Genre blog tasks

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

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

a) The importance of visual iconographies

 Film westerns will share codes and conventions with TV westerns.Although there are many differences between films and television programmes – they have different production values and often use different narrative structures – there are certain elements within the genre that are shared that enables the audience to recognise a

western regardless of the form.

2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre?

Star Wars and Star Trek

3) What are the different ways films can be categorised according to Bordwell? 

director or star, technical process

4) List three ways genre is used by audiences.

Meet their needs and preferences,help to see other films within their category,allow them to gain a wider understanding of a genre.

5) List three ways genre is used by institutions or producers.

b) Attracting an Audience

c) Marketing Texts

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.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Super, Spiderman, Green Lantern and Guardians of the Galaxy,X- man

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

As the context of production changes we can see how the plot of superhero movies relates to what was going on at the time of production.This displays to us that as technology increases the values of a super-hero genre changes significantly.

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

Changes with conventional codes formed through comic books and films.Classical films from the 1950's were created with these types of conventions which reinforced Schatz theory

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
1) Why did you choose the text you are analysing?

I find horror films very interesting

2) To what genre did you initially assign the text?

horror

3) What is your experience of this genre?

I believe this genre is very interesting because horror is very thrilling and i dont get bored of it

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

This matter is very disturbing towards normal people.This is because it deals with paranormal activities which concerns people

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

This genre is very easy to spot and is also very typical.This is because it differs from other genres.For example the type of setting is very easy to tell as well as how the plot progresses

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

My expectations would be a disturbing setting as well as maybe paranormal activities

7) Have you found any formal generic labels for this particular text (where - try imdb.com if unsure)?

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

-setting

-lighting

-all aspects of clamps

9) To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?

10) Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?

11) Which conventions seem more like those of a different genre (and which genre(s))?

12) What familiar motifs or images are used?.

Mode of address
1) What sort of audience did you feel that the text was aimed at (and how typical was this of the genre)?

I believe it is aimed at teenagers and adults.This is because horror movies are seen as gruesome and scary to children.

2) What assumptions seem to be made about your class, age, gender and ethnicity?

class-Typically middle and lower class because houses in the clips are run down which could be relatable to their background

age-13-40 year olds

gender-both but predominately females

ethnicity-any type however cast is predominatly white which reflects a white audience

Relationship to other texts

1) What intertextual references are there in the text you are analysing (and to what other texts)? Intertextuality is when a media product references another media text of some kind.

The Conjuring contains intertextual references to classic horror films like The Spiral Staircase and Secret Beyond the Door... through its use of perspective shots, lighting, and chilling atmosphere.
2) In terms of genre, which other texts does the text you are analysing resemble most closely?

I believe that there are many films that link to The conjuring.For example the films that i have listed above.I furthermore believe that in some aspects Final destination links within this aspect partially due the graphics

3) What key features are shared by these texts?

Ligthing,setting

4) What major differences do you notice between them?

-final destination contains a lot more graphics than the conjuring

-the conjuring contains more of paranormal activities