Hypodermic Needle Theory

Hypodermic needle theory also known as the syringe model, was a theory that was developed in the 1920-1930s.The belief is that the media is injecting ideas and values into us through the media. You could argue that capitalism is one major idea that has been reinforced through advertisements into UK society which is still influencing us into materialistic ideals today. Examples are products like clothing or perfume, as these always showing an ideal lifestyle or being a boost to a person's attractiveness which then influences people to think this and want to consume these goods to have the lifestyle this is all BS a bewildering sham but people still believe it as they trust the media.

Below are some examples of these adverts:

                           

Mask: Film Ideas

For a while I have been trying to experiment with things we could do with the mask. I thought of doing a zoom into the mask and then cutting to footage of the character walking out a alley way or appearing from the dark. An example of what this would look like can be seen below. I am unsure if this is possible with the editing software we currently have but I will try to find out.