Genre Analysis (part One) SMST 101 The Moving Image Lecture 3

SMST 101 The Moving Image

Lecture 3

The word genre comes from the French (and originally Latin) word for 'kind' or 'class' Chandler, D., (2008) http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/intgenre/intgenre1.html

The word genre comes from the French (and originally Latin) word for 'kind' or 'class'

Chandler, D., (2008) http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/intgenre/intgenre1.html

(genre) has taken as its principal task the division of the world of literature into types and the naming of those types

(genre) has taken as its principal task the division of the world of literature into types and the naming of those types

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l71aQC4FRBc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l71aQC4FRBc

Romantic Comedy?

“The rationale of the test audiences who disliked the ending seems to be that Aniston, who has gone through very public personal issues, deserved a happy ending and to keep her guy.”

“The rationale of the test audiences who disliked the ending seems to be that Aniston, who has gone through very public personal issues, deserved a happy ending and to keep her guy.”

Problematic Genre Can films always be categorised? Sticking to the Formula Knowing when to break the conventions

Genre? Should it be categorised? Does Tarantino want it to fit a genre? Kill bill

Genre?

Should it be categorised?

Does Tarantino want it to fit a genre?

Breaking With Convention Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVHWJ9jPYw8 When? How? Cycles of change...

Why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVHWJ9jPYw8

When?

How?

Cycles of change...

American Sitcoms I Love Lucy (adapted from radio) 1980s The happy family - The Cosby Show, Step-by-Step, Full House 1990s - The dysfunctional family - The Simpsons, Roseanne, Married with Children, The Fresh Prince The ‘family of friends’ - Friends Unconventional - Scrubs, Sex and the City, Seinfeld Californication?

I Love Lucy (adapted from radio)

1980s The happy family - The Cosby Show, Step-by-Step, Full House

1990s - The dysfunctional family - The Simpsons, Roseanne, Married with Children, The Fresh Prince

The ‘family of friends’ - Friends

Unconventional - Scrubs, Sex and the City, Seinfeld

Californication?

1990s - 2000s ‘horror’ Beginning: Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Formula imitated: Sequels produced: Scream 2, Parody: Scary Movie Parody imitated! Conventions Broken: Ghost Movies - Sixth Sense, The Others, The Ring Boundaries Challenged (new genre(s)?): American Pie, Saw

Beginning: Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Formula imitated:

Sequels produced: Scream 2,

Parody: Scary Movie

Parody imitated!

Conventions Broken: Ghost Movies - Sixth Sense, The Others, The Ring

Boundaries Challenged (new genre(s)?): American Pie, Saw

Stars who define a genre

RoB Schneider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH2mS5Wm7N0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH2mS5Wm7N0

Denzel WashingTon

Art-house as a genre?

Why discuss film in terms of genre?