Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Genre conventions Table

Genre
Genre conventions Narrative and characters
Genre conventions micro-elements
(sounds,Mise-en-scene)
Film Examples
Action
Good and bad figures, chase scenes, fighting, conflict
Guns, knives, cities, weapons
Jurassic park, marvel films, James bond films, the matrix
Adventure
Sifi elements, super natural , missions , fantasy ,adrenalin rush
Ropes, treasure, desert – exotic settings travel, quick shots
Avatar, Harry potter, Indiana jones, star wars, pirates of the Caribbean
Comedy
Jokes, and comical situations , humouring bad situations
Laughing, up beat music, happy setting usually a holiday or home town
Borat, anchor man , just go with it , American pie, Superbad
Romance
People finding /losing love, broken heart, dates, weddings, happy endings
Show romantic ballads, pathetic fallacy
Notebook , love actually, titanic ,lady and the tramp
Horror
Death, murder, haunting, spirits , supernatural thriller.
Sharp loud noises, lighting can differ between light and dark to create an element of fear, empty building forests
Saw, the last insidious , paranormal activity, mama, women in black, orphan, conjuring.






genre is defined by oxford dictionary as 'A style or category of art, music, or literature'.

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