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Use of popular paintings in advertising /
Western paintings are constantly been in multiple mediums used because of its high recall value; these paintings have had a huge impact on global advertisement by multiple companies to promote their products and services. These popular western paintings have been the source of inspiration for various reason, the age old classic paintings have been deconstructed analysed and meanings have derived. -
Tracing narcissism in the digital era - A study on the selfie phenomenon /
With the advent of mobile camera technology, there stepped in a new concept of photography popularly known as ‘selfie’. Selfie eliminated all the trouble and embarrassment of requesting others to click the picture of one’s own self. Selfie’s rise in popularity can be primarily attributed to social media sites and platforms where they are shared, liked and commented the most. Sensing selfie’s phenomenal popularity, it was soon commercialized by marketers, one form of it being the introduction of selfie stick. -
A study on the role of media in the promotion of the konkani language /
Traditions and language have become crucial aspects in keeping up the culture of a particular place. A language is one of the most important means through which a culture can be sustained and even prevented from dying in the light of the westernization and globalization of the society that we are living in today. One such language that has been facing immense threat against the growing strengths and forces of the Westernised world is that of Konkani, a language most typically spoken on the Western coast of India, also known as the Konkan coast. -
A study of neorealism in Assamese cinema /
The following study deals with the relationship between Assamese Cinema and its connection to Italian Neorealism. Assamese Cinema was founded in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his first film “Joymoti”. (Ponram, 2014) The films that came after followed the slow paced and sensitive style of film-making. Some of the greatest film directors of Assamese Cinema are Bhabendra Nath Saikia and Jahnu Barua. This study would deal with these two directors and their films. -
Popularity of food blogs: Exploring the rationale /
Food blogs have been introduced to the world long years back. But it gained popularity only in recent years. It was considered as a leisure medium or as a hobby. The need for food blogs came into existence when people started to write about the food they ate or which they cooked. Most of the people who follow food blogs get attracted to the facts like the content, photographs, visual appeal etc. -
Audience perception on movies related to social issues: A case study on Ranjith movies /
Film alludes to an arrangement of pictures moving constantly, in a steady progression which makes an illusionary impact of development. Ranjith is a Malayalam screenwriter, filmmaker, producer and actor. The researcher here aims to analyse four films by Director Ranjith and study the audience perception or understanding on films related social issues. -
Marketing of malayalam films through new media /
The research studies the marketing strategies used by Malayalam films through New Media. In this research new media includes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Whatsapp and instagram. For the past four years there is a new shift in the marketing of Malayalam films. More and more film makers are depending on new media for the marketing of Malayalam films. Through this research the researcher studies the current trends in the new media marketing of Malayalam films. -
A study on the perception of MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) amongst the students of Christ University, Bengaluru /
Massive open online courses (MOOC) are a recent innovation in the field of online learning. Several top-tier universities around the world have started offering MOOC programmes in a wide array of professional, technical as well as creative fields. Top MOOC providers such as Coursera, Udacity and edX have a student fellowship from all across the world, pursuing one or more from the thousands of courses offered by these MOOC giants. -
A discourse analysis on spiritual text of the weekly supplement "The Speaking Tree" by the Times of India /
This research looks at the creative ways by the Times Group in reviving the dying medium ‘print’ through its weekly supplement ‘the speaking tree’. The goal is to show the relevance of spirituality in the modern society and to educate them on necessity of spirituality in the contemporary times. The researcher has analysed some articles by the spirituality experts published in the supplement vis-a-vis discourse analysis and symbols vis-a-vis semiotics. -
Content analysis on coverage of wildlife issues by popular english and kannada newspaper of Bengaluru /
The ever increasing human population and unplanned developmental work across the globe has caused a major threat to the biodiversity. Poaching, loss of wild habitat due to encroachment of forestlands have put many animal and plantspecies in the verge of extinction, the most recent being the Western black rhinoceros, a subspecies of the black rhinoceros that was declared as extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in the year 2011.The current destruction of the remaining wild habitats across the globe seeks protection and effective conservation strategies. Print Media, especially newspaper play an important role in creating awareness about wildlife issues and also mitigating in problems. -
Exploring the genuineness of CSR in India between two different major public sector companies reliance power & shell petroleum a case study /
The past two decades have witnessed a remarkable change in the way businesses run and operate. Profit maximization no longer remains the focus of businesses. The turn of events, have pressurized firms to put serious efforts into a wide range of social responsibility activities and thus shift the corporate goals from socio-economic focus towards increasing shareholder value to the welfare of all stakeholders. This study aims at understanding how genuine the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India is by looking at two rival power company’s giants - Reliance power and Essar Power. -
Increasing usage of indirect advertisements and its effects /
Advertising is not at all a new term for the contemporary world. Brands have been using advertisements for the promotion and popularity. As an industry which needs a lot of creativity, advertising industry had undergone a lot of changes. According to the time and trend advertising industry found various changes and practised it. Here the researcher is trying to find out the latest trend in the advertising industry. -
Promotional strategies used by electronic dance music festicals (Sunburn and VH1 supersonic) on social networking sites /
This study deals with promotional strategies used by Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals like Sunburn and Supernova on social networking sites. This study also tries to learn branding techniques used by these Electronic Dance Music’s. The interest Indian youth have on music festivals has increased and is still increasing mainly due to social networking sites especially in the past few years. Promotions used by these events are trending and are the most successful promotional strategies implemented till date. -
New trends in malayalam cinema: A case study on Amal Neerad films /
Amal Neerad is an Indian Film Maker and Cinematographer hailing from Kerala. He is also a producer and has recently produced several movies. Amal Neerad is known for his style in cinematography which is unique. The Director uses his typical style of film making in all his movies. Certain cinematic techniques like continuity cuts and extreme angles are extensively used in the movies of Amal Neerad. -
The role of social media in changing the perception of wedding photography-A study on coimbatore district /
Wedding photography is one of the booming industry in India. Wedding photography has witnessed a great change when compared to the last decade. And on other side social media plays a vital role in all industry both to change the perception and as well boost the market for the industry. This study looks at how social media is helping to change the perception of wedding photography and as well and what are the other styles that social media users got to know. -
Understanding motion poster as an emerging trend in Telugu film promotion /
Telugu film industry is one of the biggest industry in the world with its largest number of film production annually. It produces more than 300 films per year. Telugu film industry has adopted a brand new technology from Hollywood which is gaining popularity in the current promotional techniques. This new trend is called as first look Motion Poster. Motion posters are different from normal wall posters. -
"Forgotten Communities" understanding the Anglo Indian community through the monthly magazine " The Review" /
A community has its own traditions and practices that have been followed by ancestors for generations. The Anglo-Indian community in India has a marginal, ethnic and minority existence in the social, cultural and political arena. Fighting for survival since the British era the community has emerged with its own uniqueness while living in India. It is considered as one of the most minority of races in India. -
Bands used as PR tool in malayalam movies /
In recent times Rock Bands have done an outstanding work in the Malayalam Film Industry. Rock Bands are often used as PR tool to promote the movies. Till now Bands like Avial, Vidwan, Black Letters, Thakara, Kolam, The Down Troddence, Thaikkudam Bridge etc have made an exceptional mark in the industry. The research paper intends to shed some light on these bands and how they are portrayed as an emerging trend. The youth and crowd today are immensely attracted towards these. -
Comparative study on four popular national and international automobile television advertisements /
Creating a television commercial is hugely expensive, but advertisers often prefer to spend that money rather than have six ads in other media. Advertisement plays a vital role in popularising the automobiles. The automobile industry heavily relies on the innovative and creative advertisements for their product endorsements. The researcher in this study analyses the automobile TV advertisements from both and national and international perspective. -
Portrayal of African Americans in hollywood movies released from 2006-2013 /
Racial stereotypes in American movies have mirrored our general public's predominant philosophies and have impacted our belief systems since the film business started. This study relates to the portrayal of how African Americans are projected in the certain movies from a particular time period from 2006-2013. Generalizations of blacks as lethargic, imbecilic, absurd, apprehensive, easygoing, reckless, infantile, rough, sub-human, and creature like, are widespread in today's general public. These debasing generalizations are fortified and upgraded by the negative depiction of blacks in the media.