Wales - stereotypes, accent, scenery

Like any other place in the UK, Wales has it urban and rural areas around the country with beaches, mountains and an endless country side.
The towns in Wales however, are still quite old fashioned for example,, lots of cobbled streets and coloured low buildings.




One example I found about Welsh stereotypes is that "they're all woodsmen with big bushy beards: think in-shape Unix gurus." Also "small dark haired people who play all rugby, sing in choirs, herd sheep or mine coal and speak a strange language" a thing that kept creeping up was the association with sheep and rugby, two very different things but what I saw on the internet was that people normally associate Welsh people with sheep and rugby. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMM_HjKlrOI 

here is an example of a Welsh comedian; Rhod Gilbert.

Examples in which films are marketed digitally

1)  The Hunger Games : Mockingjay Part 2

one way in which Lionsgate market their films The Hunger Games is through social media, one example of this is their twitter page which allows their 1.43 million followers and fans interact with the actors and join in with the latest activities for example, hashtags. A recent hashtag that is trending now is '#AskHungerGames' which allows you to ask the director and the actors questions about the film and they will answer. There is also a Q&A with two of the actors happening on 9/2/16 which has been advertised on the twitter page which alerts the audience and allows them to join in. Interaction is key when advertising a film as it gets the audience involved.

2) What We Do In The Shadows

One way in which this film markets their film is very interesting and not very common, in this case the film has a Trade Me account which is the same as Ebay but in New Zealand, it allows fans to buy items from the set and painting which have been used in the film. For example, this painting which was used in the main set, the flat in which the characters live, is being auctioned off to fans, This is very interactive as it allows fans to not only communicate with the director of the film but also own personal items from the actual set. They also have a facebook page which has 137019 likes and has the same effect as interactive with the fans using hashtags and Q&A's.



3) We're The Millers


As shown in this image, Were the Millers had a social media campaign which had only a minimal amount of their reviews from people all over the world. This was very successful as they became the highest grossing film in August 2013. The social media platforms ranging from twitter, facebook and instagram all teamed up to reach the broadest spectrum of audience. A lot of tag lines were being created by the fans for their fun of embracing the comedy of the film such as 'How to be a Miller' and 'Road Trip Bingo' that they got from the funniest parts of the film. Overall this really benefited the film producers as this was a viral marketing campaign and they saw that the audience numbers grew after they released the campaign.

Fingersmith, 2005, BBC Drama Sexuality

Editing

Editing has been used to represent sexuality through the use of a dissolve. This can be seen when the man is licking Maud's hand, while her facial expression is showing a disgusted face towards the man, there is then a dissolve to the maid getting undressed and has her back to Maud. This suggests Maud's desire for a physical romance with the maid as she is thinking about her getting undressed and is completely putting aside the fact that the man is licking her hand. This also implies that the love for the maid is unrequited as the maid has no idea that Maud has feelings for her and suggests that lesbianism is passionate.

Another way this dissolve is used is to contrast between the man and Maud's maid is that when the man is licking her hand there is discordant and tense music which is displeasing and suggests she is uncomfortable, when the dissolve happens to the maid getting undressed the music changes to soft symphonies suggesting that the atmosphere is peaceful when she thinks about her or is with there. The dissolve is also used to compare the lighting in each shot, when Maud is being held up to the tree by the man, the light is harsh and her face is red to suggest she may be sun burnt and when the dissolve happens to the maid the light is soft and lit by candles to present the contrast from harsh to soft when she is with the man to when she is with the maid. This suggest that lesbianism is pleasant and soothing.