Enter the Void

Hi everyone,

This clip is from the movie Enter the Void, by Gaspar Noe. To find the video, scroll to near the bottom of the page; it's number six in the rankings. It's both concrete and abstract, which I thought would give you guys the opportunity to be creative with your interpretations. Here are a few questions to get your thinking started.

There are many different locations featured here. Why does Noe pick the ones he does?

What about the soundtrack? Was it chosen for the video, or was the video chosen to fit the song? How does the answer affect the song's rhetoric?

The nudity here is pretty hard to ignore. Why show it in this way?

And what about all the abstract graphics? The director could have chosen any kind of "trippy" graphics. Why these?

Lastly, let's think about the word 'trippy' for a moment. Is this video 'trippy'? If so, why? What specific aesthetic choices help create this effect? Why might Noe have made these choices?

Enter the Void

Week6: anti smoking ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bkZyBNnCvo
Here is an anti-smoking advertisement. What rhetoric method is used in this ad? Do you think this advertisement is effective and persuasive?

Week 6: Anti Drug Ad

http://www2.mcsaatchi.com/images/news/Nacada.jpg

This here is obviously a drug advertisement. How is rhetoric in this message used to elicit different feelings in people? What is the rhetoric trying to show people about drug use? and how? Lastly, do you think this ad would be successful at all if used in US advertising, why or why not? 

Week 5 Anti Prohibition Ad

This is an image of American gangsters from the 1920s, along with a question and a sentence.  It is a very short argument but it can't be denied that one is made.

In what ways does this ad use commonplace imagery to prove its point?  Does it help or hurt its argument?  Does the vagueness of the argument help?

Week 5 Michael Phelps Marijuana Ad

Found via Google Images.

This advertisement shows Michael Phelps smoking marijuana and states that he not only has been successful, but is still healthy even while smoking marijuana. This ad is obviously a pro-marijuana advertisement. What element of this ad is most powerful in supporting the pro-marijuana argument? What effect do the facts at the top of the page have on the viewer? Also, the author chose to use a very popular figure in Michael Phelps as the center point of the ad. What effect does this have on the viewer in terms of thinking marijuana is positive over an advertisement with a random, generic person?

Week 5: Anti-Drug Ad

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_AfA5cq4xJwc5839J-Qn9DSS27Jsdm-a5XTDOsuVACKQGaUIuwqTdvXwt8tyOsqyeqSccoeq66jnI5bDxNnRTlfNoI6mU7d12OlmZDSGUd6gSNQVASCEFhiD0Kn5dg06M6obqm21IyU/s1600/best_ad_campaigns28.jpg

The post I selected was an image for an anti-meth ad. The ad features two men tying down an older man and the text reads "Beating an old man for money isn't normal. But on meth it is.". The models in this ad seem to be younger aged, especially the one on the right in my opinion. Do you think the models are portrayed to be young for a reason? Why are all of the actors in this ad men? Do you think the photographer did this on purpose? Is there a reason that the text is white on a dark background? Do you think the text was placed in the middle of the ad for a specific reason?

Week 5: Anti-drug Poster

This Anti-drug poster I found via Bing. In this poster, we can tell the huge contrast of the baby between the two pictures. What rhetorical methods does the creator use? Do you think they are effective? In what ways does the creator of the poster use color effects to persuade? What is significant about those choices? Do you think this poster persuasive?