Books & Screens
Intro
I - Do you enjoy reading literature books and wathing TV series and films?
What do these two media have in common?
Name some of their differences.
Is it possible to combine these media? How?
How does advertising differ from film and literature?
What words do you associate with this type of context?
This or that?
II- Watch both videos and discuss:
What are these videos? Advertisements, trailers, short films?
What is their intention?
Which element caught your attention the most?
Which is the most appealing?
How do the images, the soundtrack and the text, the relationships with other texts/videos/films/etc. contribute to the construction of the meanings of the videos? Give some examples.
Diving in
III - Watch again and answer:
Watch the videos again and answer:
What words are used to situate the viewer in time?
And in space?
Would you say the characters are heartbroken or welcomed? What visual characteristics elicit this feeling?
What is the function of the following phrases in the videos? How do the underlined words contribute to the intended meaning?
Barbie: “But the dolls were always and forever baby dolls until...”
Dior: “Something I can't see. I can feel it.”
What is the difference in their use? Why?
Can you think of an image or symbol that could express these words?
Barbie comments:
When barbie killed all the bad guys and said "imagination life is your creation" i literally screamed. truly one of the movies of all time
I can truly relate to this trailer, because that is how I felt. Being the youngest of 3 girls I got the baby dolls and my older sisters got Barbie 😍🤩 and I remember not wanting my baby dolls cause I wanted to play with the Barbie which my sisters didnt let me play with. I remember waiting for them to go to school and I would sneak into their room and play with them (I wasnt even old enough for school yet).
Dior comments:
Thank you DIOR for standing up for justice! Definitely buying this perfume to my man! ❤
I’m buying it. THANK YOU DIOR for standing up to justice, being cool and being real. FYI. You win. Just like Johnny. Well done!
Looks like class and style to me 🖤
Sharing
IV- There are lots of ways to talk about art. Read some of the comments published on the comment section of each video we watched.
What is the purpose of these texts?
In addition to saying they liked/disliked it, what points do the comments raise about the video? Do they comment on the topics on the agenda, on aesthetic effects? Other questions?
Do you consider an advertisement, a trailer and a video a work of art? Why yes/no?
Ellaborating
V- Do you speak about art? Do you talk about movies, series or books that you like?
With who do you usually speak about pop culture?
What do you usually tell and which elements do you usually comment on?
Tell about your favourite work to a classmate. Then, this classmate will tell the class if they got interested or not in knowing that work and why.
Homework
VI- Homework 1
Compare the comments section in both videos watched.
What is the difference between them?
Write a comment for each video based on your judgement of the subjects more interesting to you.