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1. Analysis of Genre: Lacey’s Repertoire of Elements
In hisbook Narrative andGenre: Key Conceptsin MediaStudies,(Palgrave,Macmillan),NickLacey
definesgenre elementsasconstitutingthe 5keyareasbelow:
 setting
 character
 narrative
 iconography
 style
Whenanalysingtexts,use Lacey’srepertoire of genre elementsasa guide.Fill inthe boxesbelow,
makingnotesonthe genre conventions thatyousee
Genre elements Conventions
Setting- mise enscene/
location
A voice tellsthathe wassetin a Washingtonheightsbarandthat he
becomesintoastickysituationwhenpeople trytorob the place and
endsup shootingonthe street. Itstereotypical, youalwayssee voice
oversindetective genresbutitwouldattractan audience towonder
whathappens.
Characters –
representations,
stereotypes,behaviour,
bodylanguage,specific
actors/stars
You can tell thatthe personwhowasspeakinginthe beginningisthe
maincharacter because he saysthat he usedto be a cop buthe shota
civilian.Alsoshowsthatothercharactersthat are init like the guyhe has
a job for. The protagonistiscrucial to an action filmbecause itshows
hope forthe victimstohave someone tosave them, itdoesn’tshow
The villaintoequal outthe playingfield. The trailershowsaguytalking
to Liam’scharacter he couldassociate withthe badguys of the films
Narrative events–how
isthe narrative ordered
and structured?
Is itelliptical/enigmatic
(elementsleftoutto
intrigue/entice the
audience)
It Showsthe guyas the goodguy,but doesn’tshow anyevil guystolevel
out the playingfieldandjustaddsvictimstoshow that it isan ex-cop.
Liam Neeson’scharacterrunsoutof bar shootingatthe bad guysmaking
himseemlike the protagonist. Italsosuits the genre because its
mysteriousbutalsoshowsdetailsof whatishappening.
Iconography –Well
knownor recognisable
people/objects/buildings
mise enscene/props,
costume,setting,
symboliccodes
Showsthat a cop getsdrinksfree ina bar, showsa redcoat maybe
showingthe little redridinghood.Showsthe empirestate building,
whichiconicto show that itis America.Itisa well-knownplace making
people wanttosee the place butalso see itinthe film, itwouldbe easy
to spotmost iconographyfor thisbecause itisverysimilartohistaken
movieswhichhassimilaraspects.
STYLE: Technical and
audio codes– camera
use,editing,
diegetic/nondiegetic
sound,sfx.Mise en
scene/lighting,colour
The trailergetsmore intense withitsfastedpacedshotsmakingit
excitingtowatch,audience wouldgetattractedbythe violencebutalso
the story behindthe trailer.Thismakesthe audience getmore interested
inthe movie makingthemwanttosee it,the suspense hitswell withthe
genre of actionand thriller.
Summarise how the above helpsto define genre inthe text
It is almost similarto previoustitle Taken which also screenedLiamnelson,it showedthat there

2. Analysis of Genre: Lacey’s Repertoire of Elements
Name of text: Genre:
Anyone canwatch the filmbuttheyroughlytargetedthere audience towardspreviousfilmsthatare
similartothisone such as takenand people wholove Liamnelson.Roughlyage groupwouldbe 15
because of the age ratingbut olderthan15 wouldbe more to like thisfilm because theyroughly
wouldlike Liamnelsoninhispreviousfilms.
These Imagesbeloware fromthe trailerof the filmthe firstimage isLiamNeesonandsomeone that
he findsonhis waythroughthe story, he looksa bitevil,which maysuggesthe hassomethingto
withthe bad guys. Thisshowsthe characters inthe trailer.
Thisimage showsof the settingandyou can see that itis America New YorkCity,Italso saysthat too
because he mentionsaWashingtonheightsbarwhich islocatedinNew York.
You couldsay that thispicture fromthe trailershowsthe setting.
was someone in trouble and it was Liam nelsonsjobto save them.

3. Analysis of Genre: Lacey’s Repertoire of Elements
Thisbit inthe trailershowsthe iconographyof the trailer.
Thisbit of the trailershowsthe narrative side of the trailerbecause theyare talkingaboutthe past
and itis the narrative voice inthe trailer.
Thisbit of the trailershowsthe style because itbecomesfastpacedbya small clipsof fightsscenes
and thisbitshowsLiamNeesonpunchingaguy,can tell itis excitingfilmtowatch.