NICS Film Trailer Analysis

Ouija

Genre
Horror.

Narrative

The storyline is about a group of teenage children that are tormented by demons and the genre is horror.

Character
The characters in the film are not well known actors to set the impression of  the film being realistic. The stereotype of teenagers who are the ones who usually get into trouble in horror films.

Iconography
There is a lot of build up of tension in the film to try and scare the viewer. There are ghosts in the film and you can indicate that this is a horror.

Setting
The film is mainly set in a house where a girl had previously murdered herself.

Ted

Genre
Comedy.

Narrative
The story line is about a boy who gets a teddy on christmas and wishes it came alive. The bear had then come to life the next day.

Character
The characters are huge stars such as Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. John (Mark Wahlberg) has to save ted (Seth MacFarlane) after being kidnapped.

Iconography
The film is a typical comedy between two friends. There is lots of humor in the film to get impression that this is a comedy rather than a film where a bear gets kidnapped.

Setting 
The film is set in America where the kid wishes for the bear to talk and at his flat where he know
lives.

Matrix

Genre

sci-fi.

Narrative

The story line is about living in a world that is not real and escaping from it. 

Character

The characters are big hollywood stars in the film. The villains in the film look devious to indicate they are bad. 

Iconography

The film has a lot of explosions and gun fights and chases. This sets the impression of a thriller film but the idea of the world being fake set the theme of a sci-fi film.

Setting

The film is set in a virtual world and the rest of the film is in a ship where the characters minds are transferred to the fake world.