Genre Research Project

Sucker Punch Analysis

Sucker Punch Opening Sequence Analysis

In the opening sequence for Sucker Punch (by Zach Snyder), first and foremost, the score is PHENOMENAL! Oh my days! I had chills from start to finish. It was epic and beautifully tied in all the various scenes throughout the clip and conveyed the appropriate emotions.

The genre was most definitely an Action, Adventure and Fantasy mishmash with some Psychological Thriller thrown in there (Basically a Hybrid Genre).

Stupid Girl Analysis

Stupid Girl Music Video Analysis

In this music video we see Pink speaking (or singing) up about the negative effects of how women are portrayed in the media. She conveys this with powerful lyrics such as ‘What happened to the dream of a girl president? She's dancin' in the video next to 50 Cent’ because the views of many girls is focused on that ‘pop star’ lifestyle, rather on hard work, determination and standing up for what’s right. Also, ‘Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back’ because many girls believe that to attract the guy of their dreams, they have to act a certain way, rather than themselves.

Anaconda Video Analysis

Nicki Minaj - Anaconda Music Video

Textual Analysis

Background Information - I decided to discuss this music video because of how massively popular and extraordinarily controversial it is. Raking up more than 260,000,000 views in just 4 weeks.

Nicki Minaj has claimed that the barely-clothed booty-worship in her hypersexualised music video Anaconda shows "just what girls do".

In the GQ interview Minaj points out: "I'm chopping up the banana ... that was important for us to show in the kitchen scene, because it's always about the female taking back the power, and if you want to be flirty and funny that's fine, but always keeping the power and the control in everything."

An interviewer wrote that Minaj shrugged in response to repeated questions about the meaning of her video, which features a lot of scantily-clad voluptuous dancers in very close proximity to Minaj: "I don't know what there is to really talk about."

"I'm being serious. I just see the video as being a normal video."

Political Poster Analysis

Poster Number One

Image

In poster #2 for the 'UKIP' political party use a very stern and straightforward approach to their message. It features an image of a hand, a male caucasian hand might I add, firmly pointing with his index finger to the reader. The image is quite simple, and attention-grabbing, which of course is the aim. And shadow is casted on the rest of the picture by the hand, filling in the empty space and giving it a serious tone.

Who's The Prime Minister?

Facts

Out of the 53 people we interviewed, only 5 (9.43%) Did not know who the Prime Minister was.

Out of the 5 persons who did not know who the Prime Minister was, 3/5th were females with an average age of 16. Both guys were 18 years old.

Wooden Train Sets!

Look at how beautiful this rail system is! It's incredible! Honestly, the creative possibilities with wooden train sets are limitless. This has always been one of my absolute favourite toys ever.