Denotation & Connotation blog tasks: advert analysis

 





















Create a new blog post in your GCSE Media blog called 'Denotation and connotation'.

1) Write an analysis of the WaterAid advert above using denotation, connotation and analysis. What can you see? What are the deeper meanings in the advert? What does the advert communicate to the audience? How might an audience react after seeing the advert?

2) Now choose your own choice of advert from Google images. Save it to your documents, insert it into your blog post and write an analysis using denotation and connotation, explaining what the advert is communicating to the audience.

Denotation is what you can see 
Connotation is what you can imply 
Analysts is 





Denotation: On this image I see that the main colour of the background is red which represents evil, killing, blood, murder. The main character of the game is also not facing the audience. He is also holding a gun (represents killing and murder) In the picture i show he is holding a shotgun which shows he is an active criminal who has killed people.

Connotation: On top of the game title it says "RockStar Games Presents" which show that RockStar Games was the company that made this game. The game title is also has the number 2 in red which could represent blood or killing. The slogan for this game is "Outlaws For Life" this represents about the main character Alpha Morgan being a criminal and he does not want to be accept the pinkertons taking over society because he is a cowboy.   

Analysis:  The back round is red which could represent anger, blood and killing. There are some dead trees in the back round (links to destroyed or ruined society). The main colours are black and red which could mean killing, distorted and destroyed.


 







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