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Man With the golden gun

Context:

  • famous James Bond film produced by Eon Productions.

  • It was released in 1974, with Roger Moore in his second appearance as Bond.

  • 9th film in series, directed by Guy Hamilton→ previously directed three other Bond films.

    Genre Conventions:

  • The main image → James Bond wearing iconic tuxedo + largest image placed in centre of frame → protagonist.

  • The placement and sizing of Bond looking at camera → main character and will be the hero theorised by Propp + saviour of the chaos that surrounds him.

  •  conventional narrative of attempted assassination suggested by Bond’s ‘code name’ engraved on the bullet

  • conventional images of destruction and explosions → codes that signify to the audience this is from the action/thriller genre 


Man With the golden gun

Context:

  • famous James Bond film produced by Eon Productions.

  • It was released in 1974, with Roger Moore in his second appearance as Bond.

  • 9th film in series, directed by Guy Hamilton→ previously directed three other Bond films.

    Genre Conventions:

  • The main image → James Bond wearing iconic tuxedo + largest image placed in centre of frame → protagonist.

  • The placement and sizing of Bond looking at camera → main character and will be the hero theorised by Propp + saviour of the chaos that surrounds him.

  •  conventional narrative of attempted assassination suggested by Bond’s ‘code name’ engraved on the bullet

  • conventional images of destruction and explosions → codes that signify to the audience this is from the action/thriller genre 


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