Sam+Jonathan+MPP

=Propaganda=

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 * //Sam Lee//**

The skit was a good way to express Mao's ideology and to deliver the message to the Chinese Citizens. Skits are comfortable to watched, yet they still accomplish what they set out to accomplish. The skit that our group did for the project was a comical commercial. It can entertain the people who are watching, but it seems to be very successful on delivering the message to the watchers of the skit. The skit most likely will not make people to be disdainful.

The skit shows Mao's idea against books. Mao did not wanted Chinese people to be in contact with books that can give the Chinese people new ideas. In order to prevent the situation, Mao destroyed lots of books that he did not approved. Instead, Mao provided the people with what is called "Little Red Books". The "Little Red Books" contained all about Mao's quotes, works and ideology. The books brought a big changes to Chinese citizens.

The project skit, humorously described Mao's burning book campaign. Also it glorifies the contents of the "Little Red Books", but at the same time it criticizes the other books that Mao wanted to burn and take away from the people. The skit could be successfully used as a propaganda for the Cultural revolution and Mao.


 * //Jonathan Kim//**

My group members, Sam and I, decided to do a commercial because it was the best way to show how Mao was great and his teachings were great. During the time when Mao was the leader, the citizens were able to watch television and they are capable of seeing commercials. Posters, stickers, and all those other propaganda items will not be able to catch the citizens attentions. By showing the commercial, citizens will be able to see the glorified Mao and his teaching. Also, because the commercial are real people acting it out, it is actually more entertaining for the people to watch. Although our commercial is short, it delivers a strong message to the audience.

The commercial was mostly about how people of the Communist party should take down the intellectuals. By showing Mao, which is Sam, ripping up the intellectual books, it may also urge the other people to rip up books. Also in the commercial, the “Little Red Book” is introduced, supporting the people to read the ideas and quotes of Mao. This commercial as a whole urges the citizens to actually join the Red Guards and to take down the intellectuals and to burn/rip up the book. Our commercial was successful of providing the message to the citizens.

My group members, Sam and I, were able to cooperate with each other successfully and everything went well with filming the commercial. Without cooperation, we would be unable to finish filming. Also, my group was able to finish really fast without any NG’s. One thing that I would change when I do this project later is to have clothing props. Our commercial lacked the necessary clothing props. Our props for ripping was great because it looked very real and gave the people the impression that it was actually real. Overall, we were able to have a good cooperation with each other.