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Archive for August, 2010
Military Helicopter photo
Site: Production
Technology: The technology for this image is obviously a photograph made from a fairly high end camera, most likely a DSLR, due to the fast shutter speed.
Compositionality: This photograph is a shot of a military helicopter so it would fall under the genre of Military Photography. It shows military vehicles and personal in action in a foreign land.
Social: Due to the subject matter, it might be that the photographer is himself a member of the military. The best way to take photos of this genre is to live with the soldiers, become one of them, and most likely be a man.
Site: Image
Technology: This photo is rendered in color and have been captured merely for the sake of taking a photo of a landing helicopter.
Compositionality: The arrangement of the elements in the photograph help create a sense of being at the location of the photo. The dust cloud and spinning blades help simulate a sense of movement in the photo. Likewise, the soldiers are preparing to land and their stance shows this. Overall, there is a dynamic movement and tension in the photo.
Social: Since this is a military photo, there are many social aspects to it. This might be used in a government website promoting enrollment in the military.
Site: Audiences
Compositionality: The composition of this image does not seem like it would have much of a different impact on different people due to the simple setup. However, it does show the military in a good light that does not have any deaths or destruction. Likewise, it almost creates a sense of relievement from the fact that the copter is landing.
Technology: The image is a photograph that has no textures or anything other than the image. The helicopter is the main focus of the viewers and nothing gets in its way. For example, if it had been a painting, a person might be distracted from the helicopter for a moment and focus on the medium.
Social: The helicopter is the main focus of the viewers and nothing gets in its way. For example, if it had been a painting, a person might be distracted from the helicopter for a moment and focus on the medium.
Call of Duty Black Ops trailer
Site: Production
Technology: The medium used to create this trailer was 3d rendering software. This kind of medium allows for almost anything to be recreated as displayed by the multiple elements in the trailer.
Compositionality: The genre of the trailer would obviously be a game trailer and specifically a first person shooter game trailer.
Social: To have created such a video would require a multitude of people as it would have been almost impossible for a single person to have created it by themselves. It shows that people from different areas of expertise had to work together and get along to create a single trailer.
Site: Image
Technology: The medium of the trailer itself is video and is meant to promote a video game that they creators intend to sell.
Compostionality: Since this is a video, there are many compositional elements. It is shown from a first person perspective with moments of flashback sequences. It is quite flashy and draws attention from itself because of this.
Social: The video is meant to promote a video game to the public in the hopes that they will buy it through viewing the trailer.
Site: Audiences
Compositionality: The first person perspective of the trailer draws the viewer into the trailer as if they were the one in the video having the flashbacks. This allows them to feel as if they are already part of the story and that it is familiar.
Technology: Video game trailers can be quite different than other mediums. First of all, most people view them on the internet usually in the forms of advertisements where they can be shown to a specialized market.
Social: The use of video helps to show the viewer multiple images that tell a story. It would have been impossible for the viewer to have had the same experience watching the trailer if it had been simple photograph.
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