Film trailer and poster analysis

This film poster contains the following key conventions:

-Central image 

-Secondary image 

-Title 

-Tagline 

-Production blurb 

This film trailer contains the following key conventions:

-The directors name 

-Film studio 

-Key moments in the film 

-Introduces the main characters 

-Production blurb 

Film language notes:

-Voice over 

-Dialogue

-Sound effects 

Mise-en-scene:

Thursday 6th November 2014 

Chosen movie:
Precious

Why:
I choose precious because it looked interesting and there would be loads to write about e.g her upbringing,Family ,Education ect.

Institutional background:
There are several production companies but the main one is lionsgate but the other two are lee Daniels entertainment and also smokewood entertainment.
The UK distributor was Icon film distribution.   


No brand loyalty:
Precious comes under the genre of Drama. 
No precious isn't sequel Movie but Lee Daniels has made other films such as The butler,The paper boy and also shadowboxer.
Gabourey sidibe one of the main characters has also been known for playing a part in several movies such as Tower Heist,White bird in the bizzard and also seven psychopaths.

Its all a matter of timing:
Precious first got released in the UK on the 29th January 2010.
The first trailer was released July 14 2009. 


Its a social thing:
People have said things like
"its okay once so often"
"A work of art"
"Incredibly powerful film"
Whereas others have said
"The most stereotypical movie ever"
"I found precious to be racist"
"Get ready to cry"

Risky business:
The original budget from this film was $10,000,000 in the opening weekend the film made about £260,921.
In total the movie has made £812,791 on the 7th of February then £260,921 on the 31st of January.

Stars in their eyes:
 Lee dDanielshas Directed a load of films such as
-The paperboy
-Shadowboxer
-Lee Daniels' the butler.
The main star is Gabourey sidibe who plays precious.
Gabourey sidibe has appeared in several movies such as
-The seven psychopaths
-Tower Heist
-Life partners
-American horror story
and more.......
The Stars/Characters/Directors are shown in the trailers mainly the production blurb at the end
of the trailer.

Genre
Romantic comedy

Narrative
The storyline is based on a women who is in the middle of getting a divorced with the man that has been cheating on her with another women.
His wife soon meets the women that he has been cheating on her with,
All three of the women he was cheating with team up and make a plot.

Character
The characters in this movie are not the the of people you would expect to be in a romantic comedy  movie for example nicki minaj you would think that she isn't the type to be in a movie.
The female characters all seem to have a wealthy lifestyle.

Iconography
-Funny scenes,Love,Revenge,Cheating ect all these are what makes a romantic comedy therefore we know that the movie is a romantic comedy.

Setting
The movie is set in a rich part of america which links the the characters because they are all wealthy and live a glamorous lifestyle.

Genre
Horror

Narrative
The storyline is a couple that are starting to experience supernatural occurrences from a doll
after their home was invaded by satanic cultists.

Character
The characters in this movie are typical characters that you would see in any other horror movie.
The two main characters are scared,worried,confused.
The doll is scary,possessed&Has a human image.

Iconography
There is plenty of iconography typical of the horror genre.
There was Suspense,Tension,blood also sound effects all of these our in connection of what a horror would usually include so we can surely say its a horror.

Settings
Even though the trailer is only 3 minutes you can gather by the storyline and trailer that the main location is set in the couples house.

Assignment 1 feedback:

-Good title image
-Need a main flash
-lose bar-code
-Remember to target boys
-cut words down on cover lines