Pirates of the Caribbean

I think this information is insane. I have never thought about casting and how it would be stereotyped. Its like "DUH", of course, probably more than anything. TV is known for being stereotypical in shows, so why wouldn't in there casting calls, display very vividly how they want there characters portrayed.

The first television pilot it was cool to see how they casted for it. For the character of Heather, I think its crazy how they say for the lead character they want someone attractive. I wonder if when people look at casting calls if they judge themselves by what is really attractive to people. For the second character Jennifer, it's funny how they label someone as "hot and hipper-than-thou." Last the main characters friend has to be a plain side kick who is chubby. I just think the characters are funny how they are labeled.

For the rest of the casting calls its pretty repetitive. But, definitely worth looking at for a laugh. Thats Hollywood.

Codes of Television

The codes of television by John Fiske was a great article/ informational piece. I liked the part about camera work. I liked reading about the angle or focus the camera uses to capture certain images. Its weird how by the way a camera can focus or swing a certain can portray a villain to look or give off a vibe. I didn't know that close-ups are a way to represent a villain.

Its a written code of television for certain casting, music, editing, or lighting. It's cool that heroes are given 72 more secs than villains, I've never thought about this. For lighting it makes sense that a villain would be cast in a more yellowish light. For music I knew that the minor and major keys changes that one is obvious,but the others I had never known before. Stereotypes of codes are intertwined in all careers. It is widely scene in this article how it implies from the top to the bottom of all aspects of the movie industry.

Sexual Metamorphasis

Britney Spears.
She is a great example of this. She started out on the Disney channel (like many other big pop stars) being idealized and watched by millions of kids. Then she came out on her own with the 'hit me one more time video', this video and strong was #1. She took a school girl outfit and made it slutty looking, but yet still wanted to play this little school girl act. The attention she gained from this video led to even more risky videos. In the end after she has turned into a laughing star. Her sexy attire is what people are laughing at now. At the MTV music awards, she could have regained fans by dressing more appropriate. The clothes she wore (that use to be sexy) looked horrible and she couldn't even perform her newly #1 song. Covering clothes would have been much better.
After watching the MTV awards, I recently watched the CMA awards. It is weird but country singers have a totally different attire than pop stars. Because of their dress you respect them more. There are the occasional bad ones, but you don't hear as much about country stars. THe girls wore pant suits or long ball gown dresses in their performanaces. It was more of an elegant look. Pop stars should try this, looking a little more classy helps your image.

Gay Vague

I did not know much on this topic before class. I think its interesting marketing idea of how the pose models to work for multiple ways. The clip shown how the guy is in a sexual position. This clip works for many audiences. The gay community and women. There is a lot of sexual positions of people in barely dressed attire seen in stores. Abercrombie is a great example. The bags are risky and they now associate there line of clothes with a childrens line. I dont think i've seen the children's bags but I would be interested to see what appears on those bags. Its weird how people relate sexual positions or pretty models to clothes. Who cares, because (most people) dont look anything like these people. The clothes aren't going to make you look this way.