Genre

Kind or type

Detached analysis of ONE of your pieces of coursework

Detailed reference to your coursework

Stick to the concept in the question

Use two theorists

Genre

Genre

Steve Neale

Genres are instances of repetition and difference.

Difference is essential to the economy of the genre. Mere repetition would not

attract an audience.

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Film Genre Repetition Difference

Halloween

Nightmare on Elm Street

Scream

Blair Witch Project

Paranormal Activity

Genre

Why do audiences like the concept of genre?

Why does genre even exist?

Genre

Repetition breeds familiarity.

Audiences develop an understanding that their expectations will be fulfilled

and take pleasure in predicting what will happen next.

Why is difference needed?

Genre

Institutions love genre!

Generic narratives create immediate communication.

Genres using easily recognisable key components are successful.

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Rick Altman

More advanced, 3 stage approach.

Semantic / Syntactic / Pragmatic

Genre

Semantic

Conventions that are communicated to the audience.

Building blocks of a film.

Similar to the repetition from Steve Neale's theory.

Genre

Semantic

What are the conventions of a Romantic Comedy?

Building Blocks of the genre.

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Syntactic

Syntax – combination of words to form well constructed sentences.

In genre – relationship between conventions and structure of narrative.

How building blocks are constructed.

Genre

Syntactic

Romantic Comedies.

Narrative / Thematic ideas?

Genre

Pragmatic

Genres as a mode of production.

Audience coverage through genre production.

Fashion genres...

Genre – Rick Altman

SemanticConventions

SyntacticStructure / Narrative

PragmaticInstitution / Audience