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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiLg7WDR9rU&list=PL6Nkwo0N-f6zsUCx1Ub_NEYHMZfHW6rK9 The fast paced action and quick camera cuts in the opening for Luther's pilot episode sets the tone for a thriller based show. The editing and camera movement in The Fall is very slow and calm, which sets the tone for the show too. These are essentially polar opposites which shows the range of differences in which crime drama shows can work under. The mis-en-scene of The Fall uses many subtle clues and iconography that has deeper meanings behind it in the pilot episode. In Luther, it is more action based and meant for more passive viewing. There is not a lot of music in The Fall, and the sound is very quiet in general. In Luther, the sound and music is significantly louder and of a higher pace. The colour and lighting in both shows is very dark. In Luther, it is more of an evil feeling to the darkness of the show, but in The Fall, it is more of a sad and depressing feeling. The Fall has inte...

Sitcom- A situational comedy is a show normally set in a secluded environment about a small group of people. It follows the same trend every episode. E.g. The Big Bang Theory and The Goldbergs.  Live comedy- A live show with an audience that stars a comedian or more than one comedian. E.g. The Russell Howard hour and Live at the Apollo.  Crime Drama- For example, Midsummer murders, Narcos Soaps- Daily shows that are terrible. e.g. Hollyoaks, Eastenders  Cartoon- There are many cartoons and they normally are under the comedy genre. e.g. Rick and Morty and Family guy

Different radio stations suit different audiences. For example, Kerrang is aimed at both young teens who like punk music, and people who listened to that in their teen days. An example of all this the BBC. They are funded by TV licence which is paid for by the audience. Commercial radio is radio that has commercials and runs themselves. An example of this is UK Rock. Their only worry is to stay alive and entertain their audience. Public service radio has somewhat of a duty to fulfil as they are run by the government. The BBC is an example of this. They cannot be politically biased, although many people would argue that they are. Some radio shows have strips which are essentially specific time slots for certain shows, so people know when they are on. BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is aimed at younger people. It features many songs in the pop or rap genre which would be considered 'trendy'. Radio 1 features many segments such as live lounge, where artists perform ...

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Our film is called Perception. It fits under the dystopian surrealism genre.  The poster that we created is very dark and clearly targets an audience of hardcore fans of the genre, otherwise known as indie film geeks. We utilise colour very specifically, to ensure that the poster gives off the eery effect that we envisioned it would. At the same time, the poster is very simple and only features one image. The words 'head down' represent the isolation and trapped environment that the protagonist character finds himself in. We took inspiration from the Sex Pistols with the font.  Our tagline is 'Keep your head down, do your work, stay in line'.  The trailer also utilises colour and shadows to add a spooky and weird effect. The music we used was 'HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA', a different version of a song from YouTube. We did this to make the trailer stranger and completely contradict the visuals. There is an audience appeal and promise of pleasure from the ...

Assassins Creed 3:Liberation is the fourth instalment in the Assassins Creed franchise. The game is an action and adventure, role-playing genre-based game. The main character is   Aveline de Grandpré, a female French-African assassin. The game is set in the late 17th century at the end of the Indian war. It is set in an open world map. The controls of the game are quite simple and are generally that of any other action and adventure combat game. There is an online multiplayer option on the game. It was released on PS Vita initially, and then a couple of years later it was released on Xbox 360 and PS3. This is the fourth console based game in the series and was released by Ubisoft, who went on to make another 6 console games in the franchise. Ubisoft are one of the most popular game developers and have made many successful games over the years including the Just Dance and Far Cry franchises. The game was released worldwide, but first in the US.  The advertising for the game f...

Deadpool is a mainstream film that belongs in the Marvel universe. The main character is Deadpool. He is the hero of the movie, though not a stereotypical action hero. There is a villain in the movie who is a stereotypical villain. This film has the fundamentals of an independent film although it is mainstream. The narrative is pretty simple, but in a way that is almost sarcastically simple. The film had a budget of 58 million dollars, which could be seen with the special effects and CGI that was used throughout the movie. Deadpool's costume is a very simple design, but other aspects of the film were not. The film belongs in the action genre. Most of the audience were teenage boys, which was definitely the audience that Marvel were targeting. Marvel, of course, already have a very large existing audience which was a huge positive for them for the marketing of the film. A soundtrack was released which featured artists such as DMX and George Michael.  Ryan Reynolds was already a...