The document analyzes the genre elements and conventions used in the movie trailer for "A Walk Among the Tombstones". It identifies the settings as being in New York City, the main character as Liam Neeson playing an ex-cop/detective, and discusses how some narrative elements are left out of the trailer to intrigue audiences. It also notes iconic imagery used includes the Empire State Building and sounds are used to build suspense. In conclusion, the summary identifies the genre as an action/thriller based on the trailer elements analyzed.

1. Analysis of Genre: Lacey’s Repertoire of Elements By Tom Ross
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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 conventionsthatyousee
Genre elements Conventions
Setting- mise enscene/
location
New York – most goodactionmoviesare setin bigcities.
Washington,Bar,On the street, verycliché forthistype of movie.
Characters –
representations,
stereotypes,behaviour,
bodylanguage,specific
actors/stars
Liam Neeson –detective.
(protagonist),victim(The man’swife),
Victim2 (the girl inthe redcoat)
Men inthe vanare the villians( verysimilartotaken)
Narrative events–how
isthe narrative ordered
and structured?
Is itelliptical/enigmatic
(elementsleftoutto
intrigue/entice the
audience)
In the trailerthere are certainelementsthatare leftout.Thisintrigues
the target audience astheywantto know whathappens. Some clipsare
alsoediteddowntocreate a sense of excitementthroughoutthe advert.
Howeverthe waytheypickthe clips isverycleveras theywill needto
bringacross the genre of the filmandtell averybrief storyline.
Iconography –Well
knownor recognisable
people/objects/buildings
mise enscene/props,
costume,setting,
symboliccodes
Empire state building,The New YorkSkye Line,Bar, The coloursshow its
goingto be action because atthe beginningthere isn’tmuchcolourbut
theyare slowlygettingbrighter.
It isveryiconicthat the main character(liamNeeson) isanex-cop/
detective.This makingitappeal tothe type of audience thatwatch these
typesof films. The reasonforthisisthat he alwaysplaysthatpart.
Specificallyfromthe takenfilms.
STYLE: Technical and
audio codes– camera
Camerause:Tracking,
Editing:Fades, colourfadesandcolourenhancement.Quickshot

2. Analysis of Genre: Lacey’s Repertoire of Elements By Tom Ross
Name of text:‘A WalkAmongThe Tombstones’. Genre:Action/Thriller.
Target Audience:
Class:B – E Classification.
Age:Betweenthe agesof 15- 35
Gender:I personallydon’tthinkthere isaspecificgenderinthismovie because alotof bothgenders
wantedtosee it,but if I had to say I wouldsayit’smore of a male.
Social Classification: working classtomiddle class
use,editing,
diegetic/nondiegetic
sound,sfx.Mise en
scene/lighting,colour
editing.,
Diegetic:
Nondiegetic:SoundFromthe verystartis usedto buildsuspense.
Sfx:the soundeffextsthatare usedare gunnshots,at the start of the
trailerthere are three gunshots.Showingthe actionof the film.
Summery:
The summeryof the generaof thismovie isactionmovie thriller.
Thisis because of everythingwe sawinthe movie trailergivesusindicationstowarditbeingthis
type of movie because of everythingwe saw inthe movie trailer.Thisinclude the setting,the music,
the editingand whatyousee.