1. PR7 Me And My Movies
Task 1:
I have chosenfantasyformy genre.The 3 moviesIwill be choosingare:
 Avatar
o Director:JamesCameron
o Year Of Production:2009
 The Hobbitan UnexpectedJourney:
o Director:PeterJackson
o Year Of Production:2012
 Harry Potterand the gobletof fire:
o Director:Mike Newell
o Year Of Production:2005
What Attracts youto thisGenre?
PersonallyIbelievethatone of the mainreasonswhypeople getattractedtothese typesof movies
issimplybecause the movie isalwaysbasedinalandof make believe, orinthe real worldwhere
thingsthat are impossiblebecome the possible.Thisallows the audience totake abreak fromreality
and take themintothislandof make believe.
There isa massive audience forthese typesof moviesbecauseeversince theyhave beencreated
people have alwayswantedtobe able to dothe imposable.MoviessuchasHarry Potterand The
lordof the rings/The Hobbittrilogy’sallow themtoopenthere mindandfora brief momentthink
aboutwhat life wouldbe likeinacompletelydifferentreality.Alsothisallowedthe viewersachance
to followpeople thoughthisdifferentdimension
Why Do You Like The Genre?
I alwayspreferFantasytoall othermovie genres.Thisisbecause theyallow me totake a moment
out of my ownlife andstepintothe shoesof boththe actor playingthe roll andalsothe actual roll
itself.One of the reasonsisbecause thentheycreate one singularfantasymovie intoafranchise,
theyuse the same stars. Thisallowsyouto keepwatchingmovieswithstarsyoulike,playing
characters youlike.Andevenif youdon’tlike the movie,youmaystill watchittosee the actor’s.
Alsothe storyline thoughtoutmostfantasiesare alwaysgoodbecause theycanuse thingsthatdon’t
existmakingthe storyinstantlymore interestingandattracting.Thisbringme to mynextpointof
Special Effects.ThisisaMAJOR part of all fantasy’s.AndIpersonallythinkwiththe new technology
that isalwayscomingout,the moviesthatwe considerfantasy,althoughcontainingthe impossible
will lookmore realisticthanreal life imagery.

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Avatar:
Avatar isa movie basedona moon calledPandora.Thisisa moonthat orbitsSaturn.Withinthis
movie there isa native speciescalledthe Na’vi.Theyare ahumanoidlike creature that are bigger
and strongerthanhumans,and there alsoblue.Inhe movie humansinvade thereplanetandtryand
mine anore that isworth a lotof money.Theytryand destroythe speciesbuthumansinavatars(A
remote controlledNa’vibody) fightback.
In the traileryoucans see clearlythatthe humansare badand the Na’vi are good.You see thatfrom
the start. Alsoyousee a human,paralyzedfromthe legsdown.He andhisavatar helpfightback
withthe Na’vi.Itshowsa lot of grippingeventsthathappen inAvatar.Andshow a lotof the story,
but don’tgive muchaway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PSNL1qE6VY
Genre elements Conventions
Setting- mise enscene/
location On a planetcalledPandora(A moonof Jupiter).
The home of the Na’vi (Home Tree)
Characters –
representations,
stereotypes,behaviour,
bodylanguage,specific
actors/stars
The boss of the whole operation –Doesn’tcare about the natives – Only
cares aboutmoney
The good guyin the movie - startedoff bad – endedupbeingthe saviour
The nativesrejectthe maincharacter,and thenare gladfor hishelpand
he savesthemfrombeingdestroyed.
Narrative events–how
isthe narrative ordered
and structured?
Is itelliptical/enigmatic
(elementsleftoutto
intrigue/entice the
audience)
They have structuredthismovie reallywell becausethere are afew
twists.The goodguy startsoff bad, goesintothe Na’vi’scampand gets
loadsof informationonthem, butat the same time fallsinlove.He then
turns onthe badguys andhelpsthe Na’vi.
Iconography –Well
knownor recognisable
people/objects/buildings
mise enscene/props,
costume,setting,
symboliccodes
There wasn’tmuchiconographyinthismovie because Ifeltlike the
movie wasoriginal,andwasn’tcopyinganythingfromanyothermovie.
STYLE: Technical and
audio codes– camera
use,editing,
diegetic/nondiegetic
sound,sfx.Mise en
scene/lighting,colour
The style of the movie isone of itsown.Thisis meantbythe mere fact
that thismovie copy’snoother.It isa completelyoriginal idea.The
camerastheyuse were createdforthe soul purpose of the recordingof
thismovie.The shotstheyuse are brilliantandthe anglestheyshoot
fromreallymake thismovie spectacular.The lightinginlostof the shots
are standardbut inthe sceneswhere theyare walkingthoughthe forest
at night,and all the plantsare glowingandtheyae swimminginthe
water.It bringslightingonpartanimatedmoviestoawhole new level.

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Hobbit An Unexpected Journey:
The hobbitisa prequel tothe lordof the rings trilogy.Thiswasfirsta book,writtenbefore lordof
the ringswas evena movie.Thisbookwasdone insomuch detail thatwhen theymade itintoa
movie theyhadto splititinto3 parts.Thisis a story abouta HobbitcalledBilboBaggins,andhow he
embarksona verydangerousmission.The storythoughtoutall 3 of the movieschangeseveryso
slightly,andyousee Bilbogrowwitheachmovie.Upuntil itreachesthe endandhas a perfectsetup
for the lordof the ringsmovies.
In the trailer,itstarts off byusingthe characters fromthe lord of the rings.Inthisscene Bilbo
Bagginsisveryold.It immediatelybecomesclearthatBilbowill be embarkingonsome fromof
adventure,asof yetwe don’tknowwhat thisis,but we know thatis itdangerousbecause amember
of the groupsays to Gandolf thathe cannotguarantee Bilbo’ssafety,andwill notbe responsiblefor
hisfate.Afterthat,yousee many of the angersthat may come up, butit doesn’tgive toomuch
away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90Holdcrps

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Genre elements Conventions
Setting- mise enscene/
location The locationfor thisfantasymovie isina place calledMiddle Earth.I
complete make beliefworld,withcreaturesandplacesof complete
imagination.Withdifferentfantasyracesrulingoverdifferentarea’s.
Characters –
representations,
stereotypes,behaviour,
bodylanguage,specific
actors/stars
There Are many manyMANY charectersinThe Hobbit.These include the
maincharacter ‘BilboBaggins’ahobbitfromthe shire.Anothermain
Character wasThorinOkensheild.And Gandolf. Alsothere was Thorin's
Okensheild’s company Which include:
 Balin and Dwalin, descendants of Náin II
 Óin and Glóin, cousins of Balin and Dwalin
 Fíli and Kíli, nephews of Thorin
 Dori, Nori, and Ori, Dwarves of the House of Durin
 Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur, descendants of the Dwarves of Moria
 And Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit of the Shire.
All these are the main characters, witch are the stereotypical good
guys.
Narrative events–how
isthe narrative ordered
and structured?
Is itelliptical/enigmatic
(elementsleftoutto
intrigue/entice the
audience)
The events inThe HobbitAnUnexpectedJourneyhappenedinasense of
narrative order,Butin a way itisn’tbecause there isa few timeswhere
someone istellingastory,itwill goback to whenthe storywas, and
showthe story.Alsothe hobbitisa prequel tothe seriesLordOf The
Rings.Meaningtheywere made afterbutsetbefore.
Iconography –Well
knownor recognisable
people/objects/buildings
mise enscene/props,
costume,setting,
symboliccodes
You couldsay there wasa hell of a lot of iconographyinthe Hobbit
because it’sa prequel toThe Lord Of The Rings.Meaningtheyusedalot
of the same characters anduse the same scenesandplaces.Butin the
same strength,youcouldsay it’snotbecause theyshowedalotof
differentpartsof Middle Earth.
STYLE: Technical and
audio codes– camera
use,editing,
diegetic/nondiegetic
sound,sfx.Mise en
scene/lighting,colour
The lightingof thismovie isdone verywell,butinsome partsI personally
thinkitcouldhave beendone a lotbetter.
The editingforthismovie isunreal though.Itisabsolutelyspoton.They
cut theycut the clipsan blendinthe audiowithdifferentclipsreallywell.
But alsoall the CGI involved,itsdone toperfection.
Summarise how the above helpsto define genre inthe text

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Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix:
Thisis one of 7 movies(8includingparts1 and2 or number7). Thisis the fifthmovie inthe franchise.
Thismovie embedsalotforthe moviestocome,settingthe scene forthe beginningof the end.In
thismovie there isa tournamentwithpeople fromothermagical schools.Butasalwaysthere isa
majortwistand Harrys life isonce againindanger.But whocan he trust.
In the trailerItstars withthe arrival of the studentsfromthe otherschools.There thenshowsafew
scenesleadinguptothe Ball that theywill be having,Withlove inthe air.Italsoshowsyou a few of
the dangersthat Harry will be facing. The it leadsupto showingusthatthe evil has returned.After
all that it shows several veryshort clipsof variousscenesinthe movie attractingthe audience even
more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFWAOnvMd1Q

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Star Theory –
In these moviestheyuse startheory,mostlyinthe hobbit.Thiswasbecause theyusedthe same
actors that were usedinthe lordof the rings.Thisgivesthe movie anedge because the viewers
alreadyknowall aboutthe actors and know that theyplaythe characters.AlsohavingOrlando
bloominthe movie will make itabig hit.
In the harry potterfranchise theyusedthe same maincharacters.Thiscouldbe takenas star theory
because the actors are knownworldwide asthere rollsinthese movies.Alsotheyuse already
famousactors suchas ‘RichardHarris’,‘Maggie smith’and‘AllanRickman’.Thisfirstattracted
people tothisfirstmovie andthenitwentfromthere.
In avatar theyusedan actor bythe name of ‘StephanLang’a famousactor that looksandsuits
actionmovies,he playedthe villainshenchman,anddidall the dirtyworkfor the leadvillain.Also
there wasfamousactor SigourneyWeaver.She alone wouldhave broughtamassive wave of
viewers.
ReceptionTheory:
We lookat moviescompletelydifferentdependingona lotof keythings.Theyconsistof Age,
Gender,Ethnicity,social class,background,personal history,currentcircumstancesandculture.

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Like if I was watchinga movie aboutslaveryandIwas a white 30Year oldmale,Iwouldn’ttouchme
as much comparedto if I wasa 60 Year oldBlackmale.
Andthe way we lookat moviestodo withourgenderiscompletelydifferentbecause if we watcha
movie tathas bothlove and fighting,like inAvatar,the maleswill enjoythe actionmore andthe
femaleswill enjoythe love behinditall.
Alsooutsocial classhelpsdefine movie aswell becauseif arichpersonwatchedthe firstharry
potter,theymightnotenjoyitas much as a personsof a lowersocial status.
Active Spectatorship&Fandom:
These movies all have Huge active spectatorships,some more thanothersbecause people have
made hundredsof Facebookpagestodo withharry potter,orThe Hobbit.Theyhave alsomade
thingslike Twitteraccountsundercharactersnamesandso on.This isa brilliantwayof getting
people towatchthe movie because sometimespeople mightnotknow thata movie iscomingout
but if itis on Facebookthere isamuch higherchance of someone hearingaboutit,andthere isa
much higherchance of people goingtosee the movie.