Friday, 5 January 2018

Genre 04/01/18

Different categories of film:

Action
Adventure
Comedy
Romance
Sci-fi
Thriller
Romance Comedy
Action Adventure
Historical
Historical Romance
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Based on true story
Mental Illenss
Comic Horrer
Animation
Documentary

Genre Theorists

Steve Neale:


  • Genres are about repetition and difference
  • Popular cinema relies on audiences finding pleasure in difference and repetition i.e. recognition of familiar elements and the way those elements are linked in an unfamiliar way or the way that unfamiliar elements might be introduced.


From the Spec


  • Genre theory is about what genres are, and about how and why they are created, change, endure or decline.
  • Neale argues that genre is a process by which generic codes and conventions are shared by producers and audiences through repetition in media products.
  • This means that genres are not fixed, but constantly evolve with each new addition to the generic corpus


Iconography Structure Theme - things we can hear and see

Westerns;

Locations; The American West, Deserts, Mountains, Rivers, Symbolic use of Environment

Guns; Older models, Revolvers, Hunting Rifles

Outfit; Chaps, Jacket, Shoes, Holsters and Hat, Body Paint, Rags, Bandana, Dream Catchers, Traditional Jewelry

SFX; Gunshot wounds, Blood, Stab wounds, Dead animals, Bones, Explosions

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