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The trailer for spectre has many narrative techniques typical of Hollywood action films . One of these techniques is Barthes enigma codes . At the beginning of the trailer , we the audience get a sense of Barthes enigma code because there is an unknown man with a mask on which gets the audience questioning who he could be . Next there is another clear enigma code when Daniel Craig who plays the main character James Bond lays down with a gun pointing to a man in another building and from this the audience can infer that action is about to happen . Also in the trailer , we hear a conversation between Bond another man but all we hear is Bond saying " where is he ? " and the other man saying " He's everywhere " , which gets the audience thinking who they could be talking about and why they are talking about it . There are also action codes where we see very short shots of chasing , fighting and shot out scenes which all gets the audience excited .

Another technique that we see in the trailer is Propps character theory . From the trailer , we can immediately see that Bond is the hero in the film . One man in the trailer is Bond's helper as he is there to give him advice and give him a hand . Also in the trailer we get to see some people that Bond is up against . These people are called the villains and there is usually one main villain that is behind it all but allows its sidekicks to do the work for him/her . Daniel Craig's character does fit into the role of Propps theory because he is a typical sort of hero that is up against a villain and he trys to solve problems which is clearly shown in the trailer . As a result of this being shown in the trailer , it gives the viewers visceral pleasure because the audience find t exciting and interesting and would want to watch the full film .

Finally we get to see Todorovs theory in the trailer . However , it doesn't follow the order in what he believed because it starts off with disequilibrium not equilibrium . This makes more sense however because its an action film and gets the audience of the trailer engaged with it more and cuts straight to the action . The disequilibrium part of Todorovs theory is when there's a problem and something bad happens and this is what we see in the trailer of the film .

Representation of Spectre

The representation of gender in Spectre portrays typical stereotypes of gender . Males in the film are strong , powerful and show independence . Women in the film are shown to be weaker and less powerful than men . However , they are a bit underestimated as they can seduce the men which does give them an edge over them as they cause distractions . As a result , they are also shown to be cunning and sly . Also , Bond is English and in the film he is shown to be a formal in the way he dresses and speaks . He is shown to be confident in the work that he carries out too . Being a white man , Bond is also demonstrated to be heroic which reinforces the stereotype in Hollywood for action films with the white man being the hero . European people are shown to be evil and scheming which is also a typical stereotype in Hollywood films . The social class in the film is stereotypical because everyone is in a higher or upper middle class . This reinforces the stereotypical British class system because British people are considered to be of a high social class and posh or formal . Also , in the trailer , the men are represented to be violent because it shows the audience various shooting and fighting scenes which happen throughout the film . Overall , there are many characters that have  
something stereotypical about them .

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Title and tag line  : The title is Avengers Age of Ultron and the tag line is A new age begins .

Sub genre : The sub genre of this film is action 

Narrative : Iron Man ( one of the avengers ) creates a robot that is meant to help people in the community but it became smart enough to know that it didnt have to take orders from people so it turned bad . It then created other robots like its self to dominate earth and destroy humanity .

Characters : The characters in the film all have some sort of super power or use futuristic technology to over some the villains. Also , its not just males that play the role of being heroes , females are in it too . This means that it would appeal to both males and female because its not just one gender in the film that plays the main roles . 

Setting : The film is set on earth but the sci-fi element of it is that the building that the main characters are in has a lot of advanced and futuristic technology .

Mise-en-scene : The props that the different characters have are unique to them and people know them for having that prop . Guns , robot suite , electrical bow and arrow and others are used in the film . Also , in many parts of the film , the lighting is dark which can indicate to the audience that something bad could happen .

Central image : The central image is of Bond who is the main character looking confident and independent . The low angle shot makes him look more dominant and important rather than weak and vulnerable . The gun in his hand makes the reader infer that there will be action and violence .


Secondary image : The secondary image is of a man with a mask on , supposedly to conceal his identity . This could suggest that there will be surprises and shocks in the film . This would excite the audience as it creates suspense and makes them wonder what could happen in the film .


Slogan : The slogan is very short but many people know what to refer to when they hear it . The "007" is placed under the title of the film which makes it easier for people to see . At the end of the 7 , there is the tip of a gun that makes it look like a whole gun as it is attached to the 7 . This also indicates to the audience that there will be violence in the film .


Release date : There is no release date on the poster . However , it does say coming soon which creates a buzz for people that are interested in the Bond films .


Iconography : The gun in his hand defiantly tells the audience that the film is in the action genre . This is because guns represent violence and drama which both occur in action genre films .

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The production company of the film is 20th century fox .

This film also fits into the action genre .  This is because in many parts of the film , fighting happens and the element of war is in the film which is why it has factors of the action genre in it .

The narrative of the film fits into the sci-fi genre because it is about aliens invading the world and trying to take over . This is sci-fi because the sub genre for it is alien invasion .

One of the main characters in the film ( Will Smith ) would appeal to an audience because he is one of the hero's in the film and he is black . This doesn't always happen in Hollywood films because the hero's are usually which men . Therefore , this would appeal to an audience because its something different .

The mise-en-scene in the film fits into the sci-fi genre because there is advanced weapons and air craft props that the aliens have which fits into the genre well .

The IMDb rating for independence day is 6.9/10 .
The reviews and ratings for the film by users is 5050 with some saying that the film is bad and some saying the film is good and questioning those that don't like it .
some comments include " Sometimes you wonder just how bad a movie can be " "Personally I think this is the best movie of the 90's " "It is absolute rubbish.v "

The budget of the film was 75 million US dollars . On the opening weekend , the film made 50,200,000 million US dollars .

One of the main characters ( Will Smith ) has appeared in other sci-fi and action movies like i robot . The director has also made many other sci-fi films like Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow .

The main star in the film Will Smith .

None of the main characters in the film or the director is mentioned in the trailer .   

The audience would enjoy tense parts in the film and scenes where there is action and fighting .
One part of the film that the audience would enjoy is when the aliens first arrive . The audience would get visceral pleasure because they get a feeling of tension and excitement as the space ship arrives over America . A second part that the audience would enjoy is when the aliens attack . This is because the audience gets vicarious pleasure as they would feel sympathetic towards the people that are being attacked . They would also get voyeuristic pleasure because the audience can see how the different characters react in different situations . Finally , another part in the film the audience would enjoy is the presidents speech to the troops because they get voyeuristic as they can make a connection with the words that president says in his speech .

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Title and tagline: The title for my film is Unlawful  and the tag line for it is ‘No face no case’

Genre (and sub-genre if applicable): The genre of this film is Drama and the sub genre is Action .

Logline – one sentence that sums up the film and hooks people in (25 words or fewer): An unexpected group of teenagers join forces as their parents have been thrown in jail for crimes they didn’t commit and its time for the teenagers to fight back with out being seen.

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Narrative structure – what happens in the film and in what order (max 100 words): 10 teenagers living in London are left without parents as false allegations have been made by the government that resulted in them getting chucked into prison for life . The desperate teens come together to try and get their parents back and try to outsmart the government. If they get caught then they are at risk of being put into prison themselves, so the stakes are extremely high .

Hero/heroine, their desires, the conflicts they encounter etc.: The teenagers have to face cameras , police interrogation and a lot of paranoia . They have to get themselves out of big situations and figure out codes to hack systems .

Costume/props that the hero requires (for film poster photoshoot):  Bandana

Other characters and their audience appeal: Parents , Other teenagers , mp's , police .

Target audience for your film (age, gender, social class, interests etc.): The target audience for this film is aimed at males and females  that like action and drama that are aged between 12 and 20. They would be in an education or in a part time job to get a fair income . These people would be interested in new trends that are urban and

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I chose this film because it is a brand new James Bond film that was released very recently . I also chose it because it looks like an action packed film that looks interesting to watch .




The film production company behind the movie is Columbia pictures .


This film fits into the Action genre . This is because a lot of drama seem to happen in the film . This includes chases , fights , violence and under cover work . This is demonstrated in the trailer which gets peoples attention and makes some want to watch the film .




The man that playes James Bond is Daniel Craig . He is well known for playing The role of James Bond and has also appeared in other films , for example The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . The director of the film ( Sam Mendes ) is also well known for making action films and in particular , the James Bond films .




The release date for the film in the UK was on the 26th October 2015.




The first trailer that got released for the film was on the 27th March 2015.


There has been a teaser trailer that was released in march to give people a taste of what to expect from the main trailer and film . One of the characters from the film also done an interview on Good Morning Britain .


The reviews for this film were ok . People either really liked it or was really disappointed with it . Quite a few people were fairly disappointed with the film because they said it was a bit too predictable .
Quotes from reviews included "Many parts of the film feel like a throwback to classic Bond"
"The performances were just fine but the story line is so terrible"
"Really poor plot"


The budget for Spectre budget was $245000000  


The main star in the film is James Bond ( Daniel Craig )


Daniel Craig has appeared in 3 007 films and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo .