Alex Horton A2

1 -  Nobel Has a consistent colour scheme that is borderline monochrome - bleak and dark outlook war imagery - suggests a war torn film, with issues this would entail suggests family themes effects on transitions = futuristic? establishes the main character death and gore = tragedy 2 - Angry Indian Goddesses introduces the main character the colour scheme is consistent  filtered effect on images that were not drawn bright colours - suggests change burnt hue - struggles faced by the protagonist iconography of lots of women and female goddesses held in high regard in India - addresses issues of gender iconography of protests = women's rights embraces the culture of India  3 - Hard Rock Medical  depressed tones = heavy topics - key societal issues addressed array of doctor iconography shown in each frame  no real colour scheme  only a desaturated edit with a vignette effect on the images bleak overall sense/...

Drama Conventions: Exhibits real life situations with realistic characters, settings, and stories Portrays journeys of character development  Intense social interaction Purpose of a dramatic story line is to move the audience emotionally Heart of drama is the conflict  Conflicts include inner/outer realistic struggles depicting hardships, difficulty, and pain  Audience can relate to the Characters (Preferred reading – Halls Theory)  Structured with climaxes and anti climaxes to keep the audience emotionally attached and the tension ongoing  A form of realisation at the end/happily ending Drama can be interlaced with other genres such as comedy, tragedy, etc. It does not have to be complete drama. 

Social Realism Conventions: Social realism is a film genre that concentrates on enlightening the audience on what representation and problems that exist in today's society.  They usually revolve around the themes such as money, drugs, class, religion and politics.  Age of characters - Most films use young teenagers and young adults, between the age of 13-25. Examples of films that use characters between this age are 'This is England and 'sweet sixteen' Social class - mainly represented through mise-en-scene, the people's clothing is a key mise-en-scene the actors wear common typical clothing that everyday people would wear it makes it a lot more relatable. Also it is mainly lower working class backgrounds that are represented in these films as it identifies the struggles in their lives which typically upper class wouldn't necessarily face and this is portrayed through the places they visit in the films and where they live usually being a bit run down and ...

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Audience Expectations Primary Research Secondary Research "A coming-of-age story is a genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood" - Wikipedia "Social realism ... [draws] attention to the everyday conditions of the working class and the poor; social realists are critical of the social structures which maintain these conditions" -   Wikipedia "Social realism has shown us to ourselves" -  BFI "Through the movement from childhood to adulthood this genre (coming-of-age) allows a discussion of personal identity and selfhood" -  Lianne Vella "Social realism is a discursive tern used by film critics and reviewers to describe films that aim to show the effects of environmental factors on the development of character through depictions that emphasise the relationship between location and identity" -  Julia Hallam and Margaret Marshment

We have found that the genre we have chosen is fairly ambiguous as we combine drama, and coming of age. Drama Research: The purpose of a dramatic storyline is to move the audience emotionally. Drama films depend mostly on the development of realistic characters dealing with emotional issues. In most cases the film concentrates on normal character(s) that is dealing with a conflict or dilemma.  Dramas often give actors a chance to stretch into a role that other genres wouldn’t allow them to do. This is because drama films focus on building up characters that the audience can engage with. Portrays a characters journey and developments  Exhibits real life characters, situations, settings and stories.  Intense social interaction  Dramatic sounds and exaggerated performance. Sub genres of drama:  Crime drama generally follows a character(s) involved in criminal activity or law enforcement and the justice/legal system. Historical dra...

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Analysis: handheld camer shots ot open show instability the  opening is establishing the setting/location first - long establishing shot of the house the dialogue opens about the main character- not to him or his own monologue which shows his seclusion in society and his issues and how they affect everyone immediately sets up the issues faced by the protagonist - mental illness the juxtaposition of the monologue by the main character to the contrasting actions - such as not being angry and then throwing the book outside the window theme of running is introduced early on as well sets up that he is getting better non chronological shots of the scenes from the film are breaking up the montage of his running, it is a constant theme through the trailer - like his coping mechanism introduced to the other protagonist in the first minute - helps to show their developing relationship share the social awkwardness shown through...

Features: Opens with the tagline across the screen the menu bar is a sinister modern skull and crossbones = genre dark, black, ominous and mysterious colour scheme - shows the thriller genre (monochromatic) cold features such as images of snow and the black, white and grey colour scheme there is an occasional distortion effect to the website where the website glitches = supernatural interference consistent font throughout the website - like a cut edge, knifelike and threatening the opening homepage is a slideshow of the images from the film the trailers (teaser and theatrical) are on a separate tab in the menu the menu is in the shape of a family tree = theme of the film the home page includes links to buy the film and sharing on social media the website the home page includes the billing and references to the other producers/director in the corner

Features: the trailer plays immediately as you enter the site  the opening page is a section of the poster the title is in the middle of the screen - with the blue and yellow colour scheme The blue and yellow is a recurring theme through the whole website (background is always the blue and the title/menu is always the yellow) the opening page has the awards the film has won has links to buying the DVD of the film has links to the social media associated with the film - in the yellow colour as well menu along the right hand side - rollover gives you the titles there is a gallery of pictures from the film  has a page of reviews of the film including ratings out of 5 (these reviews are also interspersed through the website as you scroll down - there are yellow banners including the reviews) there is a synopsis and a cast list with biography and links to the book, the social media and the soundtrack. links to the produc...

Features: includes links to watch the video - the trailer and the opening includes links to buying the film on DVD follows the same colour scheme used in the title and the poster - links the ancillary texts to the film the distinct colour of the orange = makes it recognisable, easy to identify as  a film, this is a constant across all ancillary texts has a personalised section where the user can turn themselves into the characters or insert themselves into the trailer has a competition to win a set of the merchandise most buttons follow the orange colour scheme can buy the soundtrack links to the production company (Sony) website as well links to social media  includes an image from the film of the 4 main characters

Features: the title is in a contrasting colour to the background and in the biggest font simplistic - little on the poster - suggests a social realism two main characters are leaning on each other = suggests a relationship reviews and ratings at the top  director/producer in the centre names of the ators/actresses on the bottom the characters are looking up suggests a bright future? doesn't reveal any of the narrative the way they are leaning on each other = romantic relationship - if so the issues would be surrounding the controversial nature of their relationship

Features: Just the face of the main actor  the slightly surreal colour scheme, as blues, pinks and purples in a neon style = social realism - unusual topic this is reinforced by the neon font and colour of the title urban setting is shown by the neon colour scheme tagline at the top simplistic - with just the face of the boy - through 3 stages in his life = coming of age credits to the production team actor is staring directly into the camera = a facing up to his issues black man = targeting social issues no reviews or ratings - just about the 

Features: Eye catching title, colour is opposite with the darker lighting of the background which makes it stand out, also in huge clear font draws you in includes reviews at the top - including ratings the two main characters are in the foreground, their relationship defined by the overlapping of their faces, however the different directions they are facing suggests a conflict between them  includes quotes from reviews includes the actors and director's names  the colours are de-saturated with distressed tones, alluding to the social realism genre  all actors are not looking into the camera and therefore suggests problems and issues faced by all chaarcters the actors in the foreground, by looking at the two in the front, emphasizes their significance in the film credits to the production team at the bottom