Der Fuehrer's Face

4. Watch Der Fuehrer’s Face. In a one page summary discuss the elements of propaganda that are used in the clip (15 marks)

There are many common and effective techniques of propaganda used in the Donald Duck Der Fuehrer’s Face.

One of the most used things in the propaganda was the Transfer technique, which is a method used to carry over the authority and approval of something you value and worship. Usually the transfer method uses symbols, and those symbols stir emotions, and feelings we either support or oppose. In Der Fuehrer’s Face, the Swastika is a symbol that has an incredibly strong meaning and power for the German people and for people all around the world. The Swastika is everywhere in the video, it is on the peoples cloths, it is on posters, wallpaper, artillery shells and even the clouds, bushes, fire hydrants and windmills are shaped like Swastikas. This is a very important element of propaganda in order to get people to believe a certain thing. The interesting this however about the Swastikas in the background is that you almost don’t notice the first time you watch the video, but either way your brain picks it up, and that is how also during the war so many people believed so strongly in the Swastika.

Another element of propaganda used in the video is Repetition and Emotional Phrases. This technique is when a name is repeated many times during an advertisement. This technique may also be used in a song or tune, which is appealing to the masses and it can get stuck in your head, making you think about the phrase many times. During Der Fuehrer’s Face, the phrase “Heil Hitler” is repeated many times, it is used in a song, and just as a phrase that Donald Duck must repeat every time a picture of Hitler appears, on conveyor belt. The reason I put repetition and emotional phrases together is because, not only is Hitler’s name repeated many times throughout the video but it also brings strong emotion to people when they hear it. An emotional...