Monday, 15 September 2014

Analysis of Reeboks poster (50 Cent)



Analysis of Reeboks poster 


The Reeboks poster on the right shows us a good strong central image of 50 Cent. It is shown as a medium close-up which suggests that the focus point is only on his face and that the rest of his body does not matter. It also shows the facial expressions on his face which is shown as very serious and stern, which tells us that he knows what he’s doing. Furthermore, the fingerprint in the background shows us his identity and connotes violence, danger, criminal behaviour and prison. This could have been used to show the target market that 50 Cent had a distressing past. However, the producers of the advert doesn't want to show us this and show it is an oppositional reading.  Moreover, 50 cents army hat links to the quote ‘I am what I am’ as it shows us that he takes control of his own life. The colour scheme which is black and white makes the mood really serious as its really dull and olden day- like. In addition, the there isn’t much lighting on his face, a lot of shadowing has been used which suggests he’s trying to hide his identity and past.

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