Taken Movie : A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris. Why this movie: I've chosen this movie as it's interesting as it shows an hybrid of crime, thriller and bloody action.Because it covers a series of film genres this makes it more fascinating and thrilling.Furthermore, from this I'm able to absorb lots of information for me to elaborate on. Institution Background Director: Pierre Morel Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Jansen Distributors: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment No Brand Loyalty The category of genre that this film fits into is Crime, action and thriller.
Narrative The story line is shown to be two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighbourhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line. Characters The main characters are two Hollywood movie stars, Jake Johnson and Damon Way-ans Jr. Theses character fit in perfectly as they're already are main characters of 'New Girl'. They start of being calm but as the movie progresses they are shown to be brave and willing to stop all the villains. Iconography There are many iconography of comedy and action genre:one liners, explosion, funny scenes, guns. All of these are typical of the action or comedy genres- in connection with the narrative, we can confidently say this is a action/comedy. Setting The movie was set in the USA, to be specific it was in held in a small area of Los Angles.although the movie is 2 minutes to 3 minutes it's safe to say that is set in USA, los Angles
Narrative: The movie is about marvel super heros saving the
world.When Tony Stark tries to jump start a dormant peacekeeping program, things
go awry and it is up to The Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from
enacting his terrible plans.
Characters:
The characters are different towards each other they all
have their own agenda. Theirs iron man, Thor, captain america and hulk. these
are the classic marvel characters.
Iconography:
There's plenty of iconography typical of a action genre:explosions,
fire, guns and weapons.All of these are typical of the action genre - in
connection with the narrative, we can confidently say this is a action.
Setting:
The film is manly based in the USA. Although the trailer is
2 mins long, it is safe to say that the film is based in the USA. Within the
country their is clearly action stunts set in USA.
After receiving my feedback, I can now focus on getting the magazine to balance out to be 50% male and female.In addition I will need to change my background colour inorder for it to look professional.
This image
is a medium close up.this medium close up shot is when we can see the main
characters face to his shoulder. In this medium close up image we can see Tom
Cruise who looks like he has been noticed by flying officers, we can tell this
by the emotion he shows in his face. The image tells the audience Tom Cruise
has been running and therefore is out of breath . In the background we are able
to see the alley way he had ran into, which had caused him to be trapped by the
officers.
Wide shot
This
is a wide shot image, a wide shot image allows us to see were the scene is
set.In this wide shot image we are able witness a old car that has been
vandalized as well as sabotaged. Furthermore, in the background we can see
construction work as there are worker stands behind the old car.Also this scene
tells the audience the image has been taken from the front of an alley way, you
can tell this because we can see dimness and shadows. In addition, the shops
are under construction so this lets the audience know that running into an
alley way isn't an ideal area as there could be other criminals around. Behind
the car you’re able to see Tom Cruise sprinting from flying officers.
Medium close up
This medium close up shot shows the audience that there are a lot of people on the hunt for Tom Cruise's character. This could suggest that they want him quite desperately and it's almost an emergency which make the whole atmosphere quite serious and tense. It also gives us a chance to see the characters' emotions, which is desperate and serious.
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