The document discusses various concepts related to film analysis including: - The use of color in film posters to convey meaning, with examples from Tangled and Snow White. Blue and yellow typically suggest good characters while dark colors like black suggest evil ones. - How icons and stereotypes are used in different genres, with Western films typically featuring towns, cowboys, and shootouts, and sci-fi films featuring spaceships, aliens, and advanced weapons. - The difference between a linear narrative that tells a story chronologically versus a non-linear one that uses flashbacks and flashforwards, citing Cinderella and Pulp Fiction as examples.

1. Theory- Meaning
Your Name

2. Snake
• Denotation
• A snake, reptile, scaly
• Connotation
• Sly, sneaky, evil, spawn of Satan, cold
hearted and liars.

3. Flag
• Denotation
• It’s a flag, England Scotland and Ireland
• Connotation
• Symbol of power, shows a union

4. Gun
• Denotation
• Shiny, metal,
• Connotation
• Dangourous, murderous

5. Film- Tangled
The colours
─ In the poster the colours blue and yellow are used
to show very positive and are related to good and
kindness, which helps the viewer see the
difference between the good and evil characters.
─ The yellow lights in the sky give the entire poster
a really happy vibe and a slightly magical feel
which sets the mood, and basically tells all the
viewers that magic plays quite a large part in the
plot of the story.
─ The poster definitely show its viewers that it’s a
child's Disney film by the way it makes out that
one of the main characters is a giant white horse
that is sat in the boat along side what looks like
the main characters
─ The blonde female character in the boat is
suggested to be the main character of the film by
the way she is in the centre of the post making
her look most important.

6. Film- Snow White
• The use of blue and yellow in the
centre of the poster suggests that all the
characters placed in the centre are good
and innocent.
• And the use of the colours black, lime
green and red on the old lady and what
looks like the queen suggests that those
characters are evil and dangerous.
• The young girl in the centre of the
poster is suggested to be the main
character because of the size difference
between her and the rest of the
characters in the poster.
• The queen like character at the top of
the poster looks like quite an evil
character due to the dark and gloomy
colours surrounding her, also from the
way she holds herself it makes her seem
very sinister and spooky.

7. Game- Fallout 4
Denotations:
─ It’s a tunnel like view, looking through the
barrel of a gun
─ lots of dark colours
─ the only character in the poster seems very
lonely.
Connotations:
─ The dark represents evil and the light
represents good
─ From the poster it looks like there will be a lot
of conflict between good and evil because of
the contrast of light and dark.
─ The poster suggests that the figure in the
centre is the main character by the way he
stands alone.
─ The gun barrel like tunnel view suggest an FPS
style game.

8. Soundtrack
• Clip 1
• Clip one is taken from a horror film.
• The music creates a slightly sinister mood.
• It sounds as if someone is being chased or some one is getting sneaked up
on.
• Clip 2
• Clip two is taken from a romantic film.
• The music creates a soppy atmosphere between the two characters
• The music suggests that the two characters in the picture are going to
look into each others eyes make out.

9. Shining
• The producer of the edited trailer changed the
sinister music which gives everyone shivers to lovey
dovey romantic music to cause the audience to sigh
instead.
• The producer only used scenes in the film in which
all the characters where smiling or hugging, non of
the scary scenes were involved.

10. Scary Mary
The producer used scary music to make the classic kids
film “Mary Poppins” seem spooky and sinister

11. Stereotypes
Men
• Men are meant to have dirty jobs
like mechanics not teachers
• Men are doctors not nurses
• Men don’t do house work and
aren't responsible for the children
• Men tell their wives what to do
• Men are the hero's and role
models
• Men are incharge
Women
• Women are supposed to have
cleaning jobs like secretaries not
construction workers
• Women are nurses not doctors
• Women stay at home mums and
takes care of the children
• Women don’t need college
• Women get less money than men
• Women are meant to be frail and
not the hero
• Women are always flirts
• Women are never in charge

12. Stereotypes
Upper Class
• Rich
• Well Dressed
• Superior
• Intellectual
• Snobby
• Posh
• Well Spoken
• Land Owners
• High End Properties
Working Class
• Blue Collar
• Factory Workers
• Little Savings
• Inner City
• Rented Properties
• Work For People
• State Schooling
• Manual Work

13. Stereotypes
Old People
• Old people can not learn
• Old people are week and helpless
• Alzheimer's is to be accepted
with old age
• Disabilities and sickness comes
with old age
• Old people are grouchy
• Old people are boring, forgetful
and unproductive
Young People
• Young people are annoying
and lazy
• Young people are loud
• Most young people o drugs
and drink a lot
• No young people can not drive
• Young people all have ASBOs
• Young people are responsible
for most of the crimes

14. Iconography- Western
• There is always a town
• Cowboys
• Long horse rides
• Indians (savages)
• A stage coach
• There's always a shoot out
• The law is everything
• There are bounty hunters and sheriffs

15. Iconography- Sci-Fi
• Space ships
• Aliens invading
• Army sent to fight the aliens
• High advanced weaponry
• Time travel
• Explosions

16. Iconography- Fantasy
• Happy endings
• Simplistic linear narrative
• A make believe lands
• Magic
• Myths and legends
• Make believe creatures

17. Narrative
• Narrative Definition - A Narrative is a story that includes a plot,
characters, settings, a climax and resolution.
• Linear Narrative Definition – Linear Narratives tells a story in
chronological order with a beginning middle and end, without
flashbacks or flash-forwards still being able to tell the whole story.
• Linear Narrative Film Example – Cinderella (1950)
• Non-Linear Narrative Definition – Non-Linear Narratives doesn't’ tell
a story in order, it will use extensive flashbacks and flash-forwards with
a linear storyline.
• Non-Linear Narrative Film Example – Pulp Fiction (1994)