Sin City - Frank Miller/Robert Rodriquez (2005)

Opening Shot – In the background, sounds of traffic from a large city are played. A woman stands in a long, red dress standing on a balcony. This shows her vulnerability because she could fall or be pushed over the edge. Her red dress represents love and sexuality. A vast cityscape stretches out in front of her.
Mise en Scene – Rain lashes down onto the paved floor, this is a classic thriller signifier and can represent sadness or depression.
Opening Credits - A spinning shot of a large city morphs into the words ‘Sin City’ which is spelt out by the tops of certain buildings. Comic style pictures and stills from graphic novels are shown across the screen along with flashes of light. This technique is commonly used to show that the film has been based on a comic book. Blood red writing slides across the screen to display the cast’s names. The colour of the writing gives the idea that there will be dangerous things going on in the film. Contemporary music plays in the background which has a heavy bass line and sounds very mysterious yet dramatic.

Perfume Advert

(Bottom) This was the original photograph that I took for the perfume advert. I liked the positioning of the body and arms and the eyeline was facing upwards. For the final advert (Top) I worked with the photo on Photoshop to change certain aspects. I enhanced certain colours and made the dress a darker shade of pink so it stood out more against the green leaves. I added contrast between all of the colours and removed blemishes from the skin in an attempt to create a professional looking advert. The branches of the tree create an arch around the model which draws the viewers eyes to the centre of the photograph. The overall effect gave me the idea of Eve in the Garden of Eden. With this idea, the bottle would seem to represent the apple which Eve takes off the tree, therefore the viewers should feel a subconscious urge to take the bottle. I chose the bottle because it is a rounded shape and looks almost like one of the apples in the photograph. I tinted it with pink so it fitted in with the model's dress. I couldn't find the font that I wanted to use so i am still unsatisfied with my advert. Apart from that, i am mostly pleased with it.