Visual Analysis Essay

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Jermiah Edwards English 101 MW 5:00 Visual Analysis Essay Faster Than a Striking Snake The ad being examined is for the EPhone 900. The advertiser is utilizing the quickness and anyplace utilization of the Internet ability on the telephone to pull in the attention of the viewer in an attempt to offer the item. There is an extremely fascinating picture in the focal point of the promotion that is used to get the viewer's attention. This persuades the viewer to flip back to the advertisement and look at it all the more carefully. The Ephone 900 ad depicts a snake in striking position and the person who stumbled upon him quickly trying to google the phrase “ How to dodge a snakebite”. This image communicates to the viewer that the phone …show more content…

There is one person depicted in the ad. The person's age, gender and ethnicity is unknown. I believe the artist did this to help the viewer put themselves in the ad. The artist wanted you to feel like you are the one face to face with a deadly snake. To continue, the scene really sets the tone for the image. The viewer can tell the ad is set in the wilderness. A large tree branch with a long green snake with white stripes is deliberately put in the center to draw in the viewer's attention. There are also green leaves all through the photo. The snake is wrapped around the branch with its mouth completely open going to strike at hands holding a cellphone. The person seems as if they were just mindlessly wandering through the jungle and happened to stumble upon the snake. Continuing this further, the words in the image bring more understanding to the purpose of the advertisement. . Found at the bottom of the screen on the person's phone are the words “Fastest Internet access when and where you need it. EPhone 900”. The words are typed in a very easy to read font. This allows the viewer to process the picture then read what the ad is really about. This lets the viewer understand the purpose of the image. The image is suppose to be an ad. The image is the author's way of trying to sell the viewer the phone that is seen in the