kiss of the vampire

• female character on the left:

  what's her body language and how does it make her seem?


  floppy body language and eyes closed

  makes her seem weak, vulnerable and victimised
• how is she represented in a sexualised way

  skin tight sill dress, bare neck and exposed upper chest area
• why is she sexualised

  to appeal to a male target audience
• how did KOTV being made by a mainstream horror production company effect this?

  more likely to represent women in a mainstream way, feminism is seen as 'alternative
• man on the left:

  how is he represented as powerful?

  he is carrying the woman
• what does his fangs make him seem like?

  and how does this reflect historical patriarchal ideas?

  his teeth make him seem dangerous and aggressive, as do the black and red colours

  this reflects historical patriarchal ideas that men were dominant and powerful
• what does his wide, defensive body language show?

  he may also be a victim, makes him seem scared and vulnerable too
• male on the right:

  what does his body language and positioning show?

  makes him look submissive and vulnerable
• what does the representation of men seeming weaker & victimised reflect?


  might reflect the shift in gender roles and gender expectations that were just happening in the 1960s
• female on the right:

  what's her body positioning and how does it represent her?


  body positioning: above the man kneeling, bared teeth and raised arm

  represented as: agressive and powerful
• what would be unconventional prior to the 1960s

  representing a woman as an aggressor and potential killer
• what could it reflect in the 1960s


  the shift in society that was happening in terms of feminism
• the balance of characters and their roles on the poster might suggest

  the new trend for equality

  gender is not simply presented in an old fashioned binary way on the poster
• what does the credit block suggest?

  only one female name

  suggests woman were seen as less important behind the scenes