the trailer for The Hunger Games includes many narrative techniques often related to a typical action film. Applying Propp's character theory, we have an evident protagonist - our hero - Katniss Everdeen and a heroine represented as Peter Malark who, with his drive to protect the hero from the action and danger,drives the narrative.

completed film poster

film poster:


the central image is of the main character, Katniss and the secondary image being the pin of the mockingjay bird and the rim of the bow in the background. the title reads "The Hunger Games" and the tagline reads "the world will be watching". the release date is the 23rd March, for IMAX and theatre. it doesn't have any names of the stars, but expresses who it was presented by (e.g HotTopic,NECA and H2O) The production blurb is directly at the bottom centre and the iconography easily expresses it is an action film, through the use of fire, weaponry and expression wore by Jennifer Lawrence.

film trailer:

it starts of with introducing the film studio (lions gate) and switches to a view of a forest setting, the main character central of the shot. there is non-diegetic music steadily speeding up throughout the coarse of the trailer, jumping between different moments in the forest and to side views of the gold mockingjay pin. drama is mainly exaggerated through the music and scenes of running. there is  dialogue from the film played during the trailer. no names of stars or directors are mentioned. at the end of the trailer the title ( the hunger games) and the release date (23rd March) are shown. at the very last shot there is the facebook details for social media fanpages followed by the production blurb.throughout the whole procession of the film there is a constant feel of  nature,fire and action shown by the movement of the character.

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the hunger games

Your chosen movie
 I chose the Hunger Games. i chose this film in particular because i personally enjoyed it as it was one of my favourite books

Institutional background
The film studio behind the Hunger Games was color force and Lionsgate, distributed for the theatrical release of the film in the UK by Lionsgate Films

No brand loyalty
the genre the hunger games is a dystopian science fiction adventure film< you can tell this by the white suits of the peacekeepers and futuristic looking central, yet shows adventure through the use of action fights and a running theme of fire.This film stars Jennifer Lawrence, a popular actress and Woody Harrelson, who has appeared in a few action/adventure films.

It’s all a matter of timing
 The Hunger Games was released on November 21, 2014

the first trailer ever of the Hunger Games was released September 16th 2011, a teaser trailer.

There were many forms of advertising for the film, such as promotional posters such as:

And many interviews with the leading stars of the production before the release of the film

and even having the stars appear at comic-con conventions  to meet potential and existing fans

It’s a social thing
on rotten tomato, the film was given 84% good review, given an average of 7.5 out of 10 for the film

"Director Gary Ross does a great job in bringing the thrilling novel to life in this uncompromising drama"

"Given the recent failure of so many big-budget films, the odds weren't in The Hunger Games favour, either. Thankfully, Hollywood got this one right."

"Despite a few minor problems, The Hunger Games proves to be a promising start to what will no doubt become the next beloved Hollywood mega-series."

These quotes from, reviewers of the film clearly indicate the norm attitude of the opinions on the film, mostly positive.


Risky business
The original budget of The Hunger Games was 78 million USD and make 158 million USD in its opening  weekend.overall, the film has made $677,923,379 the film was a very extreme box office success.                 
Stars in their eyes
The director of The Hunger Games is Gary Ross, who also directed free state of Jones and big, none of which are the same genre as The Hunger Games.
The main star of the film is Jennifer Lawrence
She has been in silver lining playbook, x-men and the burning plain. these vary in genres from romance to action to comedy. She was mentioned in the trailer.

trailers (ncis)

Fantastic beasts and where to find them

genre: action, fantasy, adventure, family

narrative: This story line is about mystical creatures loose on the streets of old New York, and the challenge of stopping them before the cause any damage.This is a dramatic and fun narrative that fits the theme of family and adventure well.

characters: The protagonist is a typically good looking, brave and very obviously harry potter themed in dress sense and attitude, and a typical villain (a dark wizard) which is commonly sees in these particular films.

iconography: There is many signs of a typical action and adventure film, such as explosions and unlikely alliances and sidekicks, and many chases and main cities. But also many to represent fantasy too. for example, wands and mystical animals and teleportation commonly presented through the trailer.

setting: This particular trailer is presented in old New York, around the time of 1926. This particular time and place is highly emphasised in the particular choice of clothing and sepia tone of the surrounding area.

love actually

genre: love actually is a very typical romantic comedy

narrative: the film consists of multiple peoples accounts of love, many different ways in which they discovered or admitted there love for each other. Many comedy scenes, and very British.

characters:The many characters presented in this film are played by many known actors/actresses such as Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley and Liam Nelson. The use of these particular actors/actress can be enticing for potential viewers.

iconography: This trailer shows many signs for a typical romantic comedy, the use of hugging, kissing and dramatic music to represent the romantic side of this, yet some comical

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