Taken

Titles
 What title comes first? Why?

The first title that we see is the name of Liam Neeson, this is as he is the Top Billing for the film and him being in it will attract lots of interest for the film
 What font style and colour is used?

The font style is very dark and plain and is this is done to reflect the serious mood of the film. Some text is also a bright red colour which forshadows dangers.
 Where is the text placed in the shot?

The text is placed in the top left hand side of the screen this is due to all the action happening in the screen and also the colour of the font would class with the red objects on the screen.
 Order of the roles, title, credits, song etc.

Liam Neeson , Production and Distribution Company, Director, and other actors then the name of the film
 What comes last? Why?

The name of the director comes last this is because he is the one who created the whole project and will want people to regognise this.

Micro Analysis

• Camerawork
   Two shot of the girl and her dad to show relationship
   Long shot of the house to help set the scene
   Point Of View shot of the man taking a picture of the two girls at the airport.
   The camera shots are mainly mid-shots and close-ups with few longshots.
  Mise-en-Scene
   Scene in café, tables and staff.
   Airport scene, sounds of planes, Pilot costume
   Liam Neeson always wears black
   Big Birthday present for an old girl- unsteroytpical
   Red phone, red x-ray sign in airport, red straw in café, indicates violence and danger.
   The mise-en scene within the trailer shows the characters roles, for example the kit that Liam Neeson uses to record his daughters phone call relates back to his past career.
   Very dirty appearance

Sound

•  Music changes half way through from piano to fats paced piano and strung instruments to show tension
   Music changes to slow paced strung instrument when a tense scene such as the phone call is occurring
   The dark music suggests something bad is going to happen even though through camera shots we are seeing a close relationship forming.
  Editing
   The shots are cut so they are fast paced.
   The editing is very fast paced due to lots of cuts; this refers to the action
   The mid-shots and close-ups show the emotions of the characters, at the beginning we see a mid-shot and close-up expressing both father and daughters reactions to seeing one another.
   There are also transitions between the shots to keep it continuous. Some transitions can cause suspense after seeing one thing the transition maybe longer creating suspense as to what happens next.

Audience and Institution
 Title of Film: Taken
 Director: Pierre Morrel
 Year of Release/Release Date: 2008
 Certificate:18
 Top Billing: Liam Neeson
 Genre: Action/Crime
 Which institution produced the film: EuropaCorp
 Which institution released the film: EuropaCorp. Distribution
 How much money did they gross: $145,000,989
 Who was their primary (and secondary) audience: Primary Audience: People who like action films, fans of Liam Neeson. Secondary Audience: Parents who have teenage children
 Which platforms did they use to advertise: Billboards, Traliers, Posters and Interviews with cast and crew
 Was their marketing campaign successful: Yes the film acheived both critical and finacial success