Friday, July 31, 2009

The Subliminal Messages and Credible Communicators (images below)

The subliminal messages are subtle and designed to hit our unconcious mind. The first image displays two guys smoking, while above them a hole is cut to resemble that of a burial and surrounding the abstract burial hole is a priest and family members resembling a funeral setting.

The second image is also quite subtle. It shows a rather good looking, yong women smoking in a chair, but her reflection is that of an old women. This subtely depicts the premature againg effects of smoking.

For the 'Credible Communicators', I first chose President Obama (credibility seemingly obvious being he is the leader of our nation). The quote comes from an AOL news article that talks about an anti-smoking bill the president recently signed. President Obama was not only a younger smoker, but struggled with it throughout his adult life as well. I thought this was actually helpful to the campaign because it lets people know that even a man in his position can relate.

The second credible speaker I used was Roger Ebert. Ebert is safely acknowledged as the greatest film critic of our time. A brilliant writer, he has published a number of books, essays, and appeared on television for years. These views on smoking come from his blog or journal. I consider him a credible speaker because of his intelligence and incredible power to influence and enlighten others by bestowing his film reviews upon the world.

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