2. Two Different Film Genre
• One of the film genres I’ve chosen to research is Sci-fi, these types of films are made to have
lots of scientific conversations in them.There have been hundreds of action films, Most of
these films are mixed with another genre so that they aren’t just action films. For example
there can be action/ crime films, action/ sci-fi.The most popular film to date is an action/ sci-fi
called “Avatar”.
• The other film genre I’ve chosen is crime, these films are about crimes that occur in everyday
life.One of the most popular films for the crime genre is “Sherlock Holmes”.
Codes and Conventions:
• Both of these genres need to be able make the audience feel a sense of mystery, both genres
usually include plot twists in the story to make it more interesting and exciting.They both
have very intelligent main characters that solve the problems in the film,The main characters
will usually have a fight with the villains at the end of the film.
3. The ASA AndThe BBFC
• The ASA stands for the Advertising Standards Agency, the BBFC means the British Board of
Film Classification.The ASA is the independent regulator of advertising media, they apply
the advertising codes which are written by the committees of advertising practice.They
work on any complaints that are given in to them about misleading, harmful or offensive.
• The BBFC gives detailed information about all soon to be released or already released
films, they give a detailed description about what is in the film.They give an age rating
based on what they see in the film, films that have strong violence, swearing, sex are
usually rated from 15-18. Films that have mild versions of these features will be a 12, and
films that are animated and just have cartoon violence are usually rated U-PG.The BBFC
helps parents and carers make informed decisions about weather or not their children
should go and watch the film.
4. Famous Crime Films
• One quite famous crime film that has been quite recently released was “Sherlock
Holmes” this is a crime film that was made in 2009,The film was about the fictional
detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner John Watson.The film is set in the 1890’s,
the main plot is about a serial killer also suspected sorcerer. Sherlock and Watson find a
plot that will effect the whole of England and they set out to stop it.
• One of the most popular crime films in history is the “Godfather” this is the story of
how gangsters took over the streets of NewYork,The film follows one of the families
know as the Corleone’s.The film shows many different characters and how they made
history but also how many died due to deception, crooked cops and the other rival
families.
5. Famous Sci-fi Films
• There are quite a lot of famous Sci-fi films so its hard to narrow it down to just a few, but
one of the most famous Sci-fi films is “Jurassic Park”.This is a film that is based on a
company that found dinosaur DNA in mosquitoes, they have the technology to make
dinosaurs from the DNA that they had collected.The plan was to make a park so that
people could come a see the dinosaurs that they had created, but one of the employees
tried to steal some of the DNA to sell for millions.While trying to cover his tracks he
disabled the parks security and all the dinosaurs escaped caused complete chaos to the
park.
• Another famous Sci-fi film was “BackToThe Future”, this was made in the 1980’s so this
was about 7 years before Jurassic Park was even made.This film was based on a doctor who
managed to make a time machine, his friend Marty was forced to travel back in time to
1955 after the doctor and himself were attacked by terrorists. He then has to find the
younger version of the doctor and try and rebuild the time machine all the while trying to
avoid anyone from Marty’s future.
6. The fact that everything on this
poster besides the rose could be to
show the very serious nature of the
film, the film is about the dark
underworld of crime back in 1970’s.
The film is rated 18+ so it obviously is
a violent film about crime, death and
corruption.
The rose is a symbol of love, in these
gangster films the main families
would always talk about respecting
one and other.They would treat each
other as if they were family, they
would also use roses as a sign of
respect.This is also the only object
which is in colour which would show
that it is something of value.
Poster Analysis (Crime)
The picture of the hand holding a
cross which has four strings going off
screen could represent the fact that in
the film there are four other gangster
families, so the godfather could be in
control of all four.
This film would appeal to the fans of crime
films as it looks like a very serious and dark
film.This is all about the old time gangsters
in NewYork, The film follows the Corleone
family this is one of five crime families in
the film.This film has a very good story and
it has a very good cast to play the
characters.
7. Poster Analysis (Sci-fi)
This is a very ironic passage on the
side of this page, it talks about how he
is late for everyday events but after
he went in the time machine he
wasn’t in his time anymore.
Marty (the main character) has a very
surprised expression on his face this
shows that he has just travelled in
time and he is now checking the date
on his watch as he cannot believe
what has happened.
The DeLorean car has just travelled in
time as it has produced a trail of fire
which is in line with the four wheels,
this means that the car has moved in
a straight line.This shows that it is
basically a normal car but it has a
special ability, time travel.
This film would appeal to the fans of Sci-fi
genre because in the story it includes a time
machine which is a dream for most Sci-fi
fans, throughout the film they use a lot of
scientific terms in the film to make it seem
more authentic.There are three other films
after it which follow the same sort of plot,
they also link together as he travels back in
time at one time but in the future he goes
back to the same time meaning there are
two of him in the same place.
8. Trailer Analysis (Crime)
From the few clips that I picked out from the trailer you can clearly tell that there is a lot of action in this crime
film, as this film is based on gangsters there are a lot of deaths as they are always at war with each other.The
trailer was mostly filled with explosions and fighting as this is a violent film about the times when gangsters used
to rule the streets , the film has a lot of the main characters killed so that it shows you that nobody is safe in the
family.
The police are represented as being crooked and evil, they help crime spread rather then stopping it.The police
would take bribes from the crime families, the family that paid the most to the police would be able to
sometimes send police after a certain family and they could also pay them so that they would ignore crimes that
they perform.There were hardly any police that actually did their job, this would appeal to crime fans as it will
show that in this city of crime people cant even turn to the police as they might be as bad if not worse as the
gangsters.
9. Trailer Analysis (Crime) Continued
These screenshots show some of the more action packed scenes from the films, the film has a lot of action in it.
The film revolves around power, respect and money.The gangsters that the film follows are lead by a leader who
wants to keep the old ways, but with changing times they will need to adapt to the changes of more modern
times or they will be wiped out.These screenshots just like the last three will show the viewer what they want to
see in a action packed gangster film.This film was extremely popular back when it was made in 1972, and since
then it is known as one of the most popular crime films in the history of films.
10. Trailer Analysis (Sci-fi)
This film is about a scientist and his friend Marty, the scientist called “Doc” has made a time machine from a DeLorean.The car is capable
of travelling to any point in time after reaching 88mph,The car uses Uranium as fuel. At the start of the film Doc tells Marty that he got
some Uranium but he only got it by stealing it from terrorists, but they somehow managed to track him down and end up killing Doc.
Marty escapes them by going back in time in the DeLorean, the time machine sends him back to 1955 which is where he will find his
parents when they weren’t together and when he wasn’t born.
Fans of Sci-fi will enjoy this as there are lots of different aspects of science that are involved in it,The film gets more complicated in the
later sequels of the film as he starts to go into back in time to where he had already gone to so that means that there’s two of him at one
time.
The screen shots that I took of the trailer show some of the strange science gadgets that they decided to include in the trailer so that they
could show to sci-fi fans that this film has a lot of cool looking gadgets that will make sci-fi fans want to see this film even more.
11. Trailer Analysis (Sci-fi) Continued
These clips from the trailer are very good as they look like they belong in a Sci-fi film,The clip on the left shows that the
two main characters are both looking very amazed about what they have both just seen. This is when they are testing
out the time machine and they set it so that it will disappear and come back a minute later in the car park.The second
clip is from later on in the film when Marty and Doc need to get enough electricity so that they can power the DeLorean
so that it can time travel back to the future. I took a screen of when the lightening strikes the top of the town hall, the
explosion of the bolt then travels down the wiring to a pair of lampposts down the street which when struck by the
DeLorean will cause it to travel to the future. And the final screenshot I took form the trailer is of when the DeLorean is
first seen in the film, the trailer that the car came out of was full of smoke which made the first appearance of the
DeLorean that much better.
