the attractive male in a towel and turns into this paradise- like setting. This setting provides an ideal setting to match the character within the commercial. The focus of the commercial comes to be on the male. The background scenery is neutral in both settings. When the male presents the Old Spice bottle, it is a splash of color and the viewers’ eyes tend to be attracted more toward the bottle. The bottle draws attention away from the male and the background setting. This use of product placement and color contrast brought the bottle to be the center of attention of the commercial. The colors in the advertisement tend to be the same, but with the presentation of the bottle, the viewers’ eyes are opened. This draws a parallel to the use of the old Spice and the “out of the world feeling” it produces.
The advertisement that I pick was a true or false Modess advertisement. This advertisement really represent the 1950’s and 60’s because at that time women were allowed to vote, but didn't how a out of house job. A female's job at that time was to stay at home cook, clean, be a wife, and a mother. As for a male's job he was a work and was “allowed” to clean he just had to go to work and provide money for the family. The show I Love Lucy is an example of what was the job for a women in the 1950’s was. The Brady Bunch was in the late 1960’s, but it still show how life was back then and how were gender roles took place in a family. On that note women weren't allowed to be all feminin. This product makes me think that the human body back then, especially
This ad is multidimensional in the way that it demeans women. The first layer is equating the women with inanimate objects. The women are being scaled down to the size of beer bottles as though they were barbie dolls, meant to be played with and molded by the hands of the viewer. The model lays with her legs spread and her chest pushed out in a hypersexualized submissive pose. She looks up at the viewer with a coy smile. Ads like these are meant to sell to an adult male audience. They are made by men with the intention of making money and the understanding that if you offer a typical American male the idea of sex with a physically attractive woman and equate that to a product, he will buy almost anything. This type of imagery also affects how women feel that they should act. Viewing images of women as sex objects in these submissive poses causes women to feel that they are only valuable if they fit the ideals put in place by the heterosexual male gaze.
Now some changes,I believe that we should tone down the sex appeal and make the woman in the picture sit in a more natural position.I would enjoy having experts implemented such as doctors and specialist. The ad should make the consumer feel something. Whenever I looked at the ad I didn’t observe any emotions, it should be provoking.
As the parts of the AD horribly come together as firstly the colors of orange and green aren’t as eye catching or complementary rather than orange and blue or black and white. The main text is large, but still leaves a plentiful of empty space within the AD. Below the main green text is a horizontal green bar and inside explains what the AD is about along with a quote “We’re together” next to it. The drawback to that though is the text that gives the purpose to this AD is small and has the same color as the background making it difficult to see. The text is also outshined by the quote next to it as it’s slightly larger and in a white font which makes it stand out more to the eye. In addition the AD’s text is not bolded or italicized and has a very simple font. The AD greatly also suffers from imagery, and visuals as they quote “1 in 6 americans struggles with hunger” yet not one single image is placed that could show a victim or could also empathize the struggle which can also be placed somewhere in empty part of the AD. The structure of the main statement made has no logical sense as “Hunger likes action movies, too.” contains no logical context related to the phrase in
One of the most striking aspects of this picture is the people’s facial expressions. All of them have a very stolid or neutral look; nothing transpires on their faces. However, there is a sort of intensity that is apparent on one of the men’s faces which is amplified by the fact that he is standing in the middle of the photograph and is staring straight at us. In comparison, the man that is at the forefront is facing the left of the picture. Moreover, there is another man who is more in the background, who is also staring at the people looking at the advertisement, but his body is slightly oriented toward our right. When it comes to the women, the one in the forefront is not facing the audience; her back is turned. The two other women are standing more in the shadow and are looking in front of them, towards the audience. In general, the men’s and
Amongst all of these advertisements, a natural link is developed between the visual representation and the product/idea being sold. In the first ad, a masculine link of control and success was created between the picture and job, targeted for both elder men and women. For man, their natural state of superiority would increase if he took this job. For the woman, her natural lower class state would move up to that of manís. The perfume ad, on the other hand, is attracting female customers only. The feminine feelings of happiness, peace, beauty and truth are linked through objects from nature, such as the sky and clouds; and these feelings are stereotypically viewed as feminine. The third ad selling a vacation trip is directed mainly toward college students. The presentation of freedom, adventure and relaxation grab studentsí attention, especially for those who really need to get away from school stress. The ad targets all sorts of students, those ìmasculineî ones who are seeking adventure and those
The advertisement that I have decided to describe and analyze is one from Armani Code, a cologne producing company. When I first glanced at the advertisement, there were a few things that jumped out to me. The first of those things was an attractive white female with a lot of skin showing kissing and hugging an attractive white male who is professionally dressed. The next thing that caught my eye was the fact that the male was staring off somewhere into the distance while this beautiful female was trying to kiss him. He is portraying himself as if he is disinterested in the female. The third and final thing that caught my eye before actual analysis of the advertisement was the fact that the picture is all black and white. The girl, with her skin showing, is mainly all white. The male in his suit is mainly all black, with the exception of his face and white undershirt. Additionally, the bottle the cologne is held in, which is placed in the bottom right hand corner, is all black as well, with the words Armani Code printed on the bottom of the bottle is small print. While the ad itself is quite simple in design, it’s the meaning behind the picture that provides the most power. The message behind this advertisement is if Armani Code cologne is worn by any man that so many girls will like that man wearing the cologne in a sexual way that the man will eventually become sick of the females and focus on other things. This particular ad targets males while chasing the
A) The four advertisements I chose are all women’s clothing. The first pattern I noticed in the advertisements was that all four of them showcased just one woman by herself and the second pattern was that each woman had quite a bit of skin showing. In each of them they were doing something slightly different though. In the Bottega Veneta advertisement the woman is posing with her arm up and looking off at something out of the shot and her legs seem to be never ending and completely revealed. In the Ann Taylor advertisement the model is Kate Hudson and she is sitting down on a chair with her legs crossed and is leaning a bit forward and resting her head on her arm. The slit of her dress goes up very high and reveals most of her legs and a slightly deep cut around her neck revealing part of her chest as well as all of her right arm. Also this advertisement is specifically for the new little black dress line. In the Express advertisement girl seems to be walking with her hand on her neck while simultaneously swirling the bottom of her dress around from walking. Her arm is uncovered and you see a good amount of her legs and the movement of the dress draws your eyes to that. In the Levi’s advertisement the woman is facing away from the camera so we see her from behind. She is pulling up her Levi’s shorts, which draws the eyes to her bottom half.
2.what colours have been used in the advertisement? 3.What body language/gestures/facial expressions are being used between characters of advertisement? 4.Who is the intended audience? How do we know this?