ANALYSIS: Annotation (analysis) of Media Studies collage

Media Studies collage

This recent image collage I created using Adobe Photoshop means a lot more to others than myself as I used 10 images of my hobbies and what I like to present this collage. The intended genre I wanted to convey was science-fiction and action, perhaps adding in a light-hearted approach on the two genres (due to Emmet being in the centre of the image) because I wanted the collage to appeal to others who are interested in the same like as me while making it exciting at the same time. Most of the characters (the soldier from Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Ironhide included) look poised for battle, which conveys a powerful message to the intended audience (students, sic-fi and action geeks) telling them that the content of this collage is exciting to spot. It may even direct them to watch related films based on sci-fi and action, such as Transformers, Pacific Rim (2013) and the Star Wars franchise. The X-wing starfighter from Star Wars foreshadows the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh instalment in the space opera franchise. By watching those films, sic-fi geeks will enjoy having their inspiration drawn from this poster, and may even anticipate for upcoming films like The Martian (starring Matt Damon) in order to fuel their interests.

What I am representing in this collage is a few of my ideas intended for inspiration in science fiction and action, as well as my music taste (mostly rock, as told by the LP logo of American rock band LINKIN PARK, and the album cover of That's the Spirit by Bring Me the Horizon). They are all cobbled together to convey what I generally think about in my mind; overall, the meaning behind the collage is to represent myself as an action film and sci-fi geek who frequently reads books and comics too. Only 10 images made it into the final cut because it was very hard to decide which top images would fit into the collage due to my massive menagerie of ideas in my mind at the time.

However, it can be argued that this collage may have a narrative, the plot to the story. I can say that exciting ideas about my interests are being told in the picture - preferably, the best ones (Pacific Rim is one of my favourite films released in 2013, and the sudden inclusion of the food company Taco Bell is the result of me eating in there frequently) because my intention was to inform pupils that they know everything about my interests and they know that I am full of thrilling ideas and positive attitudes. I can conclude that the collage lays down the idea that I can be widely recognised  by my morals, values, ideas and interests that I think of every day. The radiance that I present would be known by peers to be positive, effectively working out what else I like that is not common in the final collage. By collaging all of this into one photo, this makes me recognised as a potential top student.