Media Homework-Genre Analysis

Star Wars: The Force Awakens 

The film trailer I have chosen is Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Star Wars is apart of the sci fi and adventure genres. The title helps emphasis why Star Wars is apart of the sci fi genre due to the words "the force", the force is the mythical power used by the "jedi" and the "sith". The adventure genre is shown by the use of spaceships in space, travelling into the unknown. The use of spaceship helps the audience know that they're watching a sci fi film as most sci fi films usually involve spaceships and travelling through space at the speed of light. Throughout the film, there is a Binary Opposition of light vs dark as scenes involving the jedi (good side) are bright and the lighting is well lit and scenes involving the sith are always dark. When you see the teased lightsaber duel between Finn and Kylo Ren, the presences of Kylo sends the trailer into darkness. The colour of the lightsabers also show the binary opposition of light vs dark because Finn has a light blue colour where as Kylo has a dark red colour. The soundtrack of the trailer also fit in with the sci fi genre. Typically, sci fi soundtracks feel "epic" and is performed by an orchestra. The trailer mostly uses wide shots to show off the setting and the battle between the spaceships and uses close ups to show the characters emotion (although you can't see Kylo Ren's due to him wearing a mask).