Kiss Of The Vampire

Question 1

Which production company produced KOTV

Answer 1

Hammer films

Question 2

Who was KOTV distributed by

Answer 2

UNiversal and Rank organisation

Question 3

What is KOTV a sequel to

Answer 3

1958 Dracula

Question 4

When was KOTV released

Answer 4

1963

Question 5

Historical context of the 60s for KOTV

Answer 5

DOctor Who, Marvel comics, Womens Lib and the pill on the NHS

Question 6

How can Levi Strauss’s binary oppositions be linked to KOTv

Answer 6

Romantic connotations of kiss as opposed to stereotyhpical vampire

Question 7

In terms of codes and conventions, what font is used and what is its impact kotv

Answer 7

Serif - capitalised, wooden - vampire genre connotations of coffin and stake

Question 8

What does the colour pallete of KOTV imply

Answer 8

Greys, blacks and brown reinforce the films dark and scary conventions
Red draws attention to attacking bats and vampires link to blood

Question 9

What is an example of semantic codes in the KPTV ad

Answer 9

Conventional associations of bats with vampirism and horror

Question 10

How are symbolic codes of horror, darkness and fear reinforced in this advert

Answer 10

The moon is a common signifier for the genre and gesture codes of the victims

Question 11

What are the adverts stererotypes kotv

Answer 11

Older ideas that women are passive victims of men

Question 12

What are the adverts dress codes KOTV

Answer 12

Womens pale dresses of light materials highlight curves of bodies and reveal flesh - vulnerabiltiy and sexualisation

Question 13

What are interesting about adverts gesture codes KOTV

Answer 13

Both men and women are shown as dominant individuals

Question 14

How can Stuart Halls theory of representation be linked to this adverts iconogrpahy kotv

Answer 14

Generic iconography of horror is expected to be decoded by the audience, such as the images of castles, bats etc

Question 15

What does iconography mean

Answer 15

The visual images and symbols used in a work of art

Question 16

How can Gauntletts theory of identity be linked to the KOTV ad

Answer 16

Idea that female vampires act as role models for women struggling against oppresion

Question 17

What can the male victims gesture codes be described as

Answer 17

A ‘submissive sacrifice’ gesture code

Question 18

What were the 3 key aims of the 60s womens lib movement

Answer 18

Equal pay
End to sexual harrasment
Equaltiy within society in general

Question 19

How does the gesture codes of the female victim emphasise male power in KOTv

Answer 19

Her passive victim gesture code highlights the male vmpires power by holding her with one arm

Question 20

How are the female vampires gesture codes unconventional

Answer 20

She appears agressive by bearing her teeth - goes agaimst narratives like damsel in distress

Question 21

How is the female vampire represented in 3 words

Answer 21

Non stereotypical dominant way

Question 22

How do the male gesture codes in KOTV represent him as uncharacteristiclally fearful

Answer 22

His arm is thrown across his body in a defensive gsesture, perhaps protecting himself from the female vampire

Question 23

historical context kiss of

Answer 23

assination of jfk
soviet union first woman to space
beatlemania

Question 24

barthes symbolic code kotv

Answer 24

horror, darkness and fear widely reinforced throuugh moon and male victim ‘submissive sacrifice’

Question 25

kotv codes and conventions in poster (ie. Font, image)

Answer 25

serif font creates connotations linked to vampire painted image conventional of period gloomy colour palette reinfirces dark conventions with bats and blood

Question 26

stuart hall representation kotv

Answer 26

images of castle bats and blood form part of **SHARED CONCEPTUAL ROAD MAP** that gives meaning to world. audience decode generic iconography.

Question 27

gauntlett theory of identity kotv

Answer 27

female vampire acts as role model for women strugglin with **male oppresion** or wanting to be seen as equals

Question 28

van zoonen kotv

Answer 28

assumes co-antagonist, femlae vampire contributes to social change by representing women in no traditional roles though passive victim reinforces.

Question 29

barthes enigma code kotv

Answer 29

suspense created through **enigma** surroiunding connoted relationship between **male and female vampires and victims fate**

Question 30

barhtes semantic code kotv

Answer 30

applied to images of bats and conventiuonal association with vampirism and general horror.