Genre Analysis Torque (2004)

• Desert – isolated area, not the stereo - typical place for a racing movie• 2 Cars reving engines - diegetic sound, typical to this genre of film • Straight road – from this we can assume a race is about to take place • Film goes straight into the action – this film shows from the start what genre it is and what is going to happen through out • Close up on gear stick – getting ready to race • Lights change from red to green – showing it is time for the race to begin • Wheel spin – showing the speed – typical of a racing film • The characters costume consists of rings, bling and skulls we can start to create an image of what he is going to be like with

out having seen his face – the stereo type you may imagine to be racing • The camera is on the speed dials and then cuts back to an external shot so that you create the image of the race taking

place • There is an over the head shot / establishing shot of the race happening – this allows the audience to follow the characters

and cars • There is a extreme close up of the characters eye – it is shown as a sort of fire which then links to the exhaust and the

flames coming from it I think this connotes that this main character has a lot of power and maybe dangerous and at this point we haven’t been introduced to him

• Sound effects – the car engines starting and reving are all diegetic sound effects that have been emphasized for the audience in post production – these sound effects help to create the atmosphere of an action adventure film

• Music – this starts up after the cars have started the race – this is a non diegetic sound, it starts of quitter so the audience can barely hear it and then it becomes louder and more noticeable.

Facts • Release date : January 16th 2004 • Directed by Joseph Kahn• Music composed by Trevor Rabin • Actors consist of : Ice Cube, Martin Henderson, Monet Mazur, Jamie

Pressly and Matt Schulze The storyline is based on when a motor cyclist discovers some motor cycles filled with drugs and then stores them away, it turns out that a violent gangster has plans to retrieve them.