Genre Task

In this task we had to use DISTINCT for four different trailers to decide which genre the trailers fell into.

The four different trailers were

• Oculus 
• The Guest
• The Vow
• The Guardians of the Galaxy

Oculus

For this trailer I have put it into the horror category. You can tell this film is going to be based around the horror genre right from the start of the film. Just by looking at the female character in the first scene you can see the fright inside her just by looking at her eyes. Also the music at the start and throughout the trailer is very frightening as it uses the aspects of anticipation and suggests something bad is going to happen. Then as soon as the mirror deceives her you can tell that the film trailer is advertising a horror film. The low key dark lighting throughout the film also suggests that is going to be a very dark film. Throughout the trailer there are many different shots and most of them are set at night time which also suggests this film is going to be a horror 

The Guest

For this trailer I have put it into the Hybrid category(A mix of genres). From the start of the trailer the male looks very mysterious and you suspect that even though he seems a very friendly character you can tell that there may be some sort of twist. One of the other points that stick out in the trailer is the use of guns, this suggests the Action/Thriller side of the film. The music is also very mysterious which once again emphasises the fact of the main male being a very mysterious character.

The Vow

For this trailer I have put it into the Romance Category. From the start of the trailer you see a marriage taking place between a male and a female, also the trailer shows many clips of the couple in very happy times. From the love that is portrayed you can immediately put it into the Romance category. Then the mood of the trailer turns drasticly as the female in the film looses her memory after a horrific accident. By looking at the males facial expressions you can see the hurt inside him but the female is oblivious. As the trailer goes on it starts to get happy again as he tries to make the female fall back in love with him. 

Guardians of the Galaxy

For this trailer I have put it into the Sci-fi/Comedy category. From the start of the trailer you see a man who is not dressed to seriously who is soon approached by guards after stealing a object. By looking at the guards and their appearance you can see it is a Sci-fi film. The males reaction from the guards is very humorous which then gives off the comedy side of the trailer. As the trailer goes on there is a lot of comedy throughout which suggests this is not a very serious film. But look at the settings and characters of the film you can see that is going to be based in space.