Kiss Of The Vampire Flashcards
Which production company produced KOTV
Hammer films
Who was KOTV distributed by
UNiversal and Rank organisation
What is KOTV a sequel to
1958 Dracula
When was KOTV released
1963
Historical context of the 60s for KOTV
DOctor Who, Marvel comics, Womens Lib and the pill on the NHS
How can Levi Strauss’s binary oppositions be linked to KOTv
Romantic connotations of kiss as opposed to stereotyhpical vampire
In terms of codes and conventions, what font is used and what is its impact kotv
Serif - capitalised, wooden - vampire genre connotations of coffin and stake
What does the colour pallete of KOTV imply
Greys, blacks and brown reinforce the films dark and scary conventions
Red draws attention to attacking bats and vampires link to blood
What is an example of semantic codes in the KPTV ad
Conventional associations of bats with vampirism and horror
How are symbolic codes of horror, darkness and fear reinforced in this advert
The moon is a common signifier for the genre and gesture codes of the victims
What are the adverts stererotypes kotv
Older ideas that women are passive victims of men
What are the adverts dress codes KOTV
Womens pale dresses of light materials highlight curves of bodies and reveal flesh - vulnerabiltiy and sexualisation
What are interesting about adverts gesture codes KOTV
Both men and women are shown as dominant individuals
How can Stuart Halls theory of representation be linked to this adverts iconogrpahy kotv
Generic iconography of horror is expected to be decoded by the audience, such as the images of castles, bats etc
What does iconography mean
The visual images and symbols used in a work of art
How can Gauntletts theory of identity be linked to the KOTV ad
Idea that female vampires act as role models for women struggling against oppresion
What can the male victims gesture codes be described as
A ‘submissive sacrifice’ gesture code
What were the 3 key aims of the 60s womens lib movement
Equal pay
End to sexual harrasment
Equaltiy within society in general
How does the gesture codes of the female victim emphasise male power in KOTv
Her passive victim gesture code highlights the male vmpires power by holding her with one arm
How are the female vampires gesture codes unconventional
She appears agressive by bearing her teeth - goes agaimst narratives like damsel in distress
How is the female vampire represented in 3 words
Non stereotypical dominant way
How do the male gesture codes in KOTV represent him as uncharacteristiclally fearful
His arm is thrown across his body in a defensive gsesture, perhaps protecting himself from the female vampire
historical context kiss of
assination of jfk
soviet union first woman to space
beatlemania
barthes symbolic code kotv
horror, darkness and fear widely reinforced throuugh moon and male victim ‘submissive sacrifice’
kotv codes and conventions in poster (ie. Font, image)
serif font creates connotations linked to vampire
painted image conventional of period
gloomy colour palette reinfirces dark conventions with bats and blood
stuart hall representation kotv
images of castle bats and blood form part of
SHARED CONCEPTUAL ROAD MAP
that gives meaning to world.
audience decode generic iconography.
gauntlett theory of identity kotv
female vampire acts as role model for women strugglin with male oppresion or wanting to be seen as equals
van zoonen kotv
assumes co-antagonist,
femlae vampire contributes to social change by representing women in no traditional roles though passive victim reinforces.
barthes enigma code kotv
suspense created through enigma surroiunding connoted relationship between male and female vampires and victims fate
barhtes semantic code kotv
applied to images of bats and conventiuonal association with vampirism and general horror.
