Shark Theory

Shark model is where the first part of the film has a large bite which will entice the watcher. The shark model is split up into three parts; the bite, the body and the tail. Films that have a shark bite include pineapple express, Inglorious basterds,apocalypse now, the hangover,the decent, jaws, creep and from dusk till dawn.

Anti-narrative: break the narrative conventions

Five teenagers are on a road trip in new mexico. The girl who survives has a special power so she can forward time. When the teenagers are forced to stop when their tyres explode by a spear covered in hay. The girl flashes forward to the future to find out what has happened. She becomes friends with the evil scarecrow and they fall in love. The scarecrow shows her what her friends will become. This angers the woman, her and the scarecrow plan to murder all the teenagers to seek revenge.

she kisses the scarecrow goodbye and goes back to the car where the students are scared. She tells them about the evil scarecrow that haunts the woods they are currently are. The males want to explore and find out where this scarecrow is. The female leads them to the scarecrows house and they are KILLED. The two women who are at the bus are also killed by the scarecrow by ripping their insides out and stuffing them full of hay.

After the girl and the scarecrow return to the house where they vow to kill every passer. The film ends when the girl asks for help from four mexican drug dealers and the scene ends with the scare crow killing the driver of the car with a spear and the blood splashes to the credits.

Devising An Idea With A Clear Narrative Structer

How will the story start?

In my horror film five teenagers aged 17-19 are on a road trip in New Mexico when the tyres of the bus burst. When the teenagers try to find out what has happened to the tyres they find a spear in the wheel.

What is the threat?

A scarecrow that turns people into stone

Where are they?

New Mexico

How do they go missing?

The Scarecrow kidnaps 4 of the teenagers and turns them into stone.

Why and how does she survive ?

She meets a friendly mexico drug dealer who is travelling to mexico he helps her get away

Narrative Of Film Posters

The Departed

The film is about gangsters in America, this film poster reflects this by the use of the three main characters (Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson) The use of the font on 'The Departed' is the same font they use in the Godfather posters showing the film relates to gangsters and mobsters. This poster shows its main target audience is males, by having three rough looking actors on the front. The use of Jack Nicholson in the poster is to show that Nicholsons main types of film is for men. Also the way the poster is Black and seems very empty shows the poster is not to attract your attention but the stars that feature in the film.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

From the poster you can tell the film is about two male characters (Jason Segel and Russel Brand) and a female character. The way the characters are placed show the main at the back of the poster like the female character however Russel Brand is with her. Also it shows Segels character is upset because of the way he is stood, also he is positioned in the water reflecting the way he cries over the female character. From the poster you can tell the film is set in a tropical paradise also the clothing the characters are wearing show its in a nice sunny place. This film is fore both genders and this is presented in the characters that are used in this film. Jason Segel who is a comedian and has featured in tv shows such as how i met your mother and freaks and geeks. Also Russel Brand is a well known English comedian this is the side that will attract the male target audience. For the females they have the heart throb Russel Brand and the female character to relate too.

Task 3

Why is genre important to audiences?

Genre is important to the audience because it is helpful in identifying a certain type of cinema. For example if you like a certain type of film like war it helps you identify other films of the same type.

Why is genre important to producers?

Genre is important to producers because it helps them found out the certain style and conventions that relate to the films. This will help the film makers create a film that has a target audience that will want to go see it.

Why is genre an important factor of film making?

Genre is a important part of film making because it helps the producers identify its story line. Also its important for the writers to keep to a similar story that relates to the films conventions. Genre helps the film be suitable for a certain genre of people who will go see the certain film.

Task 2

List of genre;

Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Documentary
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Horror
Musical
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction
Sport
Suspense
Thriller
War
Western

Eight films that have more than one genre;

1. star wars- sci-fi and western

2. shaun of the dead - horror and comedy

3. dead snow - horror and comedy

4. tropic thunder - action and comedy

5. The outpost - horror and war

6. grease - dance and action

7. taken - horror and action

8. star trek - horror and sci-fi

Why might Producers and audiences like hybrid films?

Producers will like to have hybrid films because it will attract a larger audience. If they are hybrid they could attract horror/comedy/war/sci-fi etc and another genre of film.

Audiences will like hybrid films if it relates to a genre they like. For example if they like horror and war films they are more likely to go see a film that includes both genres.

some genres have subgenres within them. Can you think of any examples of possible sub-genres?

rom-com which is romance and the comedy genres mixed in. This has been recently possible with films like Forgetting sarah marshall and other box office sensation my big fat greek weddings. This attracts males and females with the romance for the women and comedy for the men.

Task 1

What is meant by the term genre?

Genre is the way you can class something like a film, tv show or a music artis into a group or category to find out its purpose or its selected target audience.

Give one example of a film genre and list the typical codes and conventions for that genre.

Horror- designed to; scare,cause dread or alarm, awoke hidden fears, captivate and shock. To create different fears such as fear of the unknown. Characters - lead character (usually the one that survies) The killer (trademark charactistics in the way he kills so you can identify the killer) normally good v's evil and mostly the good guy defeats the evil.

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3. Take your favourite film or a film you have recently watched. state the genre of the film and explain some of the codes and conventions used to make it recognisable as belonging to the genre it started