Work on Genres

 

 

Sub-genre-  Is a genre within a genre.
 

Hybrid- Is where genres are mixing.

 

 

Examples:

Speed: Action Thriller

Sin City: Noir Thriller

District 9: Sci-fi Thriller

The Departed: Crime Gangster Thriller

Stigmata: Horror/ Super Natural Thriller

 

Star Persona- Actor is associated with specific genre and personality of a character.

 

Typography- Style of text/ font

 

Film Noir:- 1950's

                 - Black and White

                 - Dark theme and dark representations

                 - Stylistic

 

Slogan:- Iconic

            - Catchphrase

            - Premise (hint of narrative)

            - Gets audience hooked

 

We categorise target audiences in the following ways:

Demographics:- Age

                        - Gender

                        - Race/ Nationality

                        - Socio-economic class

Psychographics:- Interests and Hobbies

                          - Lifestyle and Jobs

 

Scio-economic class- Is the combination between social class and economic class.

 

A:- CEO's

    - Doctors/ Surgeons

    - Head teachers

B:- Teachers

    - High Manager Roles

C1:- Nurses

      - Accountants

C2:- Plumbers

      - Carpenters

      - Electricians

D:- Retail

E:- Student

    - Pensioners

    - Unemployed

 

The Day of the Jackal

15

Aimed at people aged 35-50

European

Aimed at class C1 on the socio-economic class scale

Suitable for people with an interest in History

Crime/ Drama Thriller

Relates to people who are effected by politics in their lives

Target Audience for 'The Day Of The Jackal'

 

'The Day Of The Jackal' is a crime/drama thriller and is certificate '15'. The film is a hybrid genre which makes it accessible to a wider range of people because the film contains crime, drama and action. Although the film certificate is a 15, because of a twisting plot, the film may be better suited towards 35-50 year old people. The setting of the film is in France and the film is aimed more towards European people as the people and politics involved are all about Europe.

The film is about a professional assassin code-named 'Jackal' who plots to kill the president of France, 'Charles De Gaulle'. Due to this, people who are interested in politics would find the film interesting. People who are interested in History would also like this film as the history behind the film is all true, although the actual plot of the film is not true to life. On the socioeconomic scale, the film is aimed at class C2 and upwards because those people may be more educated in history and politics which would make the plot easier to understand and more interesting.

Key Vocabulary

 

Star Persona means an actor associated with a certain genre of film and a certain character personality. An example of this would be Liam Neeson who appears in many thriller films as the protagonist.

 

Typography is the style of text or font used on a film poster

 

Film slogan is like catchphrase for the film. It is sometimes called a premise which means a hint of narrative and this hooks the audience.