MIGRAIN: Genre

 


Complete the following tasks using the Media Factsheets available on the Media Shared drive. You'll find them in our Media Factsheet archive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or can access them online using your Greenford Google login here.

Create a new blogpost in your Exam blog called 'Genre blog tasks' and complete the following:

Read Media Factsheet 03 - Genre: Categorising texts and answer the following questions:

1) What example is provided of why visual iconographies are so important?

It usually provides the antagonist with a wild facial expression which makes it important because you wonder why t
here face is like that.

2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre?
 
There is an large importance because in a regular comedy you wouldn't expect the antagonist to randomly become a nasty murderer, however in a horror comedy you can expect something like this which highlights the importance of narrative through the key themes or characters through the genre

3) What is the difference between character representation in action movies and disaster movies?

Protagonists in action movies are usually portrayed as the 'brave solider' or the 'lone wolf' however in disaster movies the protagonist is mostly 'gullible' or 'stupid' and in the action movie it is mostly a group that work together however is the other movie is mostly a solo mission.

4) What are the different ways films can be categorised according to Bordwell? 
• Period or Country, e.g. US films of the 1930s
• Director / Star, e.g. Ben Stiller Films
• Style, e.g. German Expressionism;
• Series, e.g. Bond;

5) One way genre is used by audiences.
Audiences can distinguish between distinct story styles and types thanks to genre, which helps them determine what they like. Producers gain from genre since they can identify what is now most popular and produce more of it to increase profits.

6) What film genre is used as an example of how genres evolve? What films and conventions are mentioned?
There are numerous similarities between classic gangster movies and their contemporary counterparts, yet over time, have altered, keeping the genre fresh and engaging for viewers while maintaining its fundamental tropes. One gangster movie convention was to conceal a Tommy Gun in a violin case. An audience member might be surprised the first time they saw this, but once they realised that a pistol was indeed disguised in this manner, they would find it enjoyable. The use of the violin case would eventually be viewed as unoriginal because it had already been done to death.


Read Media Factsheet 126 - Superheroes: A Genre Case Study and answer the following questions:

1) List five films the factsheet discusses with regards to the Superhero genre.
The X Men Franchise
The Avengers and its franchise including: Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk etc.
Spiderman
SHANG SHI
END GAME

2) What examples are provided of how the Superhero genre has reflected the changing values, ideologies and world events of the last 70 years?

Superman was depicted in the 1940s as having to fight against European bad villains that exposed Metropolis ' peace and safety.He merely wanted a composed life, but was compelled to bewitch in war for the better excellent.When globe War II began in 1939, Americans 1st idea it was a European issue.The US authority realised as the war started that it perhaps be appropriate for them to contribute even though the most of their citizens were opposed.it's current to see episodes of the before time Superman serials reiterating the need for America to be ready to fight for the preservation of its culture and values.

3) How can Schatz's theory of genre cycles be applied to the Superhero genre?

Innovation: Comic books included the the visual parameters for the superhero genre in the 1940s.

Classic: By the 1950s, the codes and traditions of the superhero genre were being duplicated in movies and TV shows.

Batman in 1966 was meant to be humorous and prevented the audience from taking the superhero too seriously. After Batman, children's animations predominated in the parodic forms of the genre.

Analysis: Superman launched a new cycle in the genre in 1978, with technology driving creativity and special effects producing more lifelike graphics.


Task 2: Genre analysis case study

Carry out your own genre analysis using the model provided by media theorist Daniel Chandler. Choose a film or TV text and answer the following questions - brief answers/bullet point responses are fine:

General - CELEBRITY HUNTED
1) Why did you choose the text you are analysing?

i AM CURRENTLY WATCHING IT

2) In what context did you encounter it?

on the TV

3) What influence do you think this context might have had on your interpretation of the text?

How hard it is to go on the run and be hunted 

4) To what genre did you initially assign the text?
suspense genre

5) What is your experience of this genre?
I LOVE IT

6) What subject matter and basic themes is the text concerned with?

The show is about influencers how have to go on the run for a month and the objective is to not be caught around England by the hunters.

7) How typical of the genre is this text in terms of content?

It is exactly the genre you expect.

8) What expectations do you have about texts in this genre?

Maybe for it to be a horror because maybe the celebrities gets hunted and killed.

10) What generic labels have others given the same text?

Horror

11) Which conventions of the genre do you recognize in the text?

Jump scares

12) To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?
It varies into loads of genres 

13) Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?
When the celebrities feel they are safe a free of trouble.
 
14) Which conventions seem more like those of a different genre (and which genre(s))?
romance as they build a relationship on the run with suspense

15) What familiar motifs or images are used?
The iconic black escapee backpack




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