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WOOt WOOT......Undisclosed Desires..........
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Vampires
Ever since I can remember I have always loved vampires, yet it hasn't simply been their appearance or how they have been portrayed for numbers and numbers of years. There are a number of reasons why I find them to be so appealing and why I believe that others find them appealing as well. I have many times found myself wondering why it is that people like myself become so obsessed with the idea of vampires existing amongst us, and I have come up with one concept.
During my CWL class different concepts about play and reality and how we define reality were thrown at us and it really made me think of why vampires are so intriguing. Sure for some people it might be the superficial appearance of vampires and them being represented as sex symbols to some extent but i honestly think that there is more than that to it. I find that some people see vampire as more of a divine phenomena, something that is more out of this world but still remains amongst us.
Comparing vampire forms in films and books from today and a couple of years back many things have changed. At some point before the vampire was seen as evil, a creature of the night that fed on the innocence, and more things of this nature. And even today these things are seen but we know find that there are also vampires who are more humane or it comes closer to something we aspire to be. A great example would be twilight books or film, where there are vampires who are evil but also the more humane that are not careless of human life but are more appreciative of it. this vampire has strength, can be immortal, feed on something other than humans, can be out in the sunlight, and is beautiful. In some aspect it is something that many people aspire to, something more closer to the divinity but that still contains a human side to it.
During my CWL class different concepts about play and reality and how we define reality were thrown at us and it really made me think of why vampires are so intriguing. Sure for some people it might be the superficial appearance of vampires and them being represented as sex symbols to some extent but i honestly think that there is more than that to it. I find that some people see vampire as more of a divine phenomena, something that is more out of this world but still remains amongst us.
Comparing vampire forms in films and books from today and a couple of years back many things have changed. At some point before the vampire was seen as evil, a creature of the night that fed on the innocence, and more things of this nature. And even today these things are seen but we know find that there are also vampires who are more humane or it comes closer to something we aspire to be. A great example would be twilight books or film, where there are vampires who are evil but also the more humane that are not careless of human life but are more appreciative of it. this vampire has strength, can be immortal, feed on something other than humans, can be out in the sunlight, and is beautiful. In some aspect it is something that many people aspire to, something more closer to the divinity but that still contains a human side to it.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Chakra
While in my Health and Healing Anthropology class we watched a film about the 7 chakras of a person. I had never heard of the concept before today, but I am glad I did, it makes total sense and it is something you can relate to in pretty much all aspects. Overall it reviews the seven human body energy centers and how they direct connection with a number of things you face daily. I wont go into explaining it because my explanation would get confusing but I recommend checking it out its pretty interesting.
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-91/The-7-Chakras-for-Beginners.html
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-91/The-7-Chakras-for-Beginners.html
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Cheeto Appeal
Searching for advertisements through YouTube I came across a couple of ads for cheetos. I had never noticed, till now, that the commercial really tries to address everyone as a viewer, covering a wide scope of people, people who occupy their live in different things. And it highlights stressing/ annoying moments which a person might want to abandon. Chester shown in the commercial is placed there almost as the subconscious of the person who wants to escape or wants to get their revenge.
The more recent commercial are of course the orange underground cheetos commercial. Examples of the ones I’ve seen always show an encountering with people that you just want to avoid or days/ situations you want to avoid. An example could be when a guy wanted to go home so he ate the flaming hot cheetos and once his eyes and nose got all watery he went up to where his boss was, and of course the boss gave him the rest if the day off. Another example was during a flight a woman couldn’t go to sleep because of a man’s snoring, so she stuffed his nose with the cheetos and therefore accomplished what she wanted, sleep.
And the list can go on and on, as people we always encounter these situations but the solution to what ever the problem is always shown as the chettos. Whatever it is that you want to accomplish cheetos are shown as the way to go, whether it is a way to escape something or a form of revenge against someone, and Chester is always there telling the person, “Do it.” This of course is the idea of advertising, but it really appears so basic and something that clearly is no solution to any itch a person might have. Furthermore, it appears as if that is what they appeal to for the consumer/ viewer. I mean the variety of situations the commercials depict are realistic a viewer might think, “This commercial speaks to me or my situation,”, yet going from thinking that to actually using cheetos I doubt, but it’s worth noting though.
THE PIGEON ATTACK(I THINK IT'S FUNNY)
OTHERS
The more recent commercial are of course the orange underground cheetos commercial. Examples of the ones I’ve seen always show an encountering with people that you just want to avoid or days/ situations you want to avoid. An example could be when a guy wanted to go home so he ate the flaming hot cheetos and once his eyes and nose got all watery he went up to where his boss was, and of course the boss gave him the rest if the day off. Another example was during a flight a woman couldn’t go to sleep because of a man’s snoring, so she stuffed his nose with the cheetos and therefore accomplished what she wanted, sleep.
And the list can go on and on, as people we always encounter these situations but the solution to what ever the problem is always shown as the chettos. Whatever it is that you want to accomplish cheetos are shown as the way to go, whether it is a way to escape something or a form of revenge against someone, and Chester is always there telling the person, “Do it.” This of course is the idea of advertising, but it really appears so basic and something that clearly is no solution to any itch a person might have. Furthermore, it appears as if that is what they appeal to for the consumer/ viewer. I mean the variety of situations the commercials depict are realistic a viewer might think, “This commercial speaks to me or my situation,”, yet going from thinking that to actually using cheetos I doubt, but it’s worth noting though.
THE PIGEON ATTACK(I THINK IT'S FUNNY)
OTHERS
The World of IPods
IPods are something you may see basically every day, whether you own one or not you may see it on someone else. As consumers a number of people are always looking for the latest technology and iPods have been around for a while, but what makes their advertisements so appealing. The appearance overall of the commercial has remained the same. There is the black image that dances of course, the contrasting color on the background and then the white iPod. The thing is that looking back at some of the first commercials made for the iPods the black figure was very ambiguous.
Having the figure in black to begin with gives it like this shadow perception. The black figure is used almost as to address any type of person. Why? Because in having the figure to be black as a viewer you can’t tell the race of the person and in some cases the figure is so ambiguous that you can’t even tell the gender and the age of a person. With that visual depiction of the people and the different genres of music the put in the commercials it allows for regular persons to relate to the people in the advertisements.
Yet looking at the more recent advertisements for the iPod, the black figurines have taken on whole different role. The depiction given of them is now that of more recognized persons/ cartoons. There are iPod advertisements with the black outlined figure of Pikachu, Stewie from Family Guy, Homer from The Simpsons, Napoleon Dynamite, and the list can continue on and on. This clearly emphasizes the dramatic change of the iPod advertisements from regular people to recognized characters. Now, the iPod ads are not targeting to have people relate themselves to the people in the ads, but they are now having the ads relate to something they like. That is to say, they are building on what they enjoy and tying a connection. Almost like saying, “if you liked Napoleon Dynamite you will like this iPod.” They obviously did not bring about Homer or Stewie but are highlighting and building on the viewer’s preference or on what they enjoy and in a sense creating a world of idolized/favored characters.
Having the figure in black to begin with gives it like this shadow perception. The black figure is used almost as to address any type of person. Why? Because in having the figure to be black as a viewer you can’t tell the race of the person and in some cases the figure is so ambiguous that you can’t even tell the gender and the age of a person. With that visual depiction of the people and the different genres of music the put in the commercials it allows for regular persons to relate to the people in the advertisements.
Yet looking at the more recent advertisements for the iPod, the black figurines have taken on whole different role. The depiction given of them is now that of more recognized persons/ cartoons. There are iPod advertisements with the black outlined figure of Pikachu, Stewie from Family Guy, Homer from The Simpsons, Napoleon Dynamite, and the list can continue on and on. This clearly emphasizes the dramatic change of the iPod advertisements from regular people to recognized characters. Now, the iPod ads are not targeting to have people relate themselves to the people in the ads, but they are now having the ads relate to something they like. That is to say, they are building on what they enjoy and tying a connection. Almost like saying, “if you liked Napoleon Dynamite you will like this iPod.” They obviously did not bring about Homer or Stewie but are highlighting and building on the viewer’s preference or on what they enjoy and in a sense creating a world of idolized/favored characters.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Subway's obsession with weight
Walking towards the food court in the student union, at about 12:00 pm one of the longest lines you see is the subway line. Going back to Subways earliest commercials their main focus revolved around the issue of weight and health. They really tried to promote a healthy alternative for people by providing a variety of bread and ingredients. The choices they provided on the menu all appeared to be healthy consisting of healthy breads, leans meats, and a variety of vegetables for subs.
Even in TV commercials they show a couple pulling in to a drive through and ordering extra baggage. The guy says things like “can I get some love handles…,” which is obviously something a person wouldn’t order, but uses this alludes to the idea that when we order any fast food we basically gain weight. It kind goes along with saying, “you are what you eat.” So it is appealing to an audience filled with overweight persons who want to eat healthier in order to lose weight.
Subway at first did appear to follow up with what they promoted. But now it appears that they are more concerned with competing with other fast food restaurants such as Quiznos Sub and Dominos who are also big on making sub/ sandwiches. When at first they were only serving lean meats they now also serve subs that contain cheese steak subs and meatball subs and other options that are not really healthy.
So subway advertisements and the messages they are trying to convey aren’t entirely clear on what their primary concern is. Subway is either concerned on the consumers beneficial or on its own benefits of getting more consumers and beating the competition. The commercials promoted can be really confusing it might also depend on a person might take the commercial’s message.
Even in TV commercials they show a couple pulling in to a drive through and ordering extra baggage. The guy says things like “can I get some love handles…,” which is obviously something a person wouldn’t order, but uses this alludes to the idea that when we order any fast food we basically gain weight. It kind goes along with saying, “you are what you eat.” So it is appealing to an audience filled with overweight persons who want to eat healthier in order to lose weight.
Subway at first did appear to follow up with what they promoted. But now it appears that they are more concerned with competing with other fast food restaurants such as Quiznos Sub and Dominos who are also big on making sub/ sandwiches. When at first they were only serving lean meats they now also serve subs that contain cheese steak subs and meatball subs and other options that are not really healthy.
So subway advertisements and the messages they are trying to convey aren’t entirely clear on what their primary concern is. Subway is either concerned on the consumers beneficial or on its own benefits of getting more consumers and beating the competition. The commercials promoted can be really confusing it might also depend on a person might take the commercial’s message.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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