Genre, Sub genre and audience

The Genre & Sub genre


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This film has the genre of thriller and the sub genre is of super natural. The film is about A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted. The target market is for young adults and the generations who love to watch a good thriller. The signifies that associates with thriller is the font of the light making it look deceiving. The lighting on Nicole Kidman shows that she is frightened, the darkness overcrowds the name, that they are addressed as the unknown. 

Dream House 
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling. The genre and sub genre is horror, mystery and thriller. The key signifiers were the font this showed that the film would be associated with history and truths would be revealed.






Fair Game
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration. The genre and sub genre is thriller, action hybrid and crime. The target audience would be slightly older than 18 and over. The key signifiers, the characters look concerned, there is a print sort of an investigation crime. It looks as is there's some involvement of a spy political espiange. This is all to do with the the crime thriller idea. The why the actors are place on the poster shows that she may be in danger and that people are after her. The colours used also help us know the sub genres.

Friends With Benefits
While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications. The genre and sub genre is a romantic comedy. Teenagers and adults young women, are the main target market. The key signifiers are how the actors are positioned the way they been told to look gives it away that its got something to do with relationships. 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows. The genre and sub genre for this is action, adventure, mystery and fantasy. Key signifiers, their in some sort of lost forest with mist they are all running and they look like they are on a quest. The target market would be children and this would be a film to watch as a family.

In the Line of Fire
Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. The genre and sub genre is thriller, political, crime and action. The target market would be any one interest of economics and politics. Key signifiers American flag,the title is sort of a pun play on words the actors positioned show importance in rank. 

In Time
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system. The genre and sub genre is romance and action, the target market younger audience. Key signifiers showing that is action is the gun. The actors are positioned quite intimately use of romance. The colour green is used to convey futuristic scifi.

Tower Heist
When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. The genre and sub genre is comedy and action. target audience is the younger generation. The key signifiers Eddie Murphy well known comedian. There is a gun present shows some sort of action will occur. 

Unfaithful
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling. The genre and sub genre is Romantic and drama.. The target audience is middle aged women. The key signifiers there is a women laying on a man's chest, show sort of some lust and romance. The lighting of the the room is sub divided use of emotions to be portrayed like lust. The title itself speaks the genre of the film too.