Theory- Meaning

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Snake

• Denotation– A snake is a limbless, scaly,

elongate reptile.

• Connotation– The connotations of the

snake are that they are cold-hearted and untrustworthy.

Flag• Denotation

– the flag is a British flag

• Connotation– The picture of the flag is shot from

below (looking upwards) and it represents power and hierarchy. It also brings 3 flags together because it’s made up of flags.

Gun

• Denotation– It’s a hand gun / pistol

• Connotation– The connotations of a gun

can be death, power, crime and violence. This is because hey can be used to kill people.

ColorsThe colors are dark which means that bad things happen in the city such as death, crime and violence. The fire batman logo shows dominance and power. The color red represents blood, crime and power. With the background setting being really dark, it means that they city has been destroyed and gone to a darker color scheme.

PropsThere isn’t that much to show about props in this poster, but certain props would have caused the building in the background to look like it is.

CostumesThe only costume in this poster is batman's costume. The costume is black which is good for keeping hidden in dark places. He’s around at night majority of the time, so his black costume helps him go undercover.

ActorThe actor Christian Bale plays Batman in The Dark Knight. In this poster he is stood like he owns the city, the city being Gotham. The Batman logo above him shows the power that he has and shows it throughout the film.

LocationThe city the film is based in is Gotham. The location from the poster is a building probably used in the film.

LightingThe lighting isn’t used as often in this film because it’s all the scenes are at the late hours of the day.

FramingThe framing in this poster is used really good. The shot is facing upwards towards the top half of the building with batman / actor in front of it. The shot of batman looks like a hero shot making him look superior and powerful.

ColorsThe colors in the film Avatar are fantastic. They are bright and looks different to any kind of film. However from the poster majority of the colors are dark and some parts are bright such as the sun. The colors of the characters are bright but are good for when in the dark in the film.

PropsFrom the poster there isn’t that much props to look at. However there’s a creature that they use to ride on in the poster and that is something they use to get around.

CostumesThe costumes aren’t really costumes, but looks like most of it is painted on. Either way the costumes are outstanding for color and for the species in the film. Normally different species made up or not seen before have a different color scheme. Anyway the costumes look good for the characters.

ActorThe actor in the film Avatar is Sam Worthington. He plays the character on the right hand side. Whereas the character / avatar on the left hand side of the poster is the women avatar in the film.

LocationThe location of the film starts on earth and remains on earth. It looks like the world they are in is on a different planet, but it’s a massive jungle area with floating bits of land and other amazing sculptures like a gigantic tree that’s the main attraction of the area. That’s where all the species live and are kept safe. From the poster there are like said previously floating bits of land and other live forms.

LightingThe lighting is used in both dimensions, giving both brightness and darkness. It shows brightness by showing I think to be the sun and darkness by showing a moon

FramingThe main two characters are positioned at the top of the poster and the world they live in is at the bottom.

ColoursThere are a variety of colours in this poster that makes it a good film and for people to look at. All the characters have a different colour scheme to them which makes the characters different from each other.

PropsThe main props used in the poster are weapons, guns, and futuristic guns. The use futuristic guns because they are in a different kind of universe with a different kind of species.

CostumesEach and every character has a different costume, whether it’s the colour or the look of it. The costumes really suit each character and really helps people understand which character is which when all the costumes features are different.

FramingThe characters are stood in the middle of the poster making them look superior and powerful during a battle. The title is underneath them to tell people who they are.

ActorsThe actors in the film and are named on the poster are Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and many more. They play two of the 5 main characters of the film and are very good at getting the best out of each character. Vin Diesel plays the voice of Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket.

LocationThe location on the poster is probably on a planet from a different universe. And the characters are probably in a situation where they are being attacked by enemies and the location is cramped so they have to stick together.

LightingThe lighting is mainly dark, but behind the characters it shows a bright light. That’s the only bright light shown on the poster and the rest is mainly dark / dark coloured scheme.

Soundtrack• Clip 1

– Clip 1 is from a horror or maybe a action genre. The connotations made are tension and suspense, making the viewers feel paranoid. Towards the end it sounds like something bad is going to happen.

• Clip 2– Clip 2 is probably from a fantasy film in my opinion.

The music sounds like there’s a lot of freedom into it and makes the characters in the film feel great and relaxed.

Shining• The techniques used to make this a romantic/comedy are the music, scenes, shots, settings and clips used

in the trailer.• The music in the trailer is calm, makes people feel emotional and cheerful. The music is used and edited

decently. The music goes quieter in the middle of it to show something is going on. This wants people to find out about the situation that the kids in.

• Mainly the clips shown are of the kid and the father. The kid playing and running around, whereas the father stressed and without anybody. This represents romance because it finally comes to a conclusion that they like each other.

• The sound of the trailer is positive and doesn’t have anything that sounds negative. Only if the father is angry and throws something in a temper.

Scary Mary• The techniques used to make this a horror are the music/sounds and the clips used.• The music is original, scary and tense. This is shown with the clips and goes well together for a horror film.

The clips are fast, quick and full of suspense. This makes the audience feel frightened and think of these clips in actual reality and dream of these scary clips. In my opinion it’s not scary, it’s just an original scary themed trailer that is far from being scary. However some people that will watch this will feel scared, especially younger aged people.

• The editing is pretty decent for a trailer that was made a while ago. However it’s fast, quick and tense. For people watching they won’t be able to take their eyes of it because they will have no idea what’s coming. The scenes/clips are in a dark setting making it scary for viewers and the clips are mainly clips of the main characters either being scared or not. The trailer doesn’t give too much anyway, which every trailer shouldn’t do because it would spoil the film.

• The sound/music is one of the originals used in horror trailers. The basic, old music that worries people only a few seconds into the trailer. It’s used to a good use because the clips need to be as scary as the sound/music so it’s fits together.

Stereotypes

Men• Strong.• Better driver.• Dominant• Aggressive

Women• Weaker.• Unaggressive• Calm

Stereotypes

Upper Class• Rich• Better clothing• Big house• Owns many horses• Owns a business• Nice cars

Working Class• Poor• Small house.• Normal car• Normal clothing• Have a decent job.• Don’t have anything too

expensive.

Stereotypes

Old People• Less active• Unproductive• Grouchy• Sickness and disability come with old

people.

Young People• More active• No interest in politics• Socialise more.• Can do more things

Iconography- Western• In a western film you normally see cowboys and them in their main

outfits. The have hats and revolvers to give an old school look. They have guns just in case something happens and if something does they have something to use.

• You will see plenty of wooden houses, barns and farms. They had wooden houses to make the place look old and because it’s one of the only materials they had at the time to make houses.

• Murder is also included in majority of western films. Sometimes one death can make several more deaths happen.

Iconography- Sci-Fi• The main features in a sci-fi film would be conventions such as aliens /

different species, spaceships, futuristic technology, futuristic weaponry, different planets and many more conventions.

• They have aliens / different species in sci-fi films because it shows the audience a different kind of species that are made up by the producers and creators. They include them in the films because it gets people thinking if there’s actual aliens and different species to humans out there somewhere.

• Sci-fi films include futuristic technology and weaponry because people want to see different kinds of technology, especially in sci-fi films. Also it gives something different to the film. All this weaponry from the film can be made in real life and people can buy there own copies of the weapons from the film. For example Star Wars lightsabers are sold all over the world making it more popular and entertaining for people.

Iconography- Fantasy• In a fantasy film, the main conventions are new landscapes / different

lands, future alternative timelines, narrative development such as a quest or a journey and more.

• Fantasy films have different kind of landscapes and worlds because it something different for the audience to see.

• Some fantasy’s have future/alternative timelines, depends on the movie plot.

• They include a quest or journey so the audience won’t expect something's to come and appear.

• Imaginary characters that are made up by the producers.• Avatar is a perfect example of a good fantasy film. It’s a different world

that includes different life forms.

Narrative• Narrative Definition

– A spoken or written account of connected events; a story• Linear Narrative Definition

– A storyline that is presented in chronological order; beginning, middle and end.• Linear Narrative Film Example

– Shrek• Non-Linear Narrative Definition

– A storyline that jumps to different times around the product’s timeline. It could include flashbacks, flash forwards, out of order / sequences.

• Non-Linear Narrative Film Example– Terminator Genisys

Clip Analysis• From the clip, power is shown by using these features;

Costumes• The costume of Darth Vader makes him look powerful because it is black and has power which make people feel scared and full

of fear. Majority of the dark side characters have costumes with colours of black and white and nothing to bright or complex. However with some of the good side characters their costumes re

Dialogue• There isn’t that much dialogue from the clip, however the words that they say sounds like it’s the end. Some of the phrases said

in this clip are phrases to do with teamwork and progression. One of the characters tells another “Good work” and helps the character being positive and knowing to do the right thing.

Props• The props used in this scene are lightsabers. There are two kinds of lightsabers in this scene blue and red. Blue is used by the

good side of the Jedi’s and red is used by the dark side. Red is a colour that represents superior, powerfulness and dominance, that’s what Darth Vader uses in this fighting scene.

Lighting• The setting is mainly dark and has no bright lights except the lightsabers that bring that brightness into the scene.

Camerawork • The camerawork mainly focuses on the main characters that are Darth Vader and the Jedi’s fighting him. Mainly focusing on the

powerful characters shows their power and what they are made of. The different shots are quick and fast so it keeps people to continue watching, ‘keeping their eyes peeled’.

Editing • The editing is fast, snappy and tense. The editing is quick which makes the scene more tense for viewers.

Music • The music is very dramatic and tense. This is included in the fight scene because it is an important situation for the characters

and for them to survive. Sometimes the music of a fight scene can determine who wins and who loses, if the music takes a turn. Colour

• The colour scheme in this fighting scene is dark coloured, until they bring out the lightsabers that brings the brightness to the fighting scene.