Teenage Modest Proposal
MEDIA COURSWORK REPORT
INTRODUCTION
The aim of my project is to produce a written script of about four to five minutes in length for a typical teenage genre film, as well as a production piece consisting of a poster to market the film to target its age group or audience and a DVD cover front, spine and back. I will begin my report by providing research into the chosen genre concerning teenage films and provide an example showing the textual analysis of the poster DVD cover for a well known teenage film. I will discuss the targeted audience for this particular genre and finish by analyzing my own film poster and DVD cover.
For my research I watched various teen movies from the teenage genre. My proposal is for a teen relationship …show more content…
The iconic smaller pictures of the characters indicate the different personalities and dress scene of the other compared to Cher. The hyperbolic review text code ‘two thumbs up’ thus generating excitement for the target audience and is anchored by the blurb. The age rating is for kids and families, it would seem to be a light-hearted teenage genre film.
POSTER AND DVD COVER ANALASYS
The poster and DVD front cover are both dominated by pictures of the main character. This connotes that she is the main actress or protagonist in the film. This also tells us that she will feature heavily in the film. Furthermore, the audience will sympathise with the main character. On the DVD cover the facial expression of the actress along with her quite content look, where she is looking to the side strongly indicates that she was once happy and content in the film and maybe something went wrong.
The tag line ‘Teen movie of the year’ by the Independent, a phrase that anchors the genre and makes it clear to the consumer and target audience. The main title on the DVD front cover is placed at the top in order to fully reveal the main actresses stance thus placing more emphasis on
INTRODUCTION
The aim of my project is to produce a written script of about four to five minutes in length for a typical teenage genre film, as well as a production piece consisting of a poster to market the film to target its age group or audience and a DVD cover front, spine and back. I will begin my report by providing research into the chosen genre concerning teenage films and provide an example showing the textual analysis of the poster DVD cover for a well known teenage film. I will discuss the targeted audience for this particular genre and finish by analyzing my own film poster and DVD cover.
For my research I watched various teen movies from the teenage genre. My proposal is for a teen relationship …show more content…
The iconic smaller pictures of the characters indicate the different personalities and dress scene of the other compared to Cher. The hyperbolic review text code ‘two thumbs up’ thus generating excitement for the target audience and is anchored by the blurb. The age rating is for kids and families, it would seem to be a light-hearted teenage genre film.
POSTER AND DVD COVER ANALASYS
The poster and DVD front cover are both dominated by pictures of the main character. This connotes that she is the main actress or protagonist in the film. This also tells us that she will feature heavily in the film. Furthermore, the audience will sympathise with the main character. On the DVD cover the facial expression of the actress along with her quite content look, where she is looking to the side strongly indicates that she was once happy and content in the film and maybe something went wrong.
The tag line ‘Teen movie of the year’ by the Independent, a phrase that anchors the genre and makes it clear to the consumer and target audience. The main title on the DVD front cover is placed at the top in order to fully reveal the main actresses stance thus placing more emphasis on