Friday, December 4, 2009

Reaction Paper #14 due 10-11

To give anyone that needs it a chance to catch up, this one is worth up to two...

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_friend?currentPage=all

In about a half a page or so, summarize the article's point about marketing movies.

What strikes you as interesting?

Have you seen the tactics mentioned in the article?

Finally, find a movie poster to analyze (you can attach it in the email or just include a link to it) and talk about how the poster is used to target a specific audience or persuade someone to watch it. What does the poster say about the movie's genre, its stars or what might make it worth paying for?