1. The titles and font establish the thriller genre through their bold, striking style that stands out and references sci-fi tropes like unknown bright lights. 2. The setting in modern America among busy streets and normal housing establishes both the sci-fi and thriller genres by suggesting a futuristic yet ordinary location where disasters are unexpected. 3. Costumes are everyday clothing, furthering the thriller element of normal people facing danger, while technological props reference sci-fi through items like laptops and the father's engineering interests.

1. Nine Frame Analysis
War of theWorlds

2. 1)Titles and font
The titles and font are used to show the thriller genre as they stand out from the
background and they also link to sci-fi thriller by the way they are displayed, the
titles come out from a bright light which could link to the unknown.The font is
bold and strongly structured, this could link to the thriller genre as it could link to
the strength of the earth and how disasters wont break the world.

3. 2) Setting & Location
The setting and location of the film links to the sci-fi thriller genre, as it’s a
modern setting, so almost futuristic, this is also show by the shot over the
streets of America, which is a highly technological, thriller is shown, through the
busyness, of the streets and also the fact its set in a normal housing estate,
which links to how you would not expect anything to go wrong in normal day to
day life.

4. 3) Costume & Props
The costumes and props, in this film link to the sci-fi thriller genre as there
costumes are normal everyday clothing, this links to thriller as again you would
not expect anything to happen to normal people.This could also link to sci- fi as
they have a lot of technological props, the son with the laptop and then also the
fact the dad works in construction and has a fascination with engines.

5. 4) Camera work & Editing
The camera work and editing links to the sci-fi thriller genre as the initial
establishing shot of America shows the innocence of the place and again it shows
the unknown, the long shot of the cars on the street link to the thriller genre as it
shows busyness and as if everyone is rushing around, they are carrying on with
everyday life and don’t expect anything to happen, sci-fi is shown through the cars
and the traffic lights which link to the future and again to the dads fascination
with engines.

6. 5) plot
The sci-fi thriller genre is shown through the plot as this urban setting shows
that the disaster is going to be happening to normal everyday civilians but it
also suggests the characters to be coming from a working class background and
to not have to be the richest of people. Sci-fi could occur through the bridge in
the background, this is a rigid structure that is relatively new in building and so
this links to technology and the future which are aspects of the sci-fi genre.
Thriller is shown by the urban disturbed setting which therefore links to the
unknown which is an aspect of thriller genre.

7. 6) Introduction of Characters
The way the characters are introduced links to the sci-fi thriller genre as they are
all introduced in different ways, the dads introduced in the beginning using
relatively new technology which could link to the sci-fi genre as an aspect of it is
technology, the way the first child is introduced with the mum and the step dad
links to the thriller genre as your left with a bit of an enigma as to why the parents
split up in the first place, the daughter is introduced last this is because she is
linked to the film as one of the main characters as she is mysterious as you know
she has something wrong with her but your not sure what.

8. 7) Story & how the opening sets
up the film
The opening sets up the film as it advertises the world in a different light and it
changes, which shows the world can easily be changed and therefore linking to the
film as it shows how it can therefore be changed or have a disturbance.The story is
about a world disaster and the effects it has on the people and how they survive it.

9. 8) Genre and how its shown
The opening of the film links to the sci -fi thriller genre as the way its displayed.
Sci -fi is shown as it starts with organisms which then turn into the earth, which
turns into a traffic light this combination shows the link between the unknown
and busyness which are links between sci-fi and thriller.

10. 9) Special Effects
Special effects are used especially at the beginning of the film.They are
shown by how the atmosphere of different organisms changed into a
raindrop which turns into the earth, which is then isolated in space before
finally changing into a traffic light, this links to the sci-fi thriller genre as it
shows how the unknown can be changed into the known, and how
unsuspecting things can happen and things can change at any moment.