Genre Research

Inside Man

Genre: Heist Thriller

The music first starts with a remix of a bhangra and hip hop track, which goes on throughout the production logo introduction. The music starts to fade out and the frame of a head and shoulder shot of a man cuts to the screen. As the man introduces himself, we see he is a very composed character, this was shown by his carefully selected script. This taught me script is important because the words he spoke immediately told me he was a calm and collected character as he we immediately see he is the main character. For example, he says ‘Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself’. The background of this shot is pitch black and there is a slight glow on his face, this emphasises that he has no emotions [no regret, sympathy etc]. He has a simple black top on with white stripes; I think the stripes may represent the bars on a jail [which he mentions in the introduction]. His unshaven face shows he hasn’t had access to luxuries for the past week or so, again this may relate back to the ‘jail’ speech. The background then starts to fade in showing grey brick walls and the illusion of him backing back to the wall, this could be to indicate that they are closing in on him or it shows the end to his interrogation. His speech ends and as he stares at the camera the music from the beginning fades in and also his face fades out into an image of a bridge.

Are We There Yet?

Genre: Comedy

'Are We There Yet' starts with upbeat music; this introduces the movie as a lively film. We see a guy come out of an expensive car; this implies he is quite rich. When we see him come out his clothes reassure the idea that he is wealthy as he is wearing a beige jacket [Suit]. As he walks up the path to the house, a little boys over voice says ‘Mom says we have to be polite to her dates and we will be .. If he makes it to the door’. This immediately tells us that the child is going to attempt to sabotage the mothers’ relationship; this reinstates the idea of a comedy film. The lighting also connotes the film will be have a comic side to it as the Christmas and porch lights illuminate the area, this also represents the ‘joyful’ season. A low angle shot shows us a string readily placed for him to trigger something [or trip over]. This is a typical convention that represents ‘practical jokes’, there are many of these ‘joke’ conventions, like, water balloons, marbles etc. Another convention used was the idea of the children outsmarting the adult by humiliating them without violent ways. This status difference is shown when the children as higher up [at the window] while the ‘guy’ was lying on the floor, covered in glue, looking up at them [high angle shot]