WW1 Propaganda Report
Propaganda itself has been around for a very long time, going back to early ancient Greece. The meaning of the word ‘propaganda’ has changed over the years, using a short message to persuade your intended audience to think or behave in a certain way.
To begin with, this piece is intended towards an audience of young adult men. The reason on why I have implied this is that back in WW1 there were not enough enlistments from younger men, more and more middle-aged men were fighting and needing help in the field. I wanted to intrigue and persuade my audience into enlistment.
In my propaganda piece, I have used a small variety of colours to intensify, darken and exaggerate certain elements. If I was wanting to enlist the first thing I would see is the man in the armchair, I have used dull but also light shades to emphasise that he is happy and in a calm place like it was before the war, also taking up all of the foreground. In the background, you can see a line of soldiers in the trenches followed with a big British flag on the right. The colours I have used based around the soldiers are cargo green, black and brown, I chose to use these colours because they don't really stand out, they blend with each other making it look dull. In saying that I have used lively and intense red and blues to make the flag pop. I added a lot of black in the corner …show more content…
slowly rising up to the flag, I wanted to do this because it shows darkness, anger but also power and strength.
Throughout the image, there are a few key symbols that make this a really strong piece of propaganda.
Firstly there are the bright green hills in the distance from the soldiers, I put these there to symbolise that victory and getting back to a happy life is only a few miles away. I think this is a strong message because if you are determined you will get somewhere, and I know that this is what would encourage young men to enlist during the war. Another symbol is the British flag, I added the black to emphasise that if young men are not willing and ready to join the war they may well lose the war and their country to
Germany.
“DON’T FALL ASLEEP JOIN YOUR BOYS TO VICTORY” this is my message overall, these men didn’t let others change their mind about the war. They were determined which made me capitalise the lettering and underline ‘victory’ for a stronger meaningful message.
They did what was right for their country, they triumphed over the germans resulting in peace.
Imagine if they didn't win how the would the world be?
To begin with, this piece is intended towards an audience of young adult men. The reason on why I have implied this is that back in WW1 there were not enough enlistments from younger men, more and more middle-aged men were fighting and needing help in the field. I wanted to intrigue and persuade my audience into enlistment.
In my propaganda piece, I have used a small variety of colours to intensify, darken and exaggerate certain elements. If I was wanting to enlist the first thing I would see is the man in the armchair, I have used dull but also light shades to emphasise that he is happy and in a calm place like it was before the war, also taking up all of the foreground. In the background, you can see a line of soldiers in the trenches followed with a big British flag on the right. The colours I have used based around the soldiers are cargo green, black and brown, I chose to use these colours because they don't really stand out, they blend with each other making it look dull. In saying that I have used lively and intense red and blues to make the flag pop. I added a lot of black in the corner …show more content…
slowly rising up to the flag, I wanted to do this because it shows darkness, anger but also power and strength.
Throughout the image, there are a few key symbols that make this a really strong piece of propaganda.
Firstly there are the bright green hills in the distance from the soldiers, I put these there to symbolise that victory and getting back to a happy life is only a few miles away. I think this is a strong message because if you are determined you will get somewhere, and I know that this is what would encourage young men to enlist during the war. Another symbol is the British flag, I added the black to emphasise that if young men are not willing and ready to join the war they may well lose the war and their country to
Germany.
“DON’T FALL ASLEEP JOIN YOUR BOYS TO VICTORY” this is my message overall, these men didn’t let others change their mind about the war. They were determined which made me capitalise the lettering and underline ‘victory’ for a stronger meaningful message.
They did what was right for their country, they triumphed over the germans resulting in peace.
Imagine if they didn't win how the would the world be?