Emrah Yucel Advertisement Analysis

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Turkish advertiser and graphic designer, Emrah Yucel, is a specialist in motion picture advertising displays a collection of his works on his website for continuous promotions of his own work, as well as the television shows. One of the advertisements Emrah Yucel produced is for the short lived television show, Ringer, which aired on the CW Network staring Sarah Michelle Gellar. The main focus of this advertisement is two separate photographs of the actress Sarah Michelle Gellar that are flush against each other, the sides of their faces merge together behind the title of the show which runs vertically in the center, as the image of the busy night life of a city fades in the background.
Although both women are the same actress, one image seems to be more relaxed with her long …show more content…

The way Yucel created the advertisement leaves a great deal of mystery, and intrigues the individual viewing the advertisement to watch the presentation. With a play on words Yucel indicates that the two images of Sarah Michelle Gellar are actually meant to be “identical” twins, as well as possible criminals by stating “two crimes”. Also, in the advertisement the two images of Sarah Michelle Gellar are merging together giving the impression that at least one of the sisters, as indicated in the title, impersonates the other. In fact, one of the mysteries of the advertisement is the letter “N” in the title, Ringer. The individual letter has a separate text effect from the rest of the word, causing part of the letter to separate itself, subtly indicating a metaphor of the television show. Each part of the separated letter “N” representing each one of the sisters, one part of the letter is a single line, which could also be an indication that one sister takes over, impersonating her

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