This document discusses genre analysis in film. It defines genre as a type or class of films and explores how genres are established through conventions that are sometimes broken to create new genres or subgenres. Specific genres mentioned include romantic comedies, sitcoms from different decades, 1990s horror films, and art house films. The document also questions whether genres can always clearly categorize films and discusses stars that help define genres.

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

2. 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

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

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

5. Romantic Comedy?

6. “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.”

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

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

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

10. 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?

11. 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

12. Stars who define a genre

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

15. Denzel WashingTon

17. Art-house as a genre?

18. Why discuss film in terms of genre?