Binary oppositions

What is binary oppositions?

Something that opposes one another within a text. E.g. Good vs evil, Black vs White or even political groups that have contrasting values and ideologies. this could be signified through a characters attitude or even what they wear.

The social Network 

The social network is a film based on a group of friends that have set up a social networking site and make billions off it. the site is then copy written off people and they fight to get their rights to the sight.

Binary opposition in opening 

Boy vs girl
Boy - intellectual, dresses down, messy hair, imaginative.
girl - casually dressed, opinionated, controlling.

how these binary oppositions are shown:

mise en scene

girl -  Dark clothes, tyed back hair, bag
boy - messy hair, baggy clothes

camera work

over the shoulder - used to show the intense conversation between the two
boy - looks confused
girl - looks serious

two people shot - shows the girl leaning over the table.
boy - sitting up right (shows he is calm).
girl - leaning over touching the boy (shows she is angry and controlling).

Editing
cross cutting -  to show that a conversation is going on.
boy - goes fast and shows more of the girls reaction.
girl - shows more of the girl and her reaction.

Genre and Convention

What is a teen film.

A Teen film is a film where the genre is targeted at teenagers and young adults. The plot is based on special interests of teenagers, such as: First love, coming of age, conflict with parents, alienaion ect. Also common sub genres include, sexuality, fighting, drugs and sports. These are included because most teen films adults tend to watch with there children because its on TV. Also ensure a wider range of target audience so its not just for one specific type of person.
For Example in Greece themes such as, music, romance, dancing and school life is included in the film. In the film the teenagers tend to "hang out" In old car parks, on the street or in a party, because this is generally where  teenagers chill out so when teenagers see this happening in a film they find it amusing and they can relate to it. 

Moreover on a typically british working class film would be. My brother the devil, this is about different ethnic minorities (Turkish, Asian, Black) and there themes are, gangs, drugs & money, sexuality and London life for a working class person. The locations where this film in mostly being shot is, in the blocks on a London estate, and a local shop where people "hang out". So there both teen films but have been represented and have come across in different ways due to where it is based. As Greece is based in America and My brother the devil is based in London. 

Conventions in teen films depend on the context of the film, however they can include, proms, alcohol, illegal substances, high school, parties and all night raves, losing one's virginity, relationships, social groups and cliques.

Common characters in a teen film would include. The jock/Cheerleader, School diva, Geek/Nerd, The rebel, The outcast, The new girl/boy, The loner, Class hottie, Class clown...American teen films often leave out or skim over characters who are minorities, gay/lesbian, or working class teens. Apart from the characters there are many other codes and conventions of teen film. These films are often set in or around high schools as this allows for many different social cliques to be shown. This is different in hybrid teen films, but for the classic romantic comedy teen film this is almost always the case.

teen movies target audience research (the hunger games,twilight and freaky friday)

Researching Target Audience

The three movies I have chosen are: The Hunger Games, Twilight and Freaky friday. Here are all the trailers.

Freaky Friday trailer:

The intended target audience for freaky friday is people aged for 12 to 28 year old who can relate to the types of situations portrayed in the movie in everyday life with teenagers. Teenagers can also relate to the as teenagers usually have arguments with their parents on and off. This movie would appeal to the female audience as the actor is a female and shows the audience how life really is for a teenager. The main star of the movie is lindsay Lohand. The scene of the mother doing the school run shows how parents are busy and mothers can relate to this. The story Line is  of a over worked mother  and her daughter that do not get along with each other. When they switch bodies each is forced to change to the other life style  for one freaky friday.

Twilight trailer:


Intended audience: People who are into sci-fi movie and love and fantasy.
This movie will appeal to females. The main stars in the movie are: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson who play vampires. The story line of the movie is about a teenage girl who risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.

The Hunger Games trailer:



Intended audience: females and males from the ages of 13 to 25
The movie will appeal to both males and females as it does have the action and adventure element which males enjoy. The main stars of the movie are: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Lian Hemsworth. The storyline of the movie is about a televised fight to death in which two teenagers from each from difference districts of panem are chosen at random to fight.

Target Audience

Analise 3 different  different teen movies with different audiences. 

Mean girls 

The audience for mean girls is teen girls. this is shown through the use of constant female characters throughout the film. the main characters in the film are all girls dressed in pink and wear short skirts. young teen girls will appeal most to this film as they can relate the some of the situations that occur like boys, friendship, parents and conflict and competition within each other. this happens everywhere and being set in a school also helps appeal to young girls as they go to school. The storyline helps young ladies know how to handle unpleasant behavior and how to act towards bad friendship.

Fast and furious

                                

Fast and furious is a film mainly aimed at teen boys. this film is based on girls fast cars and money. this is stereotyped to what most young boys think of. The stories lines within the movie are not really reality related however there is lots of competition and conflict which most young boys tend to have and be when they are at their teenage stage.

Juno

Juno is a film based on a girl that has a child at a young age. this film has the target audience of both girls and boys. The issues a raised in this film such as teenage pregnancy and relationship problems can relate to young parents or those that may want children young. the characters are young and still in school with not much knowledge about parent hood which makes it clear that this film is for teenagers. their are typical athlete characters that are in almost every teen film.

Genre and sub genre task

Genre and convention

What is a teen film?

 A teen films is a film genre which is used to target teenagers also young adults. The plot of the film  is usually based on specific interests of the modern teenagers , these are things such as the coming of age, love and relationships, puberty, conflict with parents, teen angst or alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialised way. Some teen films are targeted towards young males while others are targeted towards young females. 

 An example of a teen film is American Pie:
In the teen film American Pie, very common teen intrests are used throughout, the main themes used were: Love and sexual relationships, rebelion, and the most relevent  teen intrest used was coming of age.

 What sub genres are common?
Sub genres are genres which have been further divded to a target audience for examples only teen girls or only teen boys. Furthemore common sub genres in teen films are: Love, cops and robbers, extreme action, 'chick flicks'.

Genre and Convention

What is a teen film?
A teen film is movies that are target at teens specifically this may include genres and topics that teens may relate to or characters that teens may take interest. topics may include romance, conflict, crime or even grooming.

Who watches teen films?
Mostly teenagers aged between 13 to 20. You do get fins that are certified to a specific age whether it being twelve or fifteen depending on the explicitness. however, adults may also watch teen films when bonding with their children or even to find out more about the younger generation in society.

some common sub genres are..
romance, crime, musical, comedy, drugs, sexuality and many more. these sub genres are common in teen drama as people can relate with the themes and issues a raised in these films. for example..

Love and basketball - teenagers usually find their first love when they are ages between 13- 18 this may have a big affect on them as they are growing up. This happens in love and basketball as the two neighbours fall in love They also have big ambitions at teen ages. in love and basket both of the main characters realise that basket ball is their passion and want to and do pursue it in the future.

Different locations found in teen films..

In teen movies most of the places shown in the films are where you might find teens them selves.

in homes you may finds them in the bedroom, garden and cupboard this may occur in your typical teen romance. you also may find the, in classrooms, cafeterias and baseball or football courts. this may be shown to identify different personalities of each character in a film.

Characters..

All films have many different characters depending on the genre or story line. Most teen films mostly have the following characters:

Popular kids - these are the kids that everyone in school looks up too and aspires to be one day.

Geeks - these are the people with the most knowledge and typically get bullied or become one of the popular kids.

Pretty girls - these are the girl that get all the male attention and make fun of those at a less advantage than them ( usually they are not very smart)

Genre and Convention

A teen film is a type of film targeted at teenaged or young adults which is usually based on typical interests of teenagers like: Age, rebellion, conflict, alienation and first love. People who watch teen films tend to range form the ages of 13 to 20 as this is the time when children turn into young adults.  some widely used sub-genres used are physical fighting, sports and sexual orientation.

Attack The Block poster:

For example, Attack The Block movie is based on a teen gang who all live in a block of flats in south London which then gets attacked by an alien invasion. The movie is set in south London in a block of flats and the characters are: Jodie whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones and Franz Drameh.  some conventional themes used in Attack the block is the use of drugs, Robbing people and  sic fi.

Attack The Block Trailer:

Target audience interview

Target audience interview

see what peoples views are on target audience !

From interview an age group from 13 to 20 and 30 to 40, we have learnt that depending on age, people tend to like different types of movies. For example, the people from 13 to 20 liked twilight and mean girls they said both movies as they can relate to it and understand unlike the 30 to 40 year old people that find teen movies irrelevant.

30 to 40 years liked more fantasy type of movies. For example, vampire diaries as its intellectual, engaging and appeals to an older audience. From this, we’ve learnt that 30+ year old people wont enjoy teen movies as much as younger people.

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