Gucci Written Ad Analysis

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Context- This is an advertisement that is promoting the Gucci fragrance ‘Gucci Guilty’ Pour Homme- for man. The advert was featured in the 2010 September edition of Elle magazine, a women’s fashion magazine. The reason for the advert being found in a women’s magazine is because studies show that women predominantly buy colognes for their partners rather than the men buying it for themselves. The man in the image seems to be around his mid to late twenties therefore I would say that this advertisement is aimed at selling towards men in the age bracket of around early twenties to mid-forties. Techniques- Certain techniques have been used in the advert in an effort to make it stand out more and sell more of the product. A dark background behind the man and woman has been used to contrast with the lighter and brighter coloured people, in rich bronzed, almost golden tones, to further bring the attention to that important part of the image. The viewer first looks at the two people as they are the largest and most important part of the ad, and then the positioning of the cologne bottle itself is in the bottom right hand corner but still overlapping the main focus slightly so that our attention then becomes focused on the bottle. A frontal close up camera angle has been utilised to show off the man’s seemingly expensive Gucci necklace and casual body language. The angle also captures the woman’s desire for the man as you can see clearly that she is attracted to him because of the fragrance. Framing has been carefully chosen so that we can clearly see the actions of the two people, specifically their facial expressions and general body language, there is enough of the couple to know exactly what they are up to without including too much of their bodies which would be rather revealing. Although it is not possible to see where there hands are positioned, one might assume that
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