Adywans - Star wars: Revisited - The Opening Scene.

From the opening two minutes of Star wars I can see that the genre is both Sci-fi and action.
We can see that this is a Science fiction film as the setting is in space. The establishing shot is an extreme long shot of space. Another way we can tell that this film is a sci-fi is that some of the characters are robots. Also there is a huge spaceship that is full of robots. We see a low angle shot of the spaceship which makes it seem dominant. The guns in this scene seem very futuristic, this is a stereotype of a science fiction film.
Also this film can be seen as an action. There are fight scenes in the opening scene. The non-diagetic sound is very fast paced which would connote that it is an action. There is also some near misses which is a convention of an action. Also there are some explosions.
At the end of the scene we see the character 'darth vader'. We can see that he will be one of the main characters as there is alot of camera time for him. Also the type of clothing he is wearing would suggest that he is the villain. Darth vader's clothing is black which is a stereotype of the villain.
Another thing that would suggest that Darth Vader is a villain would be the fact that when he came into the shot the music stopped. There was fast paced music throughout, then when Darth Vader came in the music went slow paced. This made me think that he is a dominant figure. Also when he came into the scene there was a sence of anxiety.
The target audience of this film would be very broad. People aged 18-40 would be the main target audience. This is because they are stereotypically the age group that enjoy science fiction based films.