Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Genre

Definition of genre - a type or category

How do we identify genre?
DISTINCT is useful (acronym)
Describe In detail
Setting - location, historical time period
Themes - love, guilt, revenge, good vs evil
Icons - significant props such as a weapon or a wallet
Narrative - how a story is told, plot
Characters - boy/girl, background
Textual analysis - style of camera, editing, mise en scene and sound


Genre types:

> Sci-fi
> Horror
> Action
> Adventure
> Comedy
> Romance
> Drama
> Historical
> Documentary

Here are some photographs based on the HORROR and COMEDY genres:

This photograph has been chosen to represent COMEDY. 
By showing Sam hiding behind a tree with pom poms, it adds an element of comedic value to the mundane photograph. 
By using the setting of a school, it makes the comedic aspect of the photograph to stand out as there is an abnormality in a normal scene.
By using a theme of laughter to represent comedy, we took a photograph of Sam smiling.
By using red and white pom poms, not only do they stand out from the surroundings, but they add that sense of humour as stereotypically a cheerleader would be a girl.

This photograph has been chosen to represent HORROR.
By using the prop of a large kitchen knife, it creates a feeling of mystery and anticipation as knives are typically associated with horror/thriller genres.
By having the image look slightly misty, it allows the knife to have a slight glint/shimmer on one side of the knife's blade. This allows the knife to stand out a little bit through the window of the car.

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Steve Neale - Genre theory

The idea that genres may be dominated by repetition but are also marked by variation, difference and change.

The idea that genre changes, develops, varies and borrows and overlaps with one another.

Hybrid genre - combination of genres (e.g. Scary Movie etc.)



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