The document provides information about three films: Zombieland, a 2009 American comedy horror film about four survivors in a post-apocalyptic United States; 2am: The Smiling Man, a short horror/thriller film about a young man encountering a strangely smiling man at night; and Sing Street, a 2016 Irish musical comedy film about a boy forming a band to impress a girl. It discusses the films' genres, target audiences, purposes of being made, messages and values, budgets/box office numbers, and award successes.

1. Zombieland Short horror film-2am Sing Street
Narrative The movie was release on
September 25th
, 2009, which
runs for 87 minutes and was
produce in the United States.
The four main characters that
were set in this movie are
Jesse Eisenberg (Columbus),
Woody Harrelson
(Tallahassee), Emma Stone
(Wichita) and Abigail Breslin
(Little Rock). This movie was
set in a post-apocalyptic
version of the real world in
United States,and brining up
flashbacks of different
character to compare how the
world and their happiness has
turn into now. Is about a
group of people becoming
friends through different
situation they are facing and
overcoming difficulties.
This short film 2am: the
smiling man is based on a
young man is walking
home at 2am midnight.
And something strange
starts to happen. This is
when he met the smiling
man that was dress in
bright yellow suit and
dancing strangely in front
of him. However,the
young man was trying to
aid him but end up the
smiling man chasing him.
The movie sing street is
based on a boy moved to a
new school and met a girl
who live around the school
and he decided to form a
musical band. And this is
when the boy decide to join
the concert in his school
and when he was preparing
the concert he found out
that the girl he love have
left and move to London
with his boyfriends and his
parents are splitting up.
However,at the end the girl
turn up to his concert and
they both left the Ireland
and head off to London.
Genre and generic
conventions
The Zombieland is a comedy
horror movie where it
contains monster and zombie.
Moreover, the time setting in
this movie is mostly night-
time.
The 2am: the smiling man
is horror/thriller genre
short film. Where there is
a strange man acting
strangely and smiling at
the young man.
The sing street is a musical
comedy genre movie,
where a boy is chasing his
music dream and creating
band with his mates,where
there is difficult time
throughout the movie.
Micro elements
Audience The target audience that the
Zombieland are aiming for is
the age above 15 as this is a
comedy horror film which
might contain action or any
scene that are not appropriate
for the age under 15, however
I think that the target
audience for this film will be
mostly aiming at a younger
audience as the range of
characters that they have used
in the film are around the
early 20s to mid-30s. Also the
audience for this film are
mainly people that who is
interested at comedy horror or
action film.
The target audience for the
film 2AM: the smiling
man would be anyone in
any age or gender that who
are interesting in short
horror/thriller film. As you
can find this short film in
the internet. However,
young man like the
character in the film could
be the target audience as
they could easily relate
themselves into the film.
The target audience of sing
street would be around
teenagers and adult
audience. As the main
character in this film are
referring back to the 1980s
people and the film was set
in 80s. Which now a day’s
teenagers and adult would
be suitable, as teenagers
could relate themselves to
the character. As the movie
was set in 80s which the
adults now a day would be
interesting to look back to
their childhood.
Purpose The most obvious purpose of
making the film Zombieland
is to make money to the
The purpose of making the
short film 2AM: the
smiling man is mostly
The purpose of making the
film sing street is to make
money for the creator or the

2. people or business that
created the film. Another
purpose is to entertain people
who are bored or just wanted
to watch a film in their spare
time, or the movie of
Zombieland can be the
purpose for people that who
are interested in comedy
horror film or action and
science frication film or
interested in zombie, the
reason for this is to design to
make the audience laugh
through and also at the same
time for the audience to
experience the tension and
cliffhangers, also for audience
to get to see the upcoming
challenges throughout the
movie and see how the
character have to face it.
similar to the purpose of
making most of the short
film. Which are to build
up reputation for the film
director before the director
start to make any big
movies. However,it could
be a reason of raising
investigation which are to
show other bug business
or individual to get profit
by showing them the short
movie and the ability that
the director have. Lastly,
making short movie can be
because the director wants
to practices making film
and maybe trying out
different way of filming.
business that are in charge
of this film, also is to create
entertainment for the
audience that are interested
at any type of comedy and
romance film also musical
film. Also as this movie is
also a musical related
movie which the purpose of
this is also to try and sell
their soundtrack at the same
time as making money by
this film.
Messages and values The message and values of
this Zombieland is tell the
audience that sometime
enable to get to place, things
or objective you want to
achieve it could be as hard as
you will not imagine On the
other hand, it is trying to tell
the audience that being brave
sometime could be one and
the only way to achieve what
in the end. In addition, it is
suggesting that sometime
being with your family could
be good and safe but meeting
new people could be one of
the ways for you to grow up
and becoming stronger and
brave.
The message and values
that the short film 2am: the
smiling man is trying to
get to the audience is that
don’t say out late night at
the street and be careful of
where ever you are going
or go to places that is more
people in. however,it also
trying to suggest that don’t
trust anyone that look
weird or strange as you
will never know what will
end up happen.
The message and values of
the sing street is trying to
get across the audience that
if you have dream you
should chase it and not to
give up without trying or
even half way. There are
many people outside is
struggling in their family
and condition life, and with
passion and effect you put
in you might be able to
change all the things at the
end. Also sometime enable
to achieve something; you
might lose something at the
same time.
Success The Zombieland budget was
around $23.6 million and the
box office was over $102.4
million. However,I think as
an audience it was a success
movie where it make me
jump in the tension part and
made me laugh during the
funny part, which it helped
develop the horror and
comedy genre. The
Zombieland has nominated
18 awards which has won 5
The short film 2am: the
smiling man was a
successfulshort film to the
director as the video has
hit over 400,000 views
since it released on
YouTube which have
already gain the reputation
and notifiable of the
director.
The sing street budget was
around $4 million and the
box office was around
$13.6 million, which I think
it was a success of making
profit. Moreover, as an
audience I think it has met
the purpose of the movie
are trying to bring out
laughter of audience as the
way character are present in
the movie are relevant.
However,out of 24 awards

3. awards. the movie have won 4
awards.