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How affective is film posters?

These posters are very effective because it follows the one simple formula that everyone in a performance-based position should know.

The four-step formula

- attention

- interest

- desire

- action

This movie seeks attention it grabs the attention of passers-by and encouraging them to look.This doesn’t have to be achieved with provocative pictures or flashy graphics, although given their advantage at grabbing attention. By using the film’s characters or a major plot point, designers can establish some level of plot while still gaining the attention of anyone that views the poster.This movie is very effective because its very iconic, and presents the themes in the film without resorting to flat out saying what it’s about.

They used imagery, whether a close-up of a character or item that’s a major plot point, or a simple graphic, to establish the film’s plot. Combined with an eye-grabbing design, this can be an incredibly effective way to gain attention and create interest at once.

How affective is trailers

This trailer makes you feels more geared to gearing you up affectively for getting out and seeing the film. It wants you to feel like you are a part of the danger of the moment — and to turn that heightened affective state into one of pure anticipation when the trailer ends with the escape starting. Creating a sense of immersion and presence in that space and at that time gives a vicarious adrenaline rush, which turns into one of curiosity and needing to know to satiate that rush.

Discussions notes: Film Audiences, Instituions and Practices

Who produces films: The producer produces the film

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Secret Diary of a Call Girl

This essay will be explaining how representation of disability is created through the use of camera, editing sound and mise en scene in this clip from Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

Camera is a very important technique in representing messages and key points of the film, for example when the camera tilts down at the start of the film to introduce black, this shows that his character is disabled. Also the adjustment which cg has to make when addressing someone in wheel chair as opposed to someone standing.

Mise en scene is also a very important technique; this helps us to understand each character individually, who the protagonist is and the purpose of the film. The opening shot is wide long shot and reveals wheelchair of central character , the wheelchair is icon symbol of disability. The shot where is half undressed shows he lack of ability to do simple task such as taking clothes off; this tells us he must be treated as a child. The apartment doesn’t have ramps it has stairs which is not suitable for wheelchair users, this shows us she doesn’t get clients who use wheelchairs regularly. His fathers distracted behavior in the van reveals his discomfort with the situation.

Sound helps the audience to visualize and understand the characters and their situations much clearer. For example CG voice reveals she's nervous and feels awkward with him. She keeps apologies when she has to move blake, this shows she’s treating him like a child. Blake says that ‘ He isn’t used to being touched’ and breaths heavily’ this all suggest he has low self esteem, and that his disability alienates him from common experiences like being touched intimately. The non-diegetic music begins towards end of scene when CG begins to get intimate, starts with sound bridge from car scene. The dialogue reveals father’s concern about what his some can do for example when CG and Black both say email, this indicates that Black is not completely alienated from the world. Blake has arranged this via email, this shows that he wants it and his capable of having more freedom.

Edit helps the audience think outside the box, makes us jump to conclusions and see things different from what it really is. The shot transition from the farther lifting blake to lay him on the bed, reveals his lack of independent and his dependence on others. Also the jump cuts in van with farther shows us the anxiety of father who has to let someone else helps his son. This shows also not only black lacking independency but also the father, he also relies on blake for comfort. Cuts between pov of flat and shots of the father reveals his thoughts and are confirmed by the action in the van. Also the time jump through jumps cuts also shows his been waiting for some time.

Primeval Essay

From the first few minutes, I could straight away see that gender was shown in numerous ways in this Scene. The characters personalities was shown by their body gesture, custome , their tone of voice and the role they played in the film. The form of the narrative used was in a simple structure, like any other story or narrative in a film or story.

Genre was quite clear and obvious, the loaction which was in jungle and also the characters actions suggessted it was action film. The camero shots that was used made the audience realise, who is the perspective leader or protagonist in the first clip through verbal and non-verbal language.

Gender representation as quite muniplating and they changed the way gender is shown by the percieved by the audience first they changed the steriotypical view about women and men roles, for example the women has to be caring and cleans, nutures the house for her husband. However in this film the women with short blond hair is shown to be brave, strong and muscling, this is shown by her posture, prop and her attitude.

The hero seemed more calm and spontaneous, however at the beginning of the film the hero didnt not seem like he was the hero but more like the helper rather then the perspective leader. Although when he grabbed the tiger attention, so that he can save the girl that was very heroic of him. Also when his team work came, his started giving orders, the straight helped us to realise who was the hero and his helpers.

In the second act their was this women with dark brown hair medium long, she was shown as a typical steriotypical rich women. She wore attractive clothing, red lipstick and high hills, her social class was quite clear. She had a strong attitude shown, and very muniplating however at the end you saw she wasn't as strong as you though she was but weak

9 Frame Analysis of 'Son of Rambow

The period looks around the 1980, this is because of their dress sense their wearing trench coats and long dresses which are very loose on them. This suggest their from a religious community such conservative. Their standing in front of a public cinema with the title 'First Blood' this suggest some kind of protest against the film. There is also a black lady with also a trench coat; however she still not accepted by them as she is wearing short red dress below her knee. This shows us that the whole city is not all religious and strict on their dress code.

This film shown on the cinema Rambo is similar to the 'Son of Rambow' there some kind of link between them.

This scene is set in a cinema, there is some evidence to show their period of time; such as their clothes sense. Most of them are smoking, and are not following the smoking policy.