Video Groups And Freaky Adverts

In today's session, we got into groups of three for our Freak or Unique advert.

Sam Hart, Dee Amos and me are part of group 1. 

Skills:

Dee- Can use a camera fairly well

- Can direct 

- Can play the recorder 

Sam- Can act fairly well and can play a range of sports.

Me- Can kind of draw and is fairly ok at makeup.

Objects:

Dee- Can provide props 

Sam- Can also provide props (maybe costume)

Me- Can provide the costumes

As Dee can direct and use a camera, i feel that it'll be best if he can take notes as well. Since Sam has acting knowledge, he will be the main actor in our advert and will be the one selling the product. As for me, I will help with lighting and taking notes. I can also sketch storyboards to help with the planning.

Freaky Adverts

In our groups, we looked up some freaky (at least considering to us) adverts on YouTube.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh2ngRZxs0

I think this image would be considered freaky or disturbing as its not your everyday ice cream advert. The fact that the person is eating the ice cream from their head is weird and unusual to me. Though as eye drawing as this advert is, after seeing this it almost puts me off eating the ice cream. I believe this advert is not doing such a good job advertising it as its doing the quite opposite. The simplicity of it also adds to its creepiness as the plain black background really makes the person covered in ice cream bold though i don't think it corresponds with its innocent product name of 'Little Baby's Ice Cream' Therefore, altogether i don't see this advert to be a success. This advert uses a medium close up shot throughout which could eventually get boring to the eye, but due to the weird actor/actress in the centre of the screen your eyes are fixed to it as you want to see what its actually advertising. The music used in this is also quite creepy. This will help us in the future as it'll give us an idea on how you can advertise by using simple props.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2oL_gXECtg

The reason why me and my group found this advert a little off putting and freaky is because its not your normal everyday phone advert, however it does use a cliche horror character (the little girl) which adds a little comedy to the advert. The use of camera angles suggests to the audience that it might be a new horror film which draws you to it, however in the end it is just the girl trying to sell the woman a phone. The use of this will get the audience to look at who published the advert (in this case Phones 4U)  which could boost sales as it will be more likely for people to remember the company. I feel this advert will be of use to use when we come to make our own as it gives us an idea on which camera angles are best to build up tension. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02eJUk7Mbsg

This advert is particularly my favorite out of the three as it takes one of the most cliche fears and uses it to advertise something as simple as a car. I especially love how the camera angles don't show the full image which makes it eerie as it only shows the cobwebs by using extreme close up angles but then escalated to a car being trapped in a web, all dusty and the car lights flashing which again, added to the creepiness. Also how a huge spider which blended in with the black background comes out of no where and surprises the audience then runs up to the screen but morphs into the car at the end (car from the image) This advert would be a success as it draws in your eyes yet it isn't the normal upbeat looking car advert, it almost spooks you into buying the car.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yovNUABeCrU

This advert is considered scary to some as it doesn't just use ordinary people, it uses puppets at the beginning and at the end.  The close up camera angles really show the edgy looks and fear on the people's faces which gives it that creepy vibe to it. Although the advert was not so successful at selling the product and was later taken down, i believe that it is one of the most creepiest adverts out there and would make a great advert around Halloween time. The use of characters in this make it exceptionally creepy. Especially the one named 'The Judderman' (See photo)who i reckon is meant to represent Jack Frost. I love this advert as its unusual, it isnt your typical everyday to day drink/alcohol advert and it only really makes it clear that it is at the end which is one of the reasons why i believed the advert should of been successful.