Analysis 7 & 8

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The image above is of Samantha Seger's artifact. The artifact is Beats Solo headphones. The headphones are part of a brand created by rapper and producer Dr. Dre. The brand was created in 2006. The headphones are made to produce studio quality sound. The sound projected is very similar to the sound heard in a recording booth. The headphones and brand in general get a lot of publicity. They do not have a ton of marketing but they have a lot of endorsements with athletes and musicians. They use commercials with these famous people to advertise their product. When people see their favorite celebrities and athletes, it makes them want to go out and buy a pair of their own. These headphones can be seen as a high quality product that produce incredible sound. The movie did not address all of the aspects that were discussed in class and the movie itself lacked creativity.

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The picture above is of Carrie Burkett's artifact, the Volkswagen Beetle. The Volkswagen Beetle is a small german car. They are very popular, however, there are also many negative stereotypes with this car. I liked how Carrie showed these stereotypes, but then also then squashed the stereotypes and say that they do not matter. She then showed a video of the process of a Volkswagen Beetle being made. It was cool to see how everything was made individually, but when they all come together they produce a nice car. I also liked how Carrie brought in the popular game "slug bug" in her movie. She used a television advertisement to portray this. It was cool to see the advertisement because I knew the exact game they were playing and how it directly correlates with the car. The only thing is that not every aspect that was discussed in class was present in the video. The process and product was prevalent along with media, however, those were the only ones discussed in the video.