Kiss of the Vampire

Question 1

what kind of question will they ask?

Answer 1

representation question

Question 2

when is this movie poster from

Answer 2

1960’s

Question 3

how is the female character in the bottom left represented?

Answer 3

• sexualised
• tight silky dress the colour of her skin
• weak / vulnerable
• neck is back so her skin is exposed
• unconscious / dead

Question 4

how is the other female character represented?

Answer 4

• sexualised
• fitted dress around her chest / skin colour
• wearing high heels

Question 5

how are the male characters being portrayed?

Answer 5

the one that’s holding the lady is aggressive and the cloak, dark clothes and fangs are a symbolic code to tell us he’s a vampire
HOWEVER
maybe he is trying to protect himself from the bats that are behind him as his arm’s in the air and he looks scared
the other man is in an unconscious state and in a submissive pose.
the men are also victimised

Question 6

gender role switch

Answer 6

the lady who is holding the man up on the floor is very aggressive and looks in power.
she also has vampire fangs
she’s in a dominant position - inconventional in 60’s
- reflects how gender roles were just starting to change

Question 7

equality of gender

Answer 7

there are a equal number of male and female characters in the poster
but a lot of male names on the post and one female
crew are all male

Question 8

what theorists can you link to kiss of the vampire?

Answer 8

• Barthes

- Van Zoonen

Question 9

Barthes

Answer 9

• symbolic code - bats symbolise vampires
• semantic code - use of red and black = horror
• action codes - man on floor, weak - at some point during the film she may kill him, gives us the idea of narrative and engages us

Question 10

Van Zoonen

Answer 10

helpless damsel in distress: her body is in a tight revealing dress with flesh on display
she is also unconscious