The document provides a summary of several films that the author enjoys, including their favorite genres of action/adventure films. Some of the films summarized are Harry Potter films like Deathly Hallows Part 2, Lord of the Rings films like Fellowship of the Ring, and Transformers. For each film, the summary provides details like the director, plot, and reasons for enjoying the film. It also analyzes these films in the context of genres and reception theory.

1. PR7: Me & My Movies
One of the mainwaysat whichwe define whetherafilmistoour likingisbythe genre.The main
genrescommonlyusedinmediaare;Action,Adventure,Animation,Comedy,Documentary,Drama,
Family,Fantasy,Horror,RomanticComedy, Science FictionandThriller.However,aswell ashaving
the maingenresthere can alsobe hybridgenres.These are when2of the above genres merge
together.A goodfilmexamplefor thiswouldbe the Transformersfilms.All 4of the Transformers
filmsfall intoahybridgenre whichisScience FictionAction.Whenyouwatchthe filmsitisobvious
due to the use of extra-terrestrial beingsandrobotsaswell asthe massive amountof violenceand
actionthrownin.
Task 1
I wouldsaythat my favourite filmgenre isahybridgenre,Action&Adventure.Ichose these genres
due to my mainlikingof filmsfallingineitherone orbothof these genres. Ilike avariednumberof
filmsfromdifferentgenresbutsome of mymost favourite filmsfall intothese 2genres.
Harry Potter
My absolute favourite seriesof filmsare the Harry
Potterfilms.Outof all 8 of the filmsInarrowedit
downto my 2 favourites.Theyare The Half Blood
Prince whichisthe 6th
filmandThe DeathlyHallows
Part 2 whichisthe finale,the 8th
film.Obviouslyall of
the harry potterfilmsare similarsoall of themfall
intothe same genres.Bothof these filmswere
directed byDavidYates,the onlyfilmsinthe whole
Harry PotterseriesthatDaviddidn’tdirectwere the
first4, he directedall of the rest.I will choose totalk
aboutthe DeathlyHallowsPart2 because itisthe
finale andwasincrediblygood!Plusitwasalotmore successful thanthe Half BloodPrince.Sothe
DeathlyHallowspart2 came out in2011 and like ImentionedabovewasdirectedbyDavidYates.
AfterDavid’sworkinthe Harry Potterfilmshe waslabelledasthe mostcommerciallysuccessful
Britishisdirectorinrecentyears. The filmepicallyconcludesthe excitingstoryof a groupof wizards
tryingto findand destroythe darkestwizardof all time,Lord Voldemort.Asthe majorityof the
Harry Potterfilmswere broughtouteveryyearfrom2001 theystarteda fresheachfilmof a new
school year.Howeverwiththe DeathlyHallowsPart2 it actuallystartsexactly fromwhere the
DeathlyHallowsPart1 ended.Sothere wasmajorsuspense andfanswere desperate forthe release
of itto knowfullywhat happens.
So the filmisthe carryon of the huntfor the Horcruxesinorderto defeatLordVoldemort.
Throughoutthe whole of the filmthe courageousgroupof youngwizardssearchhighandlow to find
numerousitemsatwhichVoldemorthasconcealedpartof hissoul so he will be protectedif hisbody
isdestroyed.Theylose veryclose companionsalongthe wayandthere are some incrediblybrutal
battles.Youalsofindoutpeoplesshockinglysurprisingstoriesthatare sounexpected.Towards the

2. endall of the Horcruxes are destroyed exceptone whichisVoldemorthimself. HarryandVoldemort
battle itout ina one onone duel.However,Voldemortthoughthe wasat a strongadvantage due to
himbelievingthe mostpowerful wandinthe world,the ElderWandwouldworkforhim.However
the wandneverbelongedtoVoldemortsowouldn’tworkforhim.Duringthe duel Harry’spowers
were strongerandkilledVoldemort.Afterthatitshowsa clipfrom the future whenthe 3 wizard
chumshave all grown upand have familiesof theirown.The lastclipisthemsendingoff their
childrentoHogwartson the Hogwarts Express.
Lord ofthe Rings
My secondfilmchoice’isThe Lordof the Ringsfilmtrilogy.Againitishardto choose a favourite as
all 3 of the filmsare amazing.ButI have to pickone so I wouldchoose the Fellowshipof the Ring
whichisthe firstfilm.It’sgreatbecause yougetto know the charactersand the story of the Ring.All
3 of the filmswere directedbyPeterJackson.Andthe release of the Fellowshipof the Ringwas
2001, afterthat itwas the Two Towersin2002 and The
Returnof the Kingin2003. At the time the Lord of the Rings
filmswere the mostexpensive filmstoproduce.The films
were obviouslyverysuccessful andJacksonwashugely
praisedforhisamazinginterpretationof the novelsbyJ.R.R
Tolkien’s.Even sothathe recentlyreleasedthe Hobbit
trilogywhichissetbefore the Lordof the Ringstime butis
aboutsome of the characters inthe Lord of the Rings.
The filmstarts inthe Shire where youfirstmeetahobbit
namedFrodoBaggins(ElijahWood).He liveswithhisuncle
BilboBaggins(IanHolm) andall of hisotherfriendsand
family.Frodogetshandedaringby Bilboafterhe leavesthe
Shire.Theyinstantlyknowthe value of the ringandhow
dangerousitis.Gandalf warnsFrodo andtellshimto keep it
safe as Sauronthe previousownerof the ringwill come forhim.Samwise Gamgee one of Frodo’s
friendsthenisrequestedbyGandalf toflee withFrodotoavoidbeingfound.Notlongafterthe m
leavingthe servantsof Sauronboundedbythe powerof the ring,the Dark Ridersgoafter the little
hobbits.WhilsttravellingtoBree the 2 hobbitsare joinedbyMerry andPippinandarrive at the Inn
of the PrancingPonywhere theymeetamysteriousranger,Aragorn.Aragornagreestoaccompany
the hobbitstoRivendellthe home of the elveswhere the ringwouldbe mostsafe fora shorttime.
One the way Frodois attackedbyone of the Dark Ridersand isdying.He is savedbyan elf Arwen
and istakento Rivendell wherehe issaved.Theyare thenjoinedbyLegolas,Dwarf Gimli and
Boromirand formthe Fellowshipof the ring.Theiraimisto make it to Mount Doomto destroythe
ringas itcan onlybe destroyedinthe firesof
whichitwas created.There are a fewrough
parts where there are battles buteventually
theygetclose to Mordor and Frododecidesto
take on the rest of the journeyalone.However
Samwise won’tlethimsoFrodoagreeson
lettinghimaccompanyhimalongthe way.This
iswhere the filmleadsontothe secondone,the TwoTowers.

3. Transformers
The Transformersseriesconsists of 4filmsdirectedby
Michael Bay. The firstone,Transformerswasreleasedin
2007, thenRevenge Of The Fallenwasreleasedin2009, then
Dark Of The Moon in 2011and the fourthwas recentin2014
calledAge Of Extinction. Andthere isanew one scheduledto
be releasedin2016 withoutMichael Baydirecting. The one I
am goingto choose to discussisthe firstone.Thisfilmfalls
intoa hybridgenre whichisSci-Fi Action.UsuallyI’mnota
massive fanof Sci-Fi filmsdue tome nothavingmuch
interest,especiallywhenitisAliensorsomethinglikethat.
Howeverwiththe Transformersitisdifferent.Eventhoughin
the filmsthey’re made outtobe like ExtraTerrestrials
because theyenterthe planetasthoughthey’re asteroids
fallingfromspace.The transformersfilmsare basedontoys,
cartoons andcomics.Due to the storiesalreadybeingquite
successful the filmsdidreallywell.Itiscurrently8th
inthe highestgrossingfilmseriescategory.Just
behindHarryPotter,Lord of the RingsandPiratesof the Caribbeanitis 4th
highestgrossingwhen
averagedperfilm.
So the filmisabouta teenagernamedSamWitwicky(ShiaLaBeouf)
not a verypopularkid that trieshishardesttoimpressthe cool kids.
His dadtakeshim car shoppingforhisfirstcar where he discoversa
reallyrundownChevroletCamarowithblackracingstripes.He really
likesthe lookof the mysteriouscarandfeelsitwill impresshishigh
school crush MikaelaBanes(MeganFox).He thenlaterdiscoversthat
not onlydoesthe car endup catchingMikaela’sattentionbutitis
actuallya transformingalienrobotnamedBumblebee fromthe planet
Cybertron.MikaelaandSamfeel astrong connectionastheyhave
discoveredanalienrace togetherandstickbyeach other.Meanwhile theyfindoutwhythe robots
have come to planetEarth. Aspart of the AutobotsbumblebeeexplainsthattheirplanetCybertron
was destroyedandthe onlywaytosave it isto findthe Allsparkwhichisa cube that crash landedon
Earth several millionyearsago.Howeverthe Autobotsrivals,the Decepticonsare also tryingto
locate the Allsparkandplanto use the powerof the Allsparktotransformhumantechnologyintoa
newarmy of Decepticonsandtake overthe universe. The Autobots don’twantanyof the humans
beingharmedsoplanon destroyingtoAllsparkbefore the Decepticonscangetit.Afterthe Autobots
possessthe cube there isthena battle heldbetweenthe Decepticons andAutobotsinLosAngeles.
Numerousrobotsgetkilled duringthe battle;fromthe AutobotsJazziskilledandfromthe
DecepticonsBonecrusher,Brawl andBlackoutare all killed. Thenthe leaderof the Decepticons
Megatron isultimatelydefeatedbySamandreleasesthe Allsparkintohischesttodestroyit.
Cybertroncan nowno longerbe broughtback as itsmainsource of powerisgone so the Autobots
accept Earth as theirnew home;Samand Mikaelabeginarelationshipwitheachotherwhichthen
leadsonto the nextfilm.

4. Task 2
I wouldsaythat one of the mainreasonsI chose thishybridgenre asmy preferredisbecause Ilike
beingputintoa differentworld.Italmostseemssurreal.Butformylikingthere isabreakingpoint.
Whenthingscan geta bittoo Science FictionIstartto go off it. I mentioned whentalkingabout
TransformersthatI can easilytolerate the use of the sci-fi inthatfilmbutit’swhenaliensandstuff
getbrought intoit.WithTransformersI reallyenjoythe actionandthe rushyouget whenyouwatch
it.It’s completelydifferent fromotherSci-Fi filmsIfeel.AndIalsojustlove how cleveritis!Itis so
pleasingtowatchwiththe incredible technologyusedandespeciallywhenthere are suchmassive
stars init like MeganFox.Afterthe secondfilmtheyweren’thalf asgoodbecause she wasn’tinthe
others.She justplayssuchan amazingcharacter and youkindof get inspiredandwantwhatshe has;
like withthe HarryPottersand Lord of the RingsI wouldn’tsaythatthese filmsrelyonhaving
massive starsfeaturing.Yes,there are some amazingactorsandactressesthat are in the filmbut it’s
justhowunique andamazingtheyare that’swhypeople wouldmainlywatchit.Pluswithme whenI
firstwatchedHarry Potterand LOTR I was onlyquite youngsowouldn’tconsiderthatif there wasa
massive starinthemthat it wouldattract me to it. I justwatchedthembecause itwas a complete
differentworldtowhatwe live andto getintothat mindsetitjustfeltgreat.Iwouldsaythat it is
easyto getaddictedto films,withme it isdefinitelyHarryPotter.Itisthe storylinesandhow clever
the filmsare structuredwhichisa massive positivepoint.Consideringthere are 8 Harry Potterfilms
the story lineswere expressedperfectlythroughoutthe whole of the series.AsIam sucha massive
fan I can notice mistakesandthroughoutthe whole HPseriesIonlynoticedone mainmistake inthe
lastfilm.Eventhoughitisn’ta good thingtohave a mistake Ido feel thatitisalsoa goodpoint.
Because itshowsthat people mustwatchthe filmsthatmuchindepthand know everysingle thing
that happensinthe filmsthattheycan pickup on tinyhiddenmistakes,like me.Andwiththe Lordof
the RingsI can’t faultthem.To expressastoryin the wayit has beendone justthrough3 films isa
huge accomplishment.Andthe wayat whichthe newerHobbitfilmslinkinwiththe LOTR’sisjustso
clever.Younotice whenwatchingthe LOTRthat there isreferencestoeventsthathappenedpriorto
that presenttimeswhichare thenexpressedfully inthe Hobbits.Ilove how there issucha huge
connectionbetween2differentfilmseries’.AndItrulytake myhat off to PeterJacksonforhisuse of
innovation,usingCGRand othertechniqueswhichnotmanyotherdirectorshave everattempted
using.The creationof the character Gollumwasjust onanotherlevel andsocrazy for the time.
Whenyouactuallycompare the use of technologyinthe LOTR andto Transformersyoucan see the
vast changes.Justinthe space of 6 yearsso muchhas changedand it’s amazing.Justthinkin
another6 yearstime whatwill the technologybe like!Lookingbacknow at how much technology
has changeditis mental,there have beensomanyotherwindowstohave openedwithincredible
techniquesandyetall the HPfilmsandespeciallythe LOTRfranchise are still sopopularand
appreciatedbyall ages.
WhenconsideringStuartHall’sReceptiontheoryIwouldsaythatitis all downto my lifestyleand
interestswhyIchose thisgenre.Usuallythe genresIhave chosenasmy favouritesare mainlymale
dominant.Itshouldn’tbe the case butin realityactionandadventurousfilmsare more aimedat
males.Ifeel thatitis all mainly downtomy lifestyle because I’mnotagirlygirl so I thinkthisisa
contributingfactoras I’minto a lot of thingsmore male dominatedthan female dominated.But I
can’t deny I am a loverof fantasyand some romanticfilms.SoIwouldn’tsayitisdue to my gender.
HoweverIwouldsay my age is a contributingfactorforthistype of genre.The filmsIchosento
speakaboutwere all releasedwhenIwasgrowingup.The mainone wouldhave beenTransformers

5. because Iwill have been10 goingon11 whichisan age where actionismesmerizing.Well itwasto
me.Harry potterand LOTR were bothreleasedwhenIwasquite youngbutwatchedthemanyway,
especiallyHarryPotter,Iwatchedit constantlyandwenttosee everyone of theminthe cinemas.
Part 3
The Hunger Games// MockingJay Part 1 (2014)
Director– FrancisLawrence
Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PkkHsuMrho
Character
Throughoutthe whole of the traileryousee KatnissEverdeen
(JenniferLawrence) the protagonistineveryone of the Hunger
Gamesfilms.She’sayoung,prettyandwell knownactressto
the target audience.Plusshe isthe maincharacterinthe first
and secondHungerGamesfilmssoyouwouldobviously
expecttosee herin the trailer. Itstarts off withKatniss’voice
overas she basicallyintroducesitandmentioningthe
“Games” instantly.She alsomentionshersister,thiswillbe torecapand refreshwhathappenedin
the previousfilmsinthe audiencesmindssoitsfreshandclear.Plus yousee PeetaMellark(Josh
Hutcherson) anotherone of the mainrolesinthe firstcouple of films.Howeverhe diesinCatching
Fire (2nd
film) andsoduringthe trailerthere isa spoilerthathe isstill alive.Sothiscreatesanchorage
as youwant to knowwhathappenedtohimand whatis furthergoingtohappen.Youthensee
Katniss’softside asshe getsquite emotional.
Narrative
The trailerstarts withKatniss’voice briefingbackoverhermindsetthroughthe pastfilms,her
thoughtstowardsthe gamesand explaininghow muchhersistermeanstoheras she volunteered
whenhersistergotchosenfor the Gamesin the firstfilm.Thenthroughoutthe restof the traileryou
see a seriesof eventsandaction.Andagainyou’re beingremindedof the relationshipsbetween
some of the characters.There isa lotof mysteryinthe trailerasit isobviouslytryingtonotgive too
much away.
Iconography
There isa lotof iconographythroughoutthe trailerwiththe action,explosionsandweapons.You
wouldn’texpect anythingelse fromanactiontrailerthat’swhatmakes iticonic.You know exactly
whatthe genre will be whenyousee this.The firstthingyouactuallysee isaDrone like aircraftflying
throughthe air overwhat lookslike one of the “Games”arenas.Thisisiconicto the Sci-Fi aspectsof
the genre.You see fire anddevastationwhichisrelevanttothe War partsof the genre.Inorder to
gripthe audience youneedtoshowasmuch mixture of feelingsandvariationsof eventstokeepas
possible andinthistraileritdefinitelyshowsavariationof iconicaspectstothe genre.

6. Setting
Settingstartsinan Aircraftthenyou see the suburban little villagesstruckwithdevastation.Butthe
mainfeaturesintermsof settingwill be the reallyfuturisticbuildingsandlocations.Everythingis
presentedreallySci-Fitype sothe audience feelsasthoughthey’re inadifferentworldandwill
struggle relatingbecause itisnothinglike real life.Typicalsettingsforfilmslike this.
Technical andAudiocodes
It starts off witha bird’seye viewpanningshotof an aircraftflyingoveraforesttype area.This is
one of the bestwaysto setthe scene.Itshowsyouthat itisn’tsetin a major citylocationlike what
youmay expectfroman actionfilm.There isuse of fasteditingtechniques,thiscreatessuspense
and youwant to see more fromthe clips.Itis justtryingto include awide variation of thingsinitbut
not give toomuch away.Thisisone of the bestways to approachit soit leavesthe audience wanting
to buyticketsto see the filminthe cinema.
Pirates ofthe Caribbean// At WorldsEnd (2007)
Director– Gore Verbinski
Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PetrAmq9fcw
Character
At the beginningof the trailerall of the maincharactersare
shownandintroducedexceptforthe mainprotagonistCaptain
Jack Sparrow(JohnnyDepp).There islike abuildupof suspense
as Calypso(Naomi Harris) isdoingavoice overas thoughshe is
askingall the othercharacters howfar theywouldgoto save
Jack. Thenas she eventuallygetstomentioningJack’sname he
comeson the screen.Thisbuildsupsuspense like Isaiddue to
the fact that Jack Sparrowwas meantto have diedin A Dead
Man’s Chest(2nd
film).Soitisa character whichis introducingamaincharacter.There is obvious
attentiondrawntothe bigstars inthe movie as well like KeiraKnightlyplayingElizabethSwannand
OrlandoBloomPlayingWill Turner.Asitisthe 3rd
of 4 filmsthe charactersalreadyhave their
reputationandthe audience /fansknowwhattheyexpectfromthe charactersso theirbehaviour
isn’toveractedit isperfectas itshowsoff theircharacter inthe bestway.
Narrative
There isa narrative to the trailer,howeverafterwatchingthe filmsome of the clipsare jumbledup
inthe trailercomparedtohowthey’re orderedinthe filmitself. Butthe furtheralongintothe
traileryougetthe more the actionpicksup. Thisisexactlythe same case in the film.The suspense
picksup and yougetpulledinthroughanchorage.Plusif youhave watchedthe other2 filmsbefore
thisone thenyouwill knowthatsomethingmajorisgoingtohappen.You see slightscenesinthe
trailerwhere youdesperatelythrive tosee more,thisishow theyfill cinemas.

7. Iconography
In termsof Iconography witha filmlike thisyouwouldexpecttosee gunsswordsanda lot of
fighting.Youdobut maybe notas much as youwouldthink.Inthe filmall the majorfightingoccurs
at the endof the film.There are a fewlittle fightsthroughoutbutthe lastsayhalf an hour ispretty
much all fighting.Andwiththe trailerall of the mainfightingscenesare showstowardsthe end.The
firstmainitemyousee inthe trailerisJack Sparrowscompasswhichis one of the mosticonicitems
throughoutthe whole of the POTCseries.Yousee a boatwhichisobviouslyone of the mainthings
youwouldexpecttosee ina filmwhichisaboutpiratesoutat sea.You see the piratesthemselves
no matterhowclichédtheymaybe.You alsosee some itemswhichare iconicto specificcharacters
like JackSparrowscompass and hishat. AlsocaptainBarbosa’shat ishugelysignificantasitdefines
himas beingthe captainof a shipfromthe first film;he lookedbetterandmore importantthanall
of the otherpiratesbecause of hisoutfit.
Setting
The settingisobviouslyexactlywhatyouwouldexpectfromafilmlike this.The firstshotyou
actuallysee inthe trailerisa verybeautiful shotof the sun settingthenitchangestoa wider angled
pan shotof a distantsunset overthe oceanwiththe
Black Pearl shipsailing. Youcouldn’treallyopenthe
trailerwithanyothershot;it iswhat youwouldexpect
of a filmlike thisone. All the restof the mainlocations
throughoutthe trailerare numerousdifferentbeaches
and docks,againobviousforthe style of film.Asitis
meantto be set inthe Caribbeanmostof the locations
are sunny,howeveryounotice inthe trailerthatwhenthere isa battle or somethinginvolving
fightingthe weathergoesall darkandbad like reallyrainyandquite dangerouswhenbeingoutat
sea.The filmseemsasthoughitissetin a differenttimetonow andso the locationsare a bit
differentfromwhatyouwouldexpect.Plussome of the locationshave muchdifferentculturesto
whatwe are familiarwithsolookdifferentandquite cool.Butthisiswhatmakesthe filmssounique
and dundue to you feelinglikewhenyouwatchthe filmyou’re inadifferentworldalmost.Itfeels
so outof the norm to whatyou knowandI feel thisfeelingmostlycomesthroughthe setting.
Technical andAudioCodes
So forstarters the editingthroughout the wholetrailercisreallywelldone.Itgoesperfectlywiththe
differentaudio.Atthe beginningitisall quite heldbackwiththe Pirate songthatyoungElizabeth
Swansingsinthe firstfilmbefore anybodyknew therewere suchthingsaspirates.Thenthere isa
suddenchange inaudiowhere the pace getsfasteralmostlike gunshotsasthe 2 production
companiesare introduced;WaltDisneyPicturesandJerryBruckheimerFilms.Itisall quite exciting
musicthat follows.Thenagainthe releasedate isannouncedthroughananimatedpart.There is
alsoa lotof voiceoverswhichexplainsthe storybetterasitgivesthe abilitytoshow more scenesbut
still tell the storybriefly.Itisall reallyfastedited,withreallyquickshortandsnappyshots.Butone
of the mainparts whichstoodoutto me that I thoughtwere reallycleverwasashot of Davy Jones
and Jack Sparrowswordduellingonone of the Masts
of the FlyingDutchman(DavyJones’ship).

8. As theirswordstouchthere isa change in the music,the musicat the time is excitingmusicwithlike
a highpitchedoperavoice andeverytime the swordsmeetyouhearthe voice andthe pace picks
up. It’s justso cleverhowitgoesso well withthe music.Plusthe pace of the musicandaudio
throughoutthe whole of the trailerpicksupgraduallyasit getsfurthertothe enddue to the action
kickinginmore towardsthe end.Thenjustafterthat the maincharactersactors are introduced
similartohowthe sword fightingscene wasdone withthe music.Thenjustbeforeitendsitshowsa
lotof reallyshortsectionsof clipswhichthenleavesyouwantingtosee more asyoudon’tactually
findoutwhat happensfully.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Director– ChristopherNolan
Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5U8suTUw0
Character
At the beginningof the traileritisalmostquite mysteriousand
secretive intermsof showingthe characters.Usuallyyouwould
expecttosee the main
character first.Inthiscase
youdo but itsall quite held
back, yousee the Batman
brieflyonthe edge of a skyscraper aboutto jumpoff.You
can’t see himproperly,justadark figure.The secondshotis
a pan fromthe topof a buildinglookingdownthenyousee
Batman inthe corner and as soonas he comescentre shot itfadesto black. Thenyousee him jump
off the building;thisgripsthe audienceasthe shotfadesoutbefore yousee anythinghappen.Then
the nextcouple of clipsthatfolloware shortand snappyto introduce otherkeycharacters,one of
thembeingthe Jokerthathas a huge role in the film.If youdidn’tknow who the Jokerwaswhen
watchingthe traileryousure findout.At just32 secondsthere isa close upshot of the Jokersaying
that theyhave to kill the Batman.Thisanchorsthe audience asyouwantto know more,the full
storyas to whyhe wantsto kill himandwhetherhe doesactuallyharmhim. YoumeetBruce Wayne
whichisthe Batman whenhe isn’ttryingto save people andRachel Daweswhich isinlove with
Bruce.Howeveryoucan getfrom the trailerthat there issome kindof conflictbetweenBruce,
Rachel and HarveyDent(Twoface). Yousee some majorstarsthroughoutthe trailerlike Morgan
Freeman,GaryOldmanand Michael Caine.Itshowsthatthere washuge star theoryconsiderationin
the makingof the filmandthe trailer.
Narrative
The narrative of the trailerisquite jumbledup. The basicstructure islinearhoweveryousee some
shotsnearerthe beginningwithcertainscenes,andthenalittle laterinthe traileryousee shotsin
the same scenes.Youfindout a crucial bit of informationnearerthe beginningthatthe Jokeraimsto
kill the Batman.You start to geta feelingof astructure for the filmfromthispointof the trailer.
Followingthisshotyousee explosionsandotheractiontype shots,these shotsleadthe audience to
desperatelywanttoknowmore.You findoutthat Bruce is inlove withRachel butHarveyis tryingto

9. take her fromhim.Towardsthe endyou see more fastpace and more actionfilledshots.Having
shotslike thisatthe endwill leave the audience wantingmore asthey’re soexcitingandgripping
Iconography
You instantlysee whenyoustartwatchingthe trailerbigskyscraperbuildingswhichobviously
suggestshighheightsandasitsBatman, youwouldpresume someone isgoingtojumpfroma high
building.Yousee the Batmobilecome crashingthroughawall;youwouldobviouslyexpecttosee
thisdue to it beingsignificantlyiconictoall of Batman’scomics,cartoonsand previousfilms.Youget
a sense of whothe hero’sand whothe villainsare.Anotherincrediblyiconicfactorforfilmslike this
one isfightingaction,soexplosionsandanysortof
fightingscenes.Reallycommonwithsuperherofilmsthe
herohas a secretidentity;youwouldexpecttobe
introducedtothe real personbeingthe mask.Inthiscase
youmeetBruce wearingareallysmartsuitand visitinga
prestige restaurantandotherposhvenuesthroughoutthe
trailer;inthese scenesyoualsomeetthe mainwoman
influence, Batman’slove.Youdon’tfindoutat firstbutin anyfilmlike thisthere willbe some form
of romanticrelationshipbetweenthe leadand abeautiful woman.Yousee numerousweapons
throughoutas well likedifferenttypesof guns,explosives,knivesandaxes.There are alsoa number
of differentcarchases,some thatresultinexplosionsandotherdisasters.
Setting
Straightaway inthe firstclipthe settingisintroducedthroughabird’seye view of skyscraper
buildingsinabusytownarea like Chicago.The settingishuge
withfilmslike thisdue tothe Mise enscene beinghugely
significant.Itisgoingtobe a lotmore pleasingtothe audience
if it isa busytownarea. Throughoutthe whole of the trailer
you’re remindedof the locationthroughpanningbird’seye
shotsof skyscraper buildings.The shotswhicharen’tof the
buildingsorof the characters battling inthe streetsthere are
shotsfrom partieswhere everyoneisreallysmartlydressed
and as thoughitis reallyprestige toattend.
Technical andAudioCodes
Like any otheractionfilmyouwouldexpectthe trailertobe editedquite quickandfastand usually
to a fast pacedpiece of music.Inthiscase it does.Straightawaywiththe firstfew shotsof the
buildingsthere ismusicwithsuddendropsandthe shotshave beeneditedsothattheychange or
somethingsignificantwithinthe cliplandsonthe drop.It
adds more suspense tothe overall video.Justafterthese
clipsthe distributerWarnerBrothers andthe production
companies LegacyandDC Comics are introduced
throughanimatedimages. Alsothere are audiovoice

10. over’swhichrunovera numberof clipswhichbrieflyexplainsthe story. Andthe waysome of the
shotsare shotare reallycleverandrelevanttothe genre.Like the majorityof the shotsare sethigh
up whichsetsthe scene forthe fact it’sa superherofilm;especiallywith itbeingaboutBatmanwho
spendsa lotof time inthe air.It setsthe scene reallywell.
Part 4
As I mentionedatthe beginningof myarticle myfavourite filmseriesisHarryPotter.Itis massively
populararoundthe whole world.Andevenhasfandom’sinnumerous differentcountries.For
example there isaWarnerBrothersStudiowiththe Makingof Harry PotterinLondonUK and alsoa
similarthinginFloridacalledThe WizardingWorldof HarryPotter.Inthe WarnerBros studioin
Londonthere are numerousoriginalsetsfromwhenthe filmswere beingmade. It’samazingandis
reallypopular.Theydotoursaroundthe studiosata cost whichmustmake quite alot of money.Itis
a popularattractionin the UK and keepsthe spiritof the filmsgoingeventhoughthe last one wasin
2011.
Alsointermsof Societiesthereisawebsite calledPottermorewhichJK Rowlinghassetupso that
Harry Potterfans can experience the unknownpartsof the filmseriesandenjoythembeingre-told
inan interviewkindof format.Itwasdone as part of a partnershipwithSony.Duringthe advertsfor
DeathlyHallowsPart2 (the lastHP film)
RowlingbrieflyadvertisedPottermore as
all the fans were upsetthe amazingstories
were comingtoan end.She had
informationaboutthe filmswhichshe
neverofficiallyincludedinthe movies,so
Pottermore exclusivelyallowsthe fansto
discovermore aboutthe Wizardingworld
and alsoto have theirownsay.It’s a free
thingand the fansabsolutelyloveit! Not
onlydoesitkeepthe fanshappybut itkeepsthe spiritof the Harry Potterfilmsgoing.Itsobvious
Rowlingdidn’tjustwanttoleave itwhenthe filmsended,she istryingherhardesttokeepitgoing
and itis definitelyworking. https://www.pottermore.com/