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Kiss Of The Vampire Flashcards

1
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Which production company produced KOTV

A

Hammer films

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2
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Who was KOTV distributed by

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UNiversal and Rank organisation

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3
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What is KOTV a sequel to

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1958 Dracula

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When was KOTV released

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1963

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5
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Historical context of the 60s for KOTV

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DOctor Who, Marvel comics, Womens Lib and the pill on the NHS

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6
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How can Levi Strauss’s binary oppositions be linked to KOTv

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Romantic connotations of kiss as opposed to stereotyhpical vampire

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In terms of codes and conventions, what font is used and what is its impact kotv

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Serif - capitalised, wooden - vampire genre connotations of coffin and stake

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What does the colour pallete of KOTV imply

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Greys, blacks and brown reinforce the films dark and scary conventions
Red draws attention to attacking bats and vampires link to blood

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9
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What is an example of semantic codes in the KPTV ad

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Conventional associations of bats with vampirism and horror

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10
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How are symbolic codes of horror, darkness and fear reinforced in this advert

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The moon is a common signifier for the genre and gesture codes of the victims

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What are the adverts stererotypes kotv

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Older ideas that women are passive victims of men

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12
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What are the adverts dress codes KOTV

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Womens pale dresses of light materials highlight curves of bodies and reveal flesh - vulnerabiltiy and sexualisation

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What are interesting about adverts gesture codes KOTV

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Both men and women are shown as dominant individuals

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How can Stuart Halls theory of representation be linked to this adverts iconogrpahy kotv

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Generic iconography of horror is expected to be decoded by the audience, such as the images of castles, bats etc

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What does iconography mean

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The visual images and symbols used in a work of art

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How can Gauntletts theory of identity be linked to the KOTV ad

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Idea that female vampires act as role models for women struggling against oppresion

17
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What can the male victims gesture codes be described as

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A ‘submissive sacrifice’ gesture code

18
Q

What were the 3 key aims of the 60s womens lib movement

A

Equal pay
End to sexual harrasment
Equaltiy within society in general

19
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How does the gesture codes of the female victim emphasise male power in KOTv

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Her passive victim gesture code highlights the male vmpires power by holding her with one arm

20
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How are the female vampires gesture codes unconventional

A

She appears agressive by bearing her teeth - goes agaimst narratives like damsel in distress

21
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How is the female vampire represented in 3 words

A

Non stereotypical dominant way

22
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How do the male gesture codes in KOTV represent him as uncharacteristiclally fearful

A

His arm is thrown across his body in a defensive gsesture, perhaps protecting himself from the female vampire

23
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historical context kiss of

A

assination of jfk
soviet union first woman to space
beatlemania

24
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barthes symbolic code kotv

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horror, darkness and fear widely reinforced throuugh moon and male victim ‘submissive sacrifice’

25
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kotv codes and conventions in poster (ie. Font, image)

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serif font creates connotations linked to vampire

painted image conventional of period

gloomy colour palette reinfirces dark conventions with bats and blood

26
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stuart hall representation kotv

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images of castle bats and blood form part of
SHARED CONCEPTUAL ROAD MAP
that gives meaning to world.
audience decode generic iconography.

27
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gauntlett theory of identity kotv

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female vampire acts as role model for women strugglin with male oppresion or wanting to be seen as equals

28
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van zoonen kotv

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assumes co-antagonist,
femlae vampire contributes to social change by representing women in no traditional roles though passive victim reinforces.

29
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barthes enigma code kotv

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suspense created through enigma surroiunding connoted relationship between male and female vampires and victims fate

30
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barhtes semantic code kotv

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applied to images of bats and conventiuonal association with vampirism and general horror.

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