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Thursday 4 June 2020

Smexy Paragraphs About Meth (Sexxxy Paragraphs About The Harmful Effects of Drugs)

The harmful effects of drugs are shown within the Meth Project's PSA 'Jessica.' This is seen in the way the visual production has been set up. For instance, while the narrator is talking about Jessica being raped by her meth dealer, the scene is dark, reflecting the negative emotions and events shown and talked about. It slowly transitions to a scene where we're shown a dark, empty hallway. There's are bright light at the end of the hallway, almost representing the 'light at the end of the tunnel' or, more realistically, the hope she can fight her addiction. The hallway is very tight, it makes the viewer feel small. This was done to reflect the idea of being trapped both through her drug dealer and her addiction. The director did this to visually tell us what it's like to have an addiction like this. It makes us feel trapped and numerous other saturated shots, such as an unclean bathroom with a broken mirror, make us feel the discomfort and pain of addiction. This is very similar to how the director uses lighting in the first scene to show us that Jessica is quickly submerging her self in darkness. This is shown through the clip of who we can assume is Jessica cheerleading before we are shown a clip of an empty stadium shutting its light's down in staggered clusters.

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