4.+A+Recent+Film_Endorsements

A RECENT FILM THAT I HAVE SEEN

You will have to: a. write a 150-word summary of the film. b. create a digital presentation - or quiz - based on it c. What questions does the movie raise.

My example: After the Oscar ceremony I watched THE BLACK SWAN.

According to the Swan story, the swan has to be loved by a prince to become human again. But the prince falls for the dark swan and she kills herself. The film unfolds in the competitive world of ballet dancers. Nina, is the ballet dancer who constantly strives for perfection in her performance while living with her controlling mother Erica who gave up dance to have her daughter. They live in a tiny New York City apartment, cluttered with her mother's narcissistic paintings. When the ballet's artistic director Leroy decides to replace the aging prima ballerina (Beth - played by Wynona Ryders) for the new season production of "Swan Lake," Nina (played by Natalie Portman) is his first choice. This role will require her to play both the gentle white and the seductive black swan.But she has competition in new sexually open dancer Lily, played by Mila Kunis. A strange rivalry and twisted friendship develops between Nina and Lily. The movie reflects the constant physical and mental pressure that a perfect performance involves. Nina gradually loses her "sweet girl" "white swan" persona and embraces her darker side: she steals Beth's things in order to immitate her perfection, gets drunk the night before the great performance no longer distinguishing between reality and hallucinations, everything in order to be fully fit to the consuming role and to please her demanding and sexually aggressive director. Her metamorphosis is so complete, that Nina eventually develops webbed feet, and sprouts feathers and wings to actually become the black swan.
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You can have a look at the trailer here: []

Here is an interview with Natalie Portman.

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If you have seen the movie and/or read the above presentation, can you do the quiz below?

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Questions that the film asks :

- Is there a white and a dark side in each of us? - Does perfection mean control or also 'losing oneself'', surprising oneself and the others? - What lessons do we learn in the process of 'growing up'? - What do great achievements involve?

What do you think?

Now it's your turn. 1.Tell us in no more than 150 words what your movie is about. 2.Create a digital presentaion and/or a Quiz. In order to create the presentation/Quiz, go to PhotoPeach at: [|http://www.photopeach.com] and create an account. When you are at the site: [], click on Upload Photos and choose photos from the film. Then click Next. Select the music by ticking it. Give the slideshow a Title. Click Finish. Now on the right of the black screen, click Edit. Then click Caption and photos. If you just tell the story, introduce the text. If you want to make a quiz, click Quiz and introduce the question and three answers. Tick the right answer. Do the same with all your photos. When your are ready, at the top of the screen there is a dropdown Unlisted button, choose Public. Click OK. On the right of the screen will appear different blue rectangles with different signs on them. Choose the 'pencil'and this will give you the embed code for the story. 3. Invite visitors to answer the movie's/your questions.

Looking forward to your film stories.

ENDORSEMENTS

Your next blog assignment refers to Endorsements.

Eg. Nadia Comaneci and her son Dylan Paul endorse Rama. Margerine as a product has been considered less healthy according to the lastest research than in the past. However, by being advertised by Nadia who is a famous, successful gymnast, and who is feeding her child with Rama, people are invited and convinced to do the same. A wise consumer should nevertheless make the distinction between advertising and reality.

What is your opinion?

Find an example of a product endorsed by a personality and describe: 1. the product 2. why you think the manufacturers chose the personality? What qualities does the personality transfers to the product? 3. Is there a debatable aspect in the way the product is perceived in general and the way the advertiser wants us/the consumers to perceive it? 4. Ask your visitors a question. Thus, their comments will be more specific.