Analysing Genre

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11/11/2015

Comedy

Conventions - Usually involve 2 or more characters who have different personalities, and because of this start off the film disliking one another and towards the end becoming best friends or considered family.

- Throughout the film the characters are usually paired together in wacky and funny scenarios.

Connotation - Comedies will have a straight to the point name such as, Anchorman.

- the trailer will usually show one of the funniest parts of the film and the character/s interacting with other characters in the film. 

Representation - In The Heat the first two scenes show off both the main characters individually with Bullock who is a 'by the book' FBI cop who is hated by her co-workers for being ahead of them all and showing them up. And McCarthy who is working as a small time rude, unconventional and hilarious cop. And we are shown throughout the film the two very different cops go from being funny individuals to a hilarious duo.

Stereotypes and context - These characters are definitely stereotypes of main characters in a comedy film, simply in the way that they are so different and funny in their own way, but also realise that they need each other and we realise that they are even funnier together.

- The characters are some how pulled into a massive plot and overcome it in a unconventional and witty manner.  

Posters

The main character/s are the main feature of the poster interacting with each other in a funny way usually pulling a stupid face.

Trailer 

The trailer will show of the characters exchanging jokes at one another which will involve the main character/s. And will also involve some of the characters involved in a fast moving action scene or in an awkward encounter.

On the other hand an Adventure film will most of the time involve an unlikely hero mixed in with a group of others to travel far together and strengthen their bond. This is shown in the hobbit. 

Names of these films are usually used to reflect the main character, such as Percy Jackson and then a sub title giving a rough idea of the adventure itself, like the Sea Of Monsters. The trailer will show off the landscape of the film and 'the gang' of main characters challenging the obstacles thrown at them.

The start of the film often shows the main character in sort of 'underdog' style and then we are shown the character conquering the adventure and getting to know his fellow travelers.

The Poster often shows the main character and other major characters surrounded by the obstacles that come with their adventure.

During the trailer we are shown the landscape of the adventure and the group of the characters working together to overcome a particular challenge and maybe the characters almost facing death.

Audio poster

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09/11/2015

We were asked to research and prepare an attractive poster explaining and evaluating sources of audio in my poster i focused on: AudioBoom, Soundcloud, Audible (audio books) and the Radio. 

On the poster i talked about each of these audio sources individually and focused on how people use them and why. 

Below is my finished poster.

It was quite hard to come up with 200 words on this poster as i had never used any of these except listening to the radio in the car. But after some research i was able to see what each were used for. 

Movie poster

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03/10/2015

After we were given the task of making a movie poster we had to choose what movie we would make a movie poster for. For mine i chose Saving Private Ryan.

The first thing i had to do was to find a background for my poster on google. So i went for the white graves of Americans who died in WW2.

After getting my background and adjusting it with both size and style i began to work on my next image. In my opinion the most iconic part of the film i had to include it.

After cutting the image so it had a transparent background using the 'eraser' tool i tried to fit into the background.

I then added in anther image. i needed this one to represent the urgency of the film so i went for the point where one character carries another of the battlefield.

After cutting this i mage i added it to the background.

After adding all the images i had to edit the main whit cross in the image by adding the title to it and some effects to give and old destroyed look.

This is my final piece.

Saving Private Ryan poster analysis

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03/11/2015

Analysing two posters from the film Saving Private Ryan.

The genre of this is War/Action this is reflected by the 4 men on the poster in military uniform. And the silhouette of a soldier holding a gun.

The style of the poster is quite dull but strong. With the dull colours resembling the darkness of war, but with the silhouette of the soldier and the 4 main characters it gives across a powerful image of war. 

The target audience is adults.

This poster compared to the main official is much darker and a lot more emotional, but the genre that comes across is still War and Action due to the dark setting and a group of soldiers. Both posters also use the same silhouette.


Target audience is adults.