What
is A genre, what does the word mean? Give some examples.
A
genre is the category in which a film falls into. There are many genres such as
Romantic, Sci-Fi, Western, Thriller and Horror. We can identify genres by conventions. A convention is something
we can associate with a genre, for example, conventions of a romantic film
would be; love hearts, break ups, pretty girls, and relationships. Conventions
of a western would be: horses, cowboys, sand, deserts and guns.
We
also hear sound within films. If it’s a soundtrack, the sound will be
non-diegetic, but if its dialogue, it will be diegetic. Horror and Thriller
films sometimes use the same type of sound, which is contrapuntal sound. An
example of this is a nursery rhyme playing while people shooting each other; the
sound does not fit the narrative. However, thrillers can also
The
editing techniques used in films may also be similar in some genres. For
example, in romantic films, we usually see shots with a long duration and the
pace of the cuts are not very quick, this is so we can see the actors emotions and empathise with
them, we would also see this in Comedy and family films. Whereas, action films
would include a lot of quick cuts and the face would be very fast to create
suspense and action.
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