Genre Blog tasks

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


Both Star Wars and Star Trek use recognisable iconographies of Science Fiction (see below) but they do not use them the same way. Star Trek tends to use a more futuristic setting which relates to an idealised (utopian) world of the future. The Star Wars universe is
far less ideal and is portrayed in some parts as more rough and ready', however, they both share enough characteristics to be considered within the same genre.



2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre?
The plot in these two genres my be very similar, but the narratives of soap operas and sit-coms are very different. Both use different narrative codes: sit coms tend to be episodic narratives whilst the soap opera convention is to use an open ended. multi-strand

narrative structure



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


Where the action hero is isolated from other people, the disaster movie usually often places the heroic role within a group or people.

Often they all have particular strengths which play a part in solving the problem through the collaboration of a group who works together.




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

1)Period or Country, e.g. US films of the 1930s

2)Director / Star, e.g. Ben Stilled Films

3)Technical Process. e.g. Animation 

4)Style. e.g. German Expressionism 

5)Series, e.g. Bond;

6)Audience, e.g. Family Films



5) List three ways genre is used by audiences.


1) They use their prior knowledge of the genre to anticipate whether or not they are likely to enjoy a text.


2)They are able to compare a text through its shared characteristics with another.If you  try to describe a TV programme to someone who has not seen it. you are likely to define is genre and then clarify what other text it is similar to.


3)They also use their knowledge of genre to reject a text. For many of us there will be genres we actively dislike and therefore will avoid accessing texts we assume to hold those characteristics.




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

Production 

Attracting an audience 

marketing



7) What film genre is used as an example of how genres evolve? What films and conventions-are mentioned?

New gangster films - they share codes with the traditional ones but create more modern approaches to the subject matter to stay up to date with modern audience's interests and changes in culture.



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