Top Gun

'Post-generic' film making-
"Post generic" meaning to combine two classic genre's into one film. This is not a completely new method of film making, but yet it still continues to progress as film becomes more extra ordinary, exciting and different. This also draws in different sets of audiences of course with the more genres' you include in your film. Take romantic comedy's for example, these are my two favourite film genre's and when they are cleverly combined into one film it couldn't appeal more to me e.g. Ghost Town starring Ricky Gervais, this film is probably one of the funniest films I've ever seen, with the contrasting romance lets out a more gentle and caring side; so the character reveals two completely different sides to the audience. Overall using this technique I feel the film will tend to be much more successful as apposed to other films which stick to one.

Use of extended montages-
There are two main songs played throughout Top Gun, one is at the beginning and called 'playing with the boys of danger' the title of the song even shows reveals the action in the film as the film is based on a group of young men who are given the opportunity to train at the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, after the pilot above him in the ranking system resigns after a very stressful and frightening mission. The song is a rock song and was created by American singer Kenny Loggins and is the famous soundtrack for top gun, Kenny Loggins also created the famous song 'footloose' which is also in the film called Footloose which was a huge success and a famously recognisable song today, just like playing with the boys. The other famous used in this film 'take my breath away', the song title immediately shows romance or some hint of lust but that idea is already there. This song is used as the two characters Charlie and Maverick grow a bond together and gradually become closer, the song is appropriate for the relationship they and it goes with any mood or situation like when they are around each other, talking and when they are intimate the song just suits any atmosphere. It is a memorable song that everyone knows and is very "chick flicky", similar to the characters bond. You notice in parts of the film when they are intimate there is no dialogue just the diagetic music being played as sometimes you don't need words the music talks for them and the facial expressions also play a huge part in this.

Design reflects advertising styles-
When looking for advertising I couldn't find a lot on Top Gun except for promotional posters, some of them just featured Tom Cruise with the film title on them. But the ones for me that really helped to advertise the film best was the ones with both Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis on the motorbike together. At the very top of the poster it included text saying "UP THERE WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST", you could relate this to the fact of how the film is so well created and also how if you want to be a pilot in the academy then you have to be 'the best of the best' pilots.

Easily replicated in publicity-
It is essential to use the most interesting, funny, scary etc parts of the film when making the trailer as that's what draws in the audience to start with, if the trailer looks decent then people will want to see the film, which is all pretty self explanatory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN8ze3S0Uj8

Formal excess-