2. What elements can you identify that
establish a particular genre?
Five elements- iconography, character, narrative, style and setting.
Comedy – iconography -audio and visually – e.g. Teen
comedy, stereotyped character, typical nerd, clothing (glasses, bow
tie, braces). Popular girl, clothing (high heels, bright/girly
colours)Audio – upbeat music.
Narrative – stereotyped story line, boy meets girl, tries to get
attention to impress girl.
Setting – high school.
Style – sound, up beat music. Editing (montage), camera work and
mise en scene.
3. Are there over
lapping/mixed genres?
Mixed genres of ‘No Means Yes’.
Comedy, teen and romance.
Comedy- stereotyped/funny
characters, opposites, influenced actor, Jim Carey.
Teen – characters are teens, set in high
school, typical teen movie narrative.
Romance – crush between boy and girl.
4. Is it difficult to categorize
you work by genre?
No, because it is clear from the key elements that it is a
typical teen comedy, from the:
Characters
Mise en scene
Setting
Narrative
Iconography
5. Do you challenge genre
conventions?
Teen comedy movie conventions - stereotyped
groups, high school, pop music, latest fashion, social
status, new student, geeky/less popular character, big
event, house parties, drama, love story, bullying, structure
(beginning and end), cheerleader and football jackets
(mean boy) tracking shot.
Conventions in our trailer – characters opposites to each
other, no cheerleaders or pop music. No drama or
bullying, no tracking shots in corridor e.g. mean girl.
