History of the Genre Drama

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath
    Serious expressions.
    Realistic appearance.
    Several colours; purple, red, yellow.
    Black writing.
    Font is thick.
    Star actor's names in bold.
  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause
    Mid shot of the character.
    Star actor's name in bold.
    Large font.
    Several colours; blue, red, yellow.
  • Judgement at Nuremberg

    Judgement at Nuremberg
    Colours of mainly black and white, with yellow and white writing.
    Faces, all with serious expressions.
    Shadows used.
    Star actor's names in bold.
    Title in same font size as the rest of the writing.
  • Taxi driver

    Taxi driver
    Yellows, blacks, reds and blues used.
    Single character with serious expression.
    Long shot.
    Star actor's names not much smaller than the title.
    Title in bold font and red writing.
  • The Colour Purple

    The Colour Purple
    Title much bolder than rest of the writing.
    Blacks, whites and purples used.
    Long shot silhouetted.
  • GoodFellas

    GoodFellas
    Serious expressions.
    Mid shots.
    Black with white writing.
    Red tie.
    Overlapped photos.
  • Master and Commander

    Master and Commander
    Blue with white writing. Single red line.
    Overlapping images; close up shot of protagonist over image of the film setting.
    Only writing is the title and tagline.
  • BoyHood

    BoyHood
    Light green with white writing.
    Blue from the t-shirt.
    Title in different font to rest of the writing. It is also larger.
    Mid shot of the protagonist.