Analysis of a trailer

Horror movie trailer.

 The Devil Inside.
 A girl begins to veiw a number of exorcisms, in order to get a greater understanding of her own mothers condition. In the trailer we see part of her journey as we see her take part in an exorsisum and also see her meeting her mother for the first time since she has been placed into the mental hospital. This horror movie is based on real events that have happemed which makes it more of a documentry type of horror film.

Sub-genre.

Many genres have sub-genres within them, its a genre within a genre as such, for example a rom-com is a sub-genre. The romance in the film is brought up in a comic way to make it more of an enjoyable film its not just your standard romantic story, as there is usually some sort of comedic twist. An example of a romantic comedy is the ugly truth. In the Ugly truth the main character beis a successful producer and believes that all men are the same, and that her perfect gut is out there somewhere. She then meets mike the host of the ugly truth who promises her any guy she wants. However whilst on this journey Mike and Abby fall for each other. But her new found love with her dream guy gets in the way.

                                          The Ugly Truth trailer.

Hybrid sub-genre.

A hybrid sub genre is two sub genres mixed together.

Genre conventions-comedy

Comedy movies are set out to make people laugh aswell as to enable people to relax and get away from busy lives. In order to do this comedy films normally have a few characters that are the key comedians in the film. Comedy movies normally have some sort of scenario which is blown out of proportion to be funny. In order for the jokes and gags to be funny they need to be perfectly timed and acted out by good quality actors .In comedy the audience responds to two different types of comedy elements the gaga and the comedic situation. There are many different sub categories of comedy such as teen comedies, rom com's and gross out comedys they are all set out to entertain different groups of people and all have different elements of comedy..

Soul surfer

Soul surfer.

This film is based on a true story, the genre of this film is a biography and also drama.

Tordorov time line

A state of equilibrium on the outset.

At the start of the film we are introduced to Bethany Hamilton who is a keen young surfer hoping to be a pro surfer some day. In the opening scene we see her competing in a completion which she later on goes to win. Whilst at this competition she is scouted by rip curl.

A disruption of the equilibrium.

After being scouted she, goes to train for her next competition in a remote are with her best friend’s brother and dad. Her and her friend are waiting to catch the next wave when her arm is bitten off by a shark. She is then rushed to hospital where she has her arm amputated and losses 60% of her blood.

A recognition of the disruption to the equilibrium

After recovering Bethany trys to get back in the water and struggles to get back to her old ways, of being a amateur surfer.

An attempt to repair the disruption

She goes to her church group where the leader tells he to look at things from another perspective. She then starts to train again and pursue her dream of being a pro surfer, she re enters into a new completion and comes second.

Different character types.

The hero: In soul surfer the hero is Bethany’s best friends dad, Holt Blanchard. When Bethany  is attacked by the shark he rushes her to shore and carries her to the car where he begins to drive her to the hospital.

The villain: the villain in this film is the shark that bites off her arm and periodically destroys her dreams of being a pro surfer.

The donor-Sarah hill is the donor in this film as she helps Bethany to view her life from another perspective, as well as to view the bigger picture. Sarah Hill in this film is a church group leader.

The helper: the helper is her best friend Alana Blanchard, she helps Bethany train and to believe that her dream of becoming a pro surfer can still happen.

The Victim: Bethany Hamilton is of course the victim of this film as her dreams are destroyed and is attacked by the shark.

The dispatcher- I would say that the dispatcher is Bethany’s parents as they make her believe that her journey is just beginning as she still has plenty of life to live.

Introduction to media studies

Hey, my names George I'm 16 and live in Hackney. I'm a student at Mossbourne Sixth Form and I study Geography, Psychology, Business Studies and also Media Studies, which is the reason for this blog. I decided to choose Media Studies as i wanted to explore the different ways media influences the world. My favourite movie is Soul Surfer, which is based on a true story. Its about a girl who hopes to be a pro surfer and whilst training is attacked by a shark and loses an arm. However she doesn't let this stop her hopes to be a pro surfer and gets right back into the sea. The film shows how with determination you can get to where you want to be in your life, it is a truely insparational film, which is why its my favourite movie. Here's a link to the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnSrETbfd5Q&safe=active.
I have a keen intrest in reptiles and would like to think that i may have a career involving them later in life. I have a collection of snakes containg over 30 different indviduals. I have also recently travelled to ecuadour where i volunteered in a animal rehabilitaion centre for two weeks, this involded things such as feeding the animals and other park maitence, this could also be an option for when i finsih school as i would enjoy working in animal conservation as i would be able to see many different parts of the world.