FILM ANALYSIS - AMERICAN SNIPER

The media extract starts with the Warner Bros production company logo. Film logos are primarily created so that audiences can easily see them. The genre is indicated quickly through the use of non diegetic sound of a gun being set up and shot. The sound of a gunshot signifies to the audience that it is likely be a thriller trailer, as that is the type of film guns are in. It proceeds to cut to the main character, Bradley Cooper, who is easy to recognise as the main character as he is introduced with a close up shot, showing him as the center of attention and the one with all the focus on him. For action films, having a recognisable actor as the main character gives the film a much higher chance of having better publicity and more people being hyped around the film. A stat shows that 70% of action film with a lesser known actor are a lot less likely to go to cinema then action films with a more well known actor. This is because more well known actors are more likely to take up better and more expensive jobs with higher budgets, meaning that any film with a well known actor in it is likely to be a higher quality film. The audience are teased with a sense of action when Cooper is shown a POV shot of his sniper, zoomed in on a pedestrian. He is hesitant as first, but then is told he has the green light to take the shot, as the person may be reporting where he is. His wingman is introduced as a different type of character, and someone who seems to be a lot less careful and serious about their job then he is.