Friday, 11 November 2016

Stereotypes Of Audience’s for Post-Apocalyptic Films - 28 Days Later



28 Days Later
Demographics
%
Gender
 
Male
65.1
Female
34.9
Professions
 
Community and Social Care
32.2
Media and Publishing
22.6
Fashion Design
9.9
Information Technology
28.8
Military Defence
22.6
Lifestyle
 
Favourite Food Dishes
 
Enchilada
23.4
Fajitas
25.8
Omelette
38.9
Chorizo Sausage
20.0
Chicken Vindaloo
12.8
Hobbies/Activities
 
Video Games
66.6
Writing
30.8
Watching Live Music
7.7
Day Trips
8.4
Cinema
12.1
Favourite Sports
 
Boxing
26.6
Football
49.6
Ice Skating
2.3
Rugby
25.9
Gymnastics
2.0
Most Liked Pet
 
Cat
33.6
Dog
25.4
Fish
10.2
Personality
 
Describes Themselves as
 
Considerate
34.0
Relaxed
13.0
Clever
38.1
Restless
14.8
Withdrawn
21.3
Silly
9.3
Brands
 
Customer of
 
Google
85.5
Netflix
49.6
Facebook
83.0
National Lottery
57.6
Mastercard
37.8
Shops at
 
Waitrose
3.3
Aldi
11.9
ASDA
17.9
Tesco
39.9
Morrisons
7.0
Favourite Clothing Brand
 
Miss Selfidge
9.7
Zara
7.6
George at ASDA
15.0
Primark
24.4
Clarks
7.0
Banks With
 
TSB Bank
6.8
Natwest
14.3
Nationwide
6.3
HSBC
10.1
Lloyds Bank
14.1
Top Make of Car
 
Mercedes Benz
4.7
LandRover
2.3
Ford
21.7
Vauxhall
18.3
Volkswagen
7.6
Entertainment
 
Favourite Movie
 
28 Weeks Later
27.4
The Carpenter’s The Thing
28.6
The Exorcist
23.9
Dog Soldiers
23.1
Final Destination
20.0
Favourite TV Show
 
The Walking Dead
31.8
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
12.6
Dexter
13.2
Steptoe & Son
13.4
NCIS: Los Angeles
10.3
Favourite Music Artist
 
Dave Grohl
17.2
Big Country
11.5
Kim Wilde
13.8
Paul Weller
16.5
Groove Armada
10.0
Favourite Celebrities
 
Andy Serkis
23.7
Steve Buscemi
25.2
Charlie Theron
30.6
Peter Pinklage
22.5
Milla Jovovich
15.8
 
 

Friday, 4 November 2016

Key People


Roland Barthes - Enigma codes - Make the audience ask questions.
                           Action codes  - makes you do something E.g shaking your head.

Rick Altman  - Emotional pleasures - The emotional pleasures offered to audiences of genre films are                                                                           particularly significant when they generate a strong audience.
                 
                     - Viscel pleasures - Viscel pleasures are gut responses and are definers by how the films constructions elicits a physical effect upon its audience. This can be a feeling of revolution, ken tic speed or a roller coater ride.
                     - Intellectual puzzel - Certain film genre such as the thriller offer the pleasure in trying to unravel a mystery or a puzzle. pleasure is derived from deciphering the plot and forecasting the end or being surprised by the unexpected.

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Codes and Convetions of Post Apocalyptic Movies

The lighting in the movies is very dark and matches the atmosphere around.


Objects expected to be seen in these movies
  • Trees                               
  • Footprints/footprints
  • Trails of blood
  • Weapons
  • Insignificant objects
  • Money
  • Stones


Characters in post-apocalyptic movies normally wear run-down clothes to show that they have been alone fort a long time, with no clean water, food to keep them nutritional.

Dark Themes:


  • Death
  • Funerals
  • Kidnapping
  • Rape


Most Post-Apocalyptic films have a main character that is usually male because stereotyping is strong and brave to live alone in such a dangerous place.