Thursday 20 September 2012

Hybrid Genre + Genre Recognition + Classic Hollywood Narritive

Hybrid film Genre


i.e Western- Comedy

The Genre Cycle : the genre cycle changes because of the audiences general preference.

Reasons why a certain genre is classified as that genre is. Genre's are classified by a set of conventions, rules and expectations that the viewer might have for a film.

Hybrid Genre's: Genre's that combine to form a new classification of genre i.e. romantic + comedy = rom-com or action +thriller = action- thriller

How different films can be the same genre , however they are different aspects of that genre meaning now two film is the same. (unique).

Genre Recognition 


Audiences recognise genre through many different conventions (rules):
  • visual imagery (iconography)
  • plot
  • Character
  • Setting
  • Modes of narrative development 
  • music
  • Stars 
Differences between genres allowed audience to be identified and catered to.

Key Point: 

Social, cultural, economical, political changes all affected the studio system.

Classic Hollywood Narrative

  • Problems are solved so that order is restored. 
  • High degree of closure.
  • A linear narrative.
  • All questions raised were answered. 

1 comment:

  1. Lots of gaps here: What is sub-genres and what is the difference between a sub-genre and a hybrid? Where is the video you should have uploaded? Where is the first slide of the ppt on the relationship between audience, genre and Industry?

    A blog pst needs to have a reflective post following it. What have you learned? How does this link with semiotics? So much missing...

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