Level 2 Creative Media Production

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Draft - changes made for final - font and shadow effects. Font currently uses 3D affects which on feedback - I was advised this was not easily readable.

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I chose this poster because I like the layout- how the illustration is the point of focus and fact that the typography surrounds the point of focus. The use of bold typography shows importance and a sense of seriousness of the matter being connoted through the poster.     I chose this poster purely because of the use of bright colour on the point of focus which is the face and also the use colour catches the audience’s eye which I find vibrant and also gives a contrast with the background colours. I chose this poster because I am aiming to incorporate a woman in my poster. I like the fact the colours chosen are black and yellow. Yellow represents the sun to me and Rasta people come from hot country. But what strikes me the most in this poster, is the message written and hidden in the dreadlock with the little child climbing and that mirror the title. I found this poster very powerful and effective.

ROOTS, REGGAE, REBELLION History behind the rastafarian flag  The symbol of the lion is connected to Haile Selassie, an emperor of  of Ethiopia  which symbolise  who the Rastafarians worship as they leader, Rastafarians believe that Selassie’s heredity can be traced back to the Tribe of Judah, which itself used the lion as a symbol that's why the  Rastafari's refer to him as the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The Lion of Judah was represented on the flag of Ethiopia from 1897 to 1974. Due to its association with Selassie, it continues to be an important symbol alongside members of the Rastafari movement.  The current Rastafarian flag happens to be the old  Ethiopian flag, that was used from 1897 to 1974, on which the symbol of the Lion of Judah proudly appears. This version of the Ethiopian flag is red, gold, green, and sometimes black, with the symbol of a crowned lion. ·          The color red is rep...

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