Blog Post #2

I think that the McDonald's commercials are very affective. Most people think that fast food is all the same, low quality and cheap. McDonalds has commercials with people of all races and backgrounds, but dressed well and smiling. It makes the restaurant seem classy and like its a step up from Burger King and the rest of the fast food places. They also make the food seem really tasty and after seeing those commercials sometimes I get hungry for McDonalds. I think that commercials have a big affect on what you want/think you need and what you eventually buy.

1st Blog

In the past two MTN presentations I learned a lot about all the work and thoughts that go in to creating and producing a piece of video. I learned how we can see and interpret as well as critique various aspects of media communications. I learned about the importance of media literacy. We receive so much of our information through media so it is vital for us to be able to interpret it. The clip that I am planning on using is an ESPN clip of a skit including some prominent vikings players. Its really funny and I think it will be cool to analyze the techniques used in a comedic piece