OUIL501- Image Analysis

I think the above image by Eric Drooker fits in really well with the subject I have chosen and I also think the illustration would fit in well in my visual journal. The image depicts a mans face being covered by 3 hands, the sleeves of which seem to represent a newspaper headline with the words 'sensationalism', 'consume' and 'scandal' written on them.

I think this image comments on how the media silences the masses and blinds them to see the truth for themselves and form and speak their own opinions.

OUIL501- Dictating my Own Stories

I have been experimenting with creating images based on headlines I am creating myself. Although I am creating the headlines myself, I am somewhat limited to the words in the newspaper, as well as the content of the stories it contains.

I am really enjoying responding to these headlines, and I really like the way my practical work is developing, I want to continue to explore this idea of the created headlines from the news.

OUIL501- Examples of Misleading Headlines

https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/may/19/three-newspapers-to-be-reported-to-ipso-over-inaccurate-eu-stories

This is an interesting article about news agencies manipulating storied to gain headlines. There could be a link drawn between the media producing article to sell more papers and creatives producing work to sell the work.

OUIL501- Developing a Focus

Through my practical development I have started to develop a focus for SB2. I want to focus on the manipulation of headlines and how they can be used and shaped to dictate how we think and the work we create.

I have started to create fresh headlines from old cut up ones, creating an alternative story based not on reality. This is a satirical stance on what the media actually do, as I've found through my research, shaping headlines to suit their needs.

This links directly to my essay question, and how the media is dictating how and what we produce; by creating my own headlines, and reacting the them through illustration, it is reflecting the real life situation of illustrators and creatives reacting to the news and considered popular culture.

OUIL501- Study Task 6

My 10 slide presentation consists of quotes I found useful whilst considering my essay and images that I think either relate and illustrate the quote directly or that simply relate to my theme. I wanted to use the main quotes I used for my essay as I think they carry the most weight with the subject I am choosing to follow.