Month: October 2017

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Visual Analysis

For my visual analysis, I decided to analyze Jaden Smith’s Instagram page. I chose this because I felt like I had background knowledge about effectively using Instagram, and I also thought that Jaden had a unique Instagram.

I started by going through his Instagram page and screenshotting portions that were unique or specific to his Instagram. I noticed that most of it was very modern and simple. Because of that fact, I started by addressing who his audience is, which is millennials. According to Sprout Social, almost 60% of users on Instagram are between the ages of 18 and 29 years old. So millennials are using Instagram more anyway, and they are typically drawn to modern, aesthetically pleasing Instagram’s like Jaden’s.

A lot of my analyzing had to do with style. Smith’s Instagram is very much based on style and how the overall grid looks. I talked about his use of white photos in order to draw attention to one photo on the grid. That is very much a stylistic choice. Because he wants one photo to stand out, he makes all the picture around it plain white.

Another style choice Smith makes is the fact that sometimes his photos are split into three parts in order to accosted Instagram’s set up of three pictures going across the screen. I also talked about the downfall of doing that.

The next point I brought up was about his use of color themes, and how he often uses black and white to give his Instagram a clean look. I mentioned that he uses other photo themes besides black and white too.

The last point I made was about Smith’s poor caption writing. Captions can be very vital to an Instagram post, and Smith does not write very engaging captions which is a negative.

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Top 10

  • What is the criteria for the top 10 list?

    The criteria is which costumes are the most popular classic on Halloween. They did not include sexy costumes either. They focused more on classic costume, like when you think of Halloween  It started with the last popular of the 10 and ended with the most popular costume; a which.

  • Out of the top 10 list, what do you agree belonged? What didn’t? If they all belonged, why?

    I agreed with most of them, but I also feel the most popular costumes depends on the year.  For example, in recent years, the Frozen princesses have been popular and

  • Are you in agreement with the number 1? Why or why not?

    I do agree that a witch is a popular costume, but I don’t think it’s the most popular every year. One reason I don’t think that is because it is mostly for girls and is kind of limited.

  • What arguments did the narrator make for the number 1? Was it consistent with the criteria listed at the beginning?

    They said that when you think of a witch, you automatically think about Halloween. I agree with that, but I don’t feel that it’s the most popular Halloween costume of all time.

  • Suggest a new number 1 and explain why you feel it deserves that slot.

    I think Harry Potter costumes should be a new number 1. This could technically be a which, but I think it’s a very different style. I think it deserves a slot because it can be a costume for people of all ages and there are many boy and girl main characters that could be easy for both genders. There are also many different easy costumes such as just a robe and a wand.

  • Now, thinking of what the narrator said for the number 1 selection and what you just suggested, is there bias? Is the audience left with a choice?

    There is a bias because the narrator said that “when you think of witches, you think of Halloween.” I think it was all based on whoever made it opinion.

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Visual Analysis Plan

Have I Ever Created A Video Before? 

I have created many videos before, some for class some for leisure. In one of my history classes I created numerous videos about subjects such as the Louis and Clarke expedition. Most videos I create are “home video” style, also known as vlogs, and I use iMovie to edit them.

I have benefit from my previous videos because I feel like it has given me experience with software such as iMovie. Going into this project, I am not worried about using video software. I guess I am just worried about making sure I am doing the assignment right.

What Do I Want My Project to Look Like? 

I would like to use iMovie for this project, and even though I have experience with it I would like to just try some new things with it that I have never done before. I can’t think of specific things that I want to try because I do not think I will know what I’m doing until I am actually doing it.

Will Time Effect My Project?

Yes. I do think that at the end of the day, time will effect this project. Between other classes and obligations, it may be difficult to do a perfectly complex version of what I want to do.

How To Make The Best Analysis I can 

I think my biggest obstacle will be time for this project. I plan on overcoming this by starting early and making a detailed plan and sticking to it. I feel like we have plenty of time to complete the project, and it is a fun assignment so perhaps I will not procrastinate completing it.

 

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How It Should Have Ended

Harry Potter

How Harry Potter Should Have Ended

Summary:

In this video, Dumbledore is very open about all the mythical creatures Hogwarts has. When Voldemort and Harry are in there final face off, Snape comes back from the dead and shoots Voldemort with a hand gun. At the end, Snape takes the time turner and turns it 262,031 times on order to go back to Voldemort’s childhood and kill him.

Analysis:

  • The audience for this video is obviously primarily people who have seen Harry Potter so they can understand the characters and references.
  • I think knowledge of the topic is very important because if a person had never seen the Harry Potter movies or read the books, they would not know how the ending is different from the original.
  • The tone is somewhat comedic because Snape uses a hand gun to kill Voldemort which kind of defeats the whole purpose of having magical powers.
  • The video is animated which I think adds to the comedic aspect of it because they can have ridiculous things happen.

Hunger Games

How Hunger Games Should Have Ended

Summary:

The video starts by showing all the contestants riding out on their chariots, and Katniss and and Peeta are actually on fire, not just their clothes. At the games, when the game makers revoke the rule about having two victors, Katniss and Peeta agree to commit suicide instead of oil each other. At the last second, Katniss admits she does not love Peeta and does not eat the berries. Peeta does eat the berries, and, therefore, he dies.

Analysis:

  • The tone is this video is very sarcastic and literal. Like in the beginning when Katniss and Peeta are literally in fire and screaming for help. In the games, Peeta actually eats the berries and dies unlike the original movie.
  • The visual style, again, was animated which I think makes it even funnier. This one did a good job including details like Caesar Flickerman’s blue hair and Katniss’s famous side braid like it was in the movie.
  • The sound on this added a lot too. When Katniss and Peeta were on fire, the clip switched to Caesar Flickerman and he was laughing, and it sounded exactly like the guy in the movie and it was something that would have happened in the movie.