Wednesday 12 November 2014

Genre and NCIS


Genre

Action

Narrative
The story line is clearly shown to be the worlds greatest super heroes willing to go to any lengths to rescue humanity. This is a dramatic narrative that fits the action genre well.

Character
The characters are typical of a Hollywood action - the heroes: strong, brave and willing to do anything to rescue humanity . The villain is a robot who is very terrifying . 

Iconography
There is plenty of iconography typical of the action genre: gunshots, violence, technology, running and explosions. All of these are typical of the action or fantasy genres - in connection with the narrative, we can confidently say this is a action.

Setting
The setting is in somewhere like New York or Manhattan. 


Genre
Comedy

Narrative
The story line is about minions going on an adventure to find a new evil master.

Character
The characters are the Minions and some of the evil masters they look for but they main ones are the Minions.

Iconography
The iconography is that Minions struggle to find a new master so they give up and only 3 minions go to find the new master they have  been seeking for after the rest give up. 

Setting
Although the trailer was three minutes long, there was a huge hint that the movie was set in New York because of the statue of Liberty.



Genre
Action

Narrative
This is about a young boy who learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Character
The characters are:  Clark Kent (The Man Of Steel), Lois Lane and General Zod but the main character is Clark Kent and General Zod.
 Iconography
There are plenty of gun fires, explosions an physical fighting in the movie trailer.  All of these are typical of the action or Sci-Fi genres.

Setting
Although the trailer is only three minutes long, the location is in another world which looks more scientific and also its is set in some parts of the USA.