Film Trailers



 

Takers

 

Genre: American crime action thriller.

 

Narrative: A group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.

 

Characters: Bank robbers and a detective are the characters in the film. They're used as the storyline is associated with a bank robbery and a detective is used in to investigate the case.

 

Iconography: The main iconography features used are guns, cars and money.

 

Setting: In LA, California - this location was probably used because LA used to have high crime rates.



 

 

Kidulthood

Genre: Teen drama.

 

Narrative: The film follows two days in the lives of a group of 15-year olds from a mixed-income area of West London. It shows young people who commit crimes such as petty theft and serious violence. The film also showcases how the characters engage in recreational drug taking behaviour.

 

Character: The characters involved in the film are secondary school teens. You can tell as some scenes take place in a school where they were uniform.

 

Iconography: drugs, alcohol bottles, money, phones etc

By the use of these features it reinforces that the film is a teen drama.

 

Setting: West London -  around an estate area.

 



 

The Conjuring

Genre: Thriller and Horror.

Narrative: A family living in farmhouse experience supernatural events and paranormal investigators are called in to investigate these cases.

Setting: A farmhouse - the events take place when it's dark, so this builds up tension.