MS1 DVD covers and film posters
- Created by: Penny roper
- Created on: 06-04-14 11:54
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- DVD covers and film posters
- Genre
- Sub-genre
- Hybrid (mix of two or more genres)
- Intertextuality
- Sub-genre
- Characterization
- Proppian roles eg. hero/villian
- Stereotypes being reinfored or challenged
- Do the prozemics between characters/objects signify anything
- Are characters/objects juxtaposed in any way and why?
- Referential codes eg. Statue of Liberty visible so you know it's set in New York
- Can you identify a narrative structure or a particular stage of the structure?
- Todorov and the equilibrium/distuption ect
- Levi-Strauss and binary oppositions
- Narrative enigmas which are unanswered questions
- However remember that if you get a DVD COVER some members of the audience may have already seen the film at the cinema
- Institutional factors eg. major studio or independent production company
- Likely to be high concept, big budget, lots of special effects, A List stars
- High production values, website address/interactivity
- Tie-ins, synergy
- Soundtrack perhaps, media platforms, convergence
- Tie-ins, synergy
- High production values, website address/interactivity
- Likely to be high concept, big budget, lots of special effects, A List stars
- Mainstream cinema = mass appeal
- Audience specific vocabulary - hook the audience
- Audience cultural capital = read the book to the film or audience could be part of the culture being represented in the film
- Cultural sterotyping
- Audience cultural capital = read the book to the film or audience could be part of the culture being represented in the film
- Niche audiences (specialised minority) eg.arthouse cinema
- Audience specific vocabulary - hook the audience
- Uses and gratifications BLUMLER AND KATZ
- Personal identity
- Surveillance
- Social interaction
- Diversion
- Social interaction
- Surveillance
- Personal identity
- Back cover of DVD = blurb/storyline - use of language (narrative) additional images, special features (BURTON'S DEVICE OF PERSUASION)
- credits, certifications, BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
- Tag line, bankable starts, star marketing, tie-ins, merchandising, reviews, word of mouth, director
- credits, certifications, BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
- Genre
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