Costumes

In all superhero films costumes are used to separate the superhero from his 'normal' alter ego, examples of this are; Clark Kent and Superman, Bruce Wayne and Batman.

In the case of Bruce Wayne and Batman a classic mask is used to hide his face, thus seperating Bruce from Batman. The seperation is needed for superheros to protect the loved ones of there alter ego, this is why superheros wear costumes that hide their face.

Clark Kent and Superman. In this case we have the alter ego hiding his face instead of the superhero with Clark Kent wearing a pair of glasses where as superman doesn't.

Age classifications for films

The British Board of Film Classification is responsible for giving an age rating to each film shown in british cinema. The areas they look at when deciding what age rating to give a film are; language, physical violence, sexual scenes, drug references.

The average rating for a superhero film is 12/12A.

Films under this category are considered to be unsuitable for very young people. Those aged under 12 years are only admitted if accompanied by an adult, aged at least 18 years. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, moderate swear words, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated.

websites for superhero film

The website design for Superman: man of steel is minimalistic putting all the emphasis on superman him self and his outfit, particularly the most recognisable part of his costume, the S on his chest. The website has links to a facebook page and a twitter in order to spread awareness of the film and gain a larger potential audience, it also increases the chances that current fans of superman finding out about the film.

Posters for superhero films

These pictures of film posters all show the main protagonist of the films and are all instantly recognisable characters which attract fans of the comics books that they come from.This link to the comics allow companies to know which films will sell better by seeing how successful the comic book is.

average ratings for superhero action films

The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

8.6/10

The Dark Knight(2008)

9.0/10

Batman Begins(2005)

8.3/10

Avengers Assemble(2012)

8.3/10

Watchmen(2009)

7.6/10

Superman Returns(2006)

6.3/10

From this we can see that most of the time the average rating of superhero films are normally high, around 7/8, this shows the interest towards superhero films. However it also shows that there is a high standered of superhero films so people will pick up on the smallest issues.

Audience statistics: social media, real audience ( needs finishing)

Audience statistics: IMDb

From these pictures you can see that the main audience for superhero-comic action films are ages 18-29 and in that age range it is mostly men.