Genres do have a material effect on the organisation of both our responses to a film and the way the industry itself institutionalises its output. There were whole studios which concentrated on particular genres and actors and directors identified wholly with just one genre.
TASK:
List a studio, 3 actors and 2 directors that are recognised as specialising in a particular genre.
Functions of genre:
- Reinforcement of our ideas and values
- Creation of a set of audience expectations
- Creation of characteristics by producers which audiences can recognise
- A relationship between audiences and producers which minimises the risk of financial failure
- Dynamism and flexibility - they are constantly transformed by new additions.
Find your children's film, thriller opening and music videos on youtube.
Watch them through and write notes on how you used, developed and/or challenged generic conventions of relevant genres during the creation of these projects.
Ensure that you make direct reference to the functions of genre.
