What Techniques Are Used To Create the Message?
Remember that media messages are constructed, piece by piece, to achieve a desired end result. What do you notice in the media message about colors, fonts, camera angles, lighting, symbols, spacing and nearness? Does the message seem too good to be true? When you are reviewing a media message, ask yourself "Can I tell what techniques were used to create the message?"
This video from The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush shows the transformation of a model from reality to glamor:
This video from The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush shows the transformation of a model from reality to glamor:
Now consider that most people only see the end product, not all the manipulation that constructed the finished image.