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1. In myessayI will be writingabouthowthere are manydifferentwaysinhow toanalyse films.One
wayin usinglaceysrepertoire of elementsthisiswhenyoulookatthe filmyoutake notice of whatis
actuallyinthe film.Like iconography,character,narrative,technical audiocodes.Forexampleinthe
filmcowboysandaliensyoucansee itclearlyisa westernbythe way the backgroundlooks.WhatI
meanby thisis there are cactusesand tumbleweedsrollingaround.
Genre Codesand Conventions-
 Illusionstolife anddeath
 Lonelymanneredwriting,thiscoversthe bloodanddangeraspectsof the poster/film.
 Reflectionatthe bottomof the postersuggestswater/bloodthissignifiesthatthere isgoing
to be deathin the film.
 Graveyardbringsacross a supernatural feel tothe poster/film.
 The gun in hishandsuggestsdanger.
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2.  The fact the producerschose liamneesonforthe filmanchorsthe audience becausehe isa
star that has had successfromfilmssimilartothisone
Modesof Address-
 The way liamneesonislookingatyou,makingyoufeel like he meansbusinessandisona
mission.Thisisanotherthingthatmakesthemwantto come watch itas itbringsup a sense
of mysteryasyouwant to knowwhyhe looksso serious.
 Whenanalysingtexts,use Lacey’srepertoire of genre elementsasa guide.Fill inthe boxes
below,makingnotesonthe genre conventionsthatyousee
Genre elements Conventions
Setting- mise enscene/
location
NewYork – most goodactionmoviesare setin big cities.
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.Thismakingitappeal tothe type of audience thatwatch these
typesof films.The reasonforthisisthat he alwaysplaysthatpart.
Specificallyfromthe takenfilms.
STYLE: Technical and
audio codes– camera
use,editing,
diegetic/nondiegetic
Camerause:Tracking,
Editing:Fades,colourfadesandcolourenhancement.Quickshot
editing.,
Diegetic:

3.  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 both
genderswantedtosee it,butif I had to say I wouldsayit’smore of a male.
 Social Classification: workingclass tomiddle class
Neopoliandynamite
sound,sfx.Mise en
scene/lighting,colour
Nondiegetic:SoundFromthe verystartis usedto buildsuspense.
Sfx:the soundeffextsthatare usedare gunn shots,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 trailergivesusindicationstoward itbeingthis
type of movie because of everythingwe saw inthe movie trailer.Thisinclude the setting,the music,
the editingandwhatyousee.