Computer Experiments

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The above effects can be used in order to take a familiar premise of portraiture and make them appear otherworldly and extremely stylistic. Some of these techniques are purposefully remminisance of pop culture and pop art that was prominent during the 60s. This is done to enhance the audience's experience with the image, much like pop art would in advertisement or other examples of media.

Experiment 5:

This combination of text and image could be utilised within hyperreality as a way of mentioning words associated to a key issue such as body image. The image itself features an example of a person who has been digitally airbrushed in order to define features and create a more media-accurate representation of a person.

Experiment 6:

This slightly glitched effect gives the effect of a television acting strange. This could be used to imply a digital world beginning to blend with our reality.

Experiment 7:

This image attempts to introduce audiences to the world in a familiar format. A colour grade has been applied to the image along with the use of black bars in order to give the image a more cinematic composition. The image immediatley looks more appealing/exciting. While it may not be obvious within a first glance, the image appears believeble, however this image represents how audiences are easily willing to accept a representation of reality that has been generated by the media. Even a slight detail such as the tones of colours present within the image are false. Real life appears much more dull with mainly grey tones present while this representation features green tinted sky and bright orange building lights.

Experiment 8:

This image features the use of a simple effect of posterising. I have used this in order to create massive contrasts within the frame, leaving everything dark apart from the advertisements and examples of media. This is used to show the audience clearly how much the media dictates our lives by the way that it overwhelms the frame.

Experiment 9:

This image utilises saturation and tone in order to make an image similar to one that may be seen in a magazine. Small details have been enhanced from the tone of the hair to a more unrealistic blonde to the lipstick to a brighter tone that coincides with the background. Even the brown eyes have been changed to a ocean blue shade. The image is an attempt of showing how easily the media can manipulate an image into achieving a Barbie-like representation.

Experiment 10:

This image uses selective colour in a way that highlights the prominence of media within our lives. This effect can also be used to show how the media world is exciting (shown through the use of colour) while the real world is very dull in comparison (shown through the use of black and white tones).