Print Adverts of the Vampire Programmes

Before I watch the programmes, a few main points can be comprehended from analysing the below images.

True Blood

 Already, we see an incredibly sexual portrayal of women in True Blood, as in the first poster, we can see a female vampire licking her lips, which connotates desire and lust. The blood dripping down her mouth emphasises the idea of lust and desire. The light background emphasises the woman's lips more, which evidently shows that sex is a rather major theme in True Blood. Also, in the second poster, the female is wearing a low cut top, with a slightly flirtatious look on her face, which again shows a sexual portrayal of women in the series of True Blood. The blood dripping down the female's neck however could insinuate that as well as being a sexual character, she is also a victim, which represents women in a rather negative light here. The colour of red itself is clearly a connotation of sex, as well as danger.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

The below posters featuring the main charater Buffy, offer a different perspective than the portrayal of women on the True Blood posters, as in these posters, the female is not wearing anything which could be seen as sexual, and rather than being seen as a victim, Buffy appears to be confident, which can be seen from her facial expression. On the first poster, the fact that the name 'Buffy' is presented in large font, and is situated by the centre of the frame implies that Buffy is powerful, rather than powerless. The eery background poses no sexual ideas about the character. Also, the weapon Buffy is holding implies she is some kind of heroine, eliminating the possibility of her being a victim. On the second poster, again Buffy is dressed in non provocative clothing, although she appears to have been majorly air brushed.

The Vampire Diaries

 In these posters it is clear that the female character has been portrayed in a rather sexual light, as in the first poster, she is wearing a low cut dress, and is positioned with her hand on her hip, and the other hand towards her neck. Also, the female has a suggestive look on her face. Both of the above points portray the female as being rather sexual, and the fact that she ius lying on the ground could suggest that she is a victim, which relates to the True Blood posters. In the second poster, the female is also situated to the centre of the frame, showing two male hands which are stroking her hair, and gripping her neck. This portrays the character as being incredibly appealing towards men, and also portrays her as a victim, although the female does not particularly look frightened.