Week 3: Infographic and Introduction to Genre Analysis

I have completed my Thriller genre infographic. I changed the layout of this slightly, responding to feedback given to me in relation to my original layout. The image below shows my original idea which I created within Photoshop. This idea was very clean cut and quite bright in relation to the thriller genre. I kept the layout of the content within the infographic, but I have added a background and some images within the infographic. I also kept the layout of the target and the timeline.

Initial Thriller Genre Infographic

The image below shows  the development and changes I have made to my infographic. I have kept the timeline and target in the centre. The changes which I made to this infographic are:

- Added a distressed look background in the colour scheme of grey which suggests the thriller genre.

- Faded images related to the thriller genre in the background.

- Use of blood splatters as shadows, represents the iconography of the blood splatters and also shadows which are associated with thriller films.

These are the main changes I made to my infographic, I believe that my final infographi (below) represents the genre of thriller. This is because of: the font, colour scheme, images and iconography used.

Final Thriller Genre Infographic



Overall, I believe that my infographic portrays the genre of thriller. This is because of the different aspects included, such as colour scheme and iconography. Through creating this infographic I have learnt about the codes and conventions of the thriller genre. I have also learnt how to create an infographic which is interesting and eye catching to read.

I have also been introduced to Genre Analysis, on Monday I watched Monsters (2010). Throughout watching the film I took notes about the film and its genre. I firstly identified the genre, then looked into whether the genre conveys the 'norms' of the genre (if the film includes codes and conventions of the genre). The other part to this genre analysis was defining the audience for the film and what existing films they would like. Within the genre analysis aspects such as production element (budget and technical aspects).

For the second part of this unit I will be choosing 2 films by the same director and I will be idetitifying five common elements. This shows the relation between the 2 films in terms of the director. I will then choose one of these films to carry out a Genre Analysis and I will then carry out a Narrative Analysis on the same film.