Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Key concepts

Concept of genre:
It is argued that there isn't a definition for genre. As genre will always be changing  the world and peoples views will always be developing. Hybrid genres and sub-genres also add to genre to make it more complex. 
Genres are constantly changing, they are in a constant state of flux:
  • familiar narrative
  • mise-en scene
  • style representation
  • actors/actresses
    some of these we expect to see in certain genres; this could be cross generic ( a feature in more than one film) we could possibly see the same settings from a thriller in a murder mystery. 
Genre is the crucial way of working through fears and myths;
  • variation
  • resolution
  • repetition 
Genre can also reassure the audience for example the evil villain in a film being punished at the end of the film can make the audience feel more comfortable will the way the film had ended and wouldn't be angry at the story-line. 

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