Kiss of The Vampire

Question 1

Representation

Answer 1

Representation is how media texts deal with and present gender, age, ethnicity , national and regional identity, social issues and events to an audience. Media texts have the power to shape an audience’s knowledge and understanding about these important topics.

Question 2

What genre is Kiss of The Vampire

Answer 2

Horror - connotations of codes- fangs, bats, blood, title, typography (capitalised serif font - wooden), facial expressions, colours (black, greys, red)

Question 3

Image

Answer 3

Drawn in 1960’s

- hard to get bats and form the pose in the middle of the poster - effects look real!

Question 4

How is the poster conventional?

Answer 4

• stars name across the bottom of it
• small billing block
• title
• main image
• production logo
• iconic badge ‘in Eastman colour’ - big deal it is in colour