Genre

Genre

Genre - he style of the film - can determine what it's about - is seen in the trailer -

Audiences

People have expectations, if they are met it's a good film(mainstream), if it doesn't meet expectations it is bad.

- Bad - Not Ron - not what it says on the tin - dissatisfaction 

• Changes over time

• Can convert to make a hybrid 

Children of Men - Thriller - dark colours

Audiences like genre because they know what they're gonna get

Producers

- recipe - ingredients - conventions 

Consider the use of casting/actors

Horror - turning it into a rom com - "happy family" - kid who's looking for a dad who gets a new one

What Genre is V for Vendetta and children of men

C - apply the concept of genre to V and CoM - find the key scenes that demonstrate the genre effectively - produce a collage of the key scenes

B - use genre as a critical perspective - compare films and think about how they use genre

A - think about what one conforms and why

1) mood board

2) props, costume, makeup, actors

3) write an essay about why they are using genre in the ways that they are 

Adaptation of a comic book - visual affect and stylistic filming - three plots

Camera swooping through tunnels - scary (not for kids) 

Straight from the comic - angles are perfect - good looking movie 

Gives fans what they want - analysing the characters 

Good cast

Tone and look of the movie 

Dialog is smart, clever and thought out - feels real (what the future is gonna loom like) 

Emotion, depth, realistic (not glamorous) - batman was physically challenged 

Comic book films should keep to the original source material and look nice - what parts of V conform to a typical comic book movie? 

A hero has to sacrifice themselves to prove that they are heroic (theme of sacrifice) - sense of rebirth 

V has superhuman abilities through the tests that were conducted on him, progression of science - survival - theme of rebellion - way of getting rid of pent up anger 

Hybrid

Cups = genre 

Fluid = conventions 

Brown (sci Fi) & clear (action)

Strong colour got weaker and weak colour got stronger 

What makes CoM a thriller?

Messages through a TV screen - when he is on the bus. 

Fire, surroundings in a state, when he is on the bus or when he is in the refugee camp.

Flashbacks to the past - when he is looking at photos of his wife and kid. 

Theme of war - dystopian themes. 

Camera is not perfectly still

Essay plan for textual analysis - 5 key scenes from each film. Come to class with a conclusion. First draft due in 2 weeks.