Genre: blog tasks

 1) What example is provided of why visual iconographies are so important? the mise en scene of deep space, usually indicates the genre of sci-fi

2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre?
the way soap opera develops and is dealt with will be different 
3) What are the different ways films can be categorised according to Bordwell? 
• Period or Country
• Director / Star
• Technical Process
• Style 
• Series
• Audience
4) List three ways genre is used by audiences.
prior knowledge, compare, reject a text
5) List three ways genre is used by institutions or producers.
Production, Attracting an Audience, Marketing Texts


1) List five films the factsheet discusses with regards to the Superhero genre.
Scott pilgrim vs the world, Elektra, Spider-man, Sin city, V for vendetta

2) What examples are provided of how the Superhero genre has reflected the changing values, ideologies and world events of the last 70 years?
  • Superman 1978, with it's new innovative technologies
  • The rise of Marvel Studios with the X Men 2000 , after the less than positive reception of the 1997 Batman and Robin

3) How can Schatz's theory of genre cycles be applied to the Superhero genre?
Innovation: The conventions established by comics

Classical: By 1950s films and Tv programmes were replicating the conventions of the classical superhero genre.

Parody: Batman 1966 taking n intentionally comically route

Deconstruction:  Superman 1978, with it's new innovative technologies

Prison break 


1) I chose Prison Break for its storytelling and character development.

2) I assigned the text to the crime and thriller genre.

3) My experience with this genre includes a fascination with suspenseful plots and complex characters.

4) The text is concerned with themes of justice, loyalty, and betrayal.

5) Prison Break is typical of the genre in its focus on crime, tension, and moral dilemmas.

6) I expect texts in this genre to have high stakes, intense emotional moments, and a fast-paced narrative.

7)

8) Conventions of the genre recognized in the text include suspenseful pacing, cliffhangers, and morally ambiguous characters.

9) This text stretches the conventions by incorporating deeper emotional arcs and complex relationships.

10) The text departs from genre conventions in its exploration of character backstories.

11) Some conventions resemble those found in drama genres, such as personal sacrifice and redemption.

12) Familiar motifs include prison settings, escape plans, and brotherhood.

1) I think this film was aimed at teenagers and young adults and this is very typical to the genre 

2) It assumes that your middle to lower class, young adult to teenager, usually aimed at males, any ethnicity

3) It assumes you have an interest in crime and thriller while using clues and puzzles 

1) Prison break contains several intertextual references like the great escape as these highlight the theme of prison and the struggle for freedom 

2) For genre prison break resemble breaking bad as they are both crime, thrillers 

3) key features shared are character development, loyalty and betrayal 

4) major differences is prison break is surrounded around a whole escape plan when breaking bad goes deeper into the transformation of the main character 

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