film poster

1. Film Genres
COMEDY
HORRORACTION
ROMANCE
Location:
- Isolatedplace
- Countryside
- Cave,woods
- Haunted/abandoned
house
Props:
- Weapons,knifes,
axe,chainsaw
- Thingsthat inflict
painful death.
Characters:
- Usuallyfamily,kids,
parentsand a killer
- Villain=masked
murders,outcast,
monster
Sound:
- Nondiegeticsound
Location:
- Brighttown,well
populatedareas
- Teencomedy=
highschool
Characters:
- Playful,funnypeople
- Groups of
friends/frenemies
- Sarcasm
- Sociallyawkward
Sound:
- Diegeticsoundforpeople
to laughout
- Editedsound(non-
diegetic) emphasises
humourinplaces.
Typesof comedy:
- Slapstick
- Dark humour
- Wit/wordplay
Characters:
- Girl meetsboyand
fallsinlove
- Theyargue and
conflictarises
Location:
- Well knowncity
- Bar or park
- House holdsettings
- Romanticplacessuch
as cinema.
Sound:
- Nondiegeticsound
and diegeticsound
- Music to setthe tone
of moodand
atmosphere
Characters:
- Protagonistand
antagonist
- Funnyperson,
seriousperson
Location:
- Big machinery
- Dull places
- Bright
atmosphere
- Buildings
Sound:
- Diegeticandnon-
diegetic
- Music to build
suspense
Examples:
- Meetthe millers - Ride along
- Big momma - horrible bosses
- 22 jumpstreet - bad neighbours
- Hauntedhouse
Examples:
- Captain
America
- 3 daysto kill
- Spiderman
- the maze
runner
- Avengers
- maleficent
- Lucy
Examples:
- The conjuring - alien
- Scary movie - saw
- Scream - inside
- The witch
Examples:
- The notebook - love actually
- LOL - starstruck
- Titanic - geekcharming
- The faultin our stars
Promotional
Package
- Trailers(teaser&main):this
isto promote the movie so
the audience knowwhatit’s
goingto be about.
- Posters(teaser&main):this
isto marketthe filmaround
placessoit raisesmore
awareness.
- Merchandise;clothing,toys,
cups,phone cases:thisis
brand promotionallowing
people toreceive avibe
aboutthe movie makingit
receive amassaudience.
- Sponsorship:companiescan
sponsorothersto promote
theirfilmona widerscale
- Videogamesandmusic
videoscanbe featured
withinthe filmorforthe
filmtoreceive more
recognition