30.07 Week Two / Session Two

Preparation for Interim One

In this first one I have used scale to communicate the feeling of drowning in debt. By making the person small, it makes the ocean appear overwhelming and they are therefore made a victim. The anchor represents a weight pulling them down, making them feel helpless, and playing on the idea of debt being a weight or burden. The text is partially covered by the water to convey a sense of drowning and of the water rising, creating a sensation of claustrophobia and suffocation. 

In this one, I am playing on the idea of the student being a victim by using the mousetrap. The mousetrap makes the viewer think of a trap being set for something innocence and defenceless, and by putting a graduation cap as bait, it implies that the student is being lured in and that the degree is a trap. The shadow adds suspense and almost horror, and another element of information is added by the shadow being in the shape of a dollar sign. This shows the audience that money is what lies behind this trap. I have used the sinister red colours to covey a sense of violence that is to come, as well as the sense that something is wrong. I have also used perspective for dramatic effect.

In this poster I wanted to employ shock value and violence, which I juxtaposed ironically with a bright, happy yellow. In this image I have turned the text into a gun a blood, showing movement and violence, and the negative effect of debt on students. The debt is bright red to show blood and also shock. I think this poster is shocking and ironic at the same time. 

I don't think this poster works as well as the other three, but I wanted to play on the idea of a fish being innocent and defenceless but all it's money going down the plughole, leaving it vulnerable. I also wanted to use black and red to show shock and horror. This one also uses a fact to bring the image into context.