2. Form can be explained in relation to the shape or skeleton of
a text and in this way is often linked to the narrative
Stories have forms
Forms of soap operas: continuous, multi-stranded storylines,
individual episodes frequently ending with a cliffhanger
Micro elements of text: mise-en-scene, editing,
cinematography and sound
3. What are the forms of:
Action films?
Horror films?
Chick flicks?
What usually happens in the story structure??
4. Distinctive look of the media text
Ex: individual style of a particular director
Distinctive use of mise-en-scene, lighting, music, camera
angles, movement, framing, editing.
5. Tim Burton style (charlie and the chocolate factory, corpse
bride, etc)
8. A category of artistic, musical, or literary composition
characterized by a particular style, form, or content
In media terminology it can be judged by the codes,
conventions, mise-en-scene and the style of the media
content
Texts from different mediums may belong to the same genre
(e.g. aTV programme like Dr Who and a comic book like The
Incredible Hulk can both be categorized as Science Fiction.)
9. Genre does not rely simply on what's in a media text but also
on the way it is put together (constructed).This can be
important, for example, when distinguishing between a
horror movie and a thriller, which can deal with similar
subject matter, and look the same — lots of action set at
night — but belong to separate genres (a horror film takes
the audience into a supernatural place, where a thriller sticks
to reality).
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15. The characteristic ‘ingredients’ of a particular genre and the
elements which make it recognizable can be defined as
‘conventions’.
The provide a common link to a group of films/drama/etc.
Ex:
soap operas will contain rolling storylines, recognizable
characters and consistent settings.They tackle social issues
and have series of episodes.
Horror: females confronting the evil
