Non-verbal-communication:
- Eminem has a very determined, concentrated look on his face, this may have to do with the fact he is writing song lyrics on his hand and is concentrating on them.
- The dark tone of the DVD cover is also representative of the dark tone of the film, which highlights Eminem’s characters hardships and his poor quality of life.
Dress Codes:
- Eminem is dressed all in black, which is quite representative of the black culture in which Eminem’s character and Eminem himself lives in.
- The dark clothes that Eminem wears on the DVD cover accurately reflects the dark tone of the film
Audience:
It is clearly stated on the DVD cover that this film is intended for a more mature audience (ages 15+) due to the amount of language, nudity and violence contained within the film.
This particular film will appeal to fans of Eminem and his music, and fans of rap culture in general. Also the film deals with a lot of black culture, which will appeal to a more ethnically diverse audience.
Narrative:
The blurb on the back of the DVD cover clearly describes the narrative of the film, yet only gives us a taster in order to hook the audience into wanting to watch the whole film.
Genre:
The genre of the film is anchored in the image on the front cover. Eminem is a famous rap star and the front cover clearly depicts him writing on his hand, strongly suggesting to us that this film will be rap orientated, which is incidentally described to us on the back of the DVD cover.
Charlotte Gray
Construction:
Mise-en-scene:
- The front cover of the DVD is taken up with a close up shot of Cate Blanchett’s character in the film, Charlotte Gray.
- Text underneath the image on the front cover tells us the title of the film, the actors starring in the film, the film company that produced the film, and the tagline for the film “She put her life on the line to find the man she loved”
- The back cover of the DVD gives us a synopsis of the film, tells us the special features on the DVD, and it has endorsements for the novel “Charlotte Gray” and another novel by the same author.
- There is a silhouette on the back of the DVD of a man and a woman hugging each other.
Setting:
- The film itself is set in 1943 during world war two, this is stated on the back of the DVD
- We can see the couple on the back of the DVD cover hugging on a desolate dirt road with bare trees nearby, suggesting its autumn.
- The war theme of the film is emphasised by the fighter planes in the image with spotlights below them.
Props:
- There are no props to speak of on this DVD cover
Non-verbal-communication:
- The couple hugging in the background suggests that this film will be a love story
- The soft colours don’t suggest an action film, which is typical of the World War 2 genre.
- The determined look on Cate Blanchett’s face is very representative of the struggle she will undergo in the film.
Dress Codes:
- There are no real visible dress codes to speak of except that the clothing worn looks typical of the time in which the film is set
Audience:
This film will appeal to all fans of the Charlotte Gray book and any fans of the books author. A largely female audience will be interested in this film because of the strong female representation within the film.
Also, this film will appeal to a largely British audience because of both the British film company that produced this film (film four) and the strong British roots within the film.
Narrative:
The synopsis on the back of the DVD cover clearly describes the narrative of the film, yet only gives us a taster in order to hook the audience into wanting to watch the whole film.
Genre:
The genre of the film is anchored in the images seen on the DVD cover. We can see a close up image of the protagonist of the film on the front cover, the tag line strongly suggests that this film will be a love story, this is backed up by the image of the couple hugging on the back on the DVD cover.
The fighter planes and spotlights on the back of the DVD cover enforce the World War 2 aspect of the film.
