Task 10 - Genres

What is Genre?

definitions:

• Genre:  'type' or 'category'  used in movies, for example: horror, comedy, thriller, action
• Sub-Genre:  a subdivision of a genre of literature, music, film, etc.
• Hybrid genre: 2 genres combined together, for example rom-com (romance/comedy)
• Codes & Conventions: this is the system of sign which creates a meaning, for example in a horror movie you will be expected to be scared or expect murder.
• Genre Tropes: this is what signifies about the genre, for example during a horror movie, you will always expect an slight low angle of the haunted house.

Discussion about genre:

During the discussion in our class we talked about genre tropes and what type of features signifies a typical genre, for example in a gangster genre the typical items which signifies the genre is weapons, alcohol, or the way they are dressed, which is mainly smart.

This is an example of the movie we discussed in class. Looking at this image i can tell you about the different features of genre tropes which signifies that this is a gangster genre, for example: there is a gun, alcohol, cigarets, actors dressed very smartly etc.

    

3 Favorite Genres:

1.  Gangster 
2. Action 
3. Comedy

Gangster:

Looking into a gangster movie, i have selected American Gangster as my favorite gangster genre. This movie, just like Goodfellas signifies genre tropes such as a gun, dressed very smartly and more to show that this is a gangster genre.

This is a still image in one of the scenes which  signifies  genre trope that show that this movie is a gangster genre. I know this because the main character is dressed very smartly just like a gangster, we can tell that his the leader as his sitting  alone with people surrounding him and listening to what he is saying.

Action: 

Looking into a action movie, i have selected Fast and Furious 7 as my favorite action movie. This movie signifies genre tropes such as fast cars, men jumping from one car into another, weapons and more to represent that this is a action genre.




This is a still image at a scene of Fast & Furious 7. I can tell you that this image signifies a genre of Action because I can see fast cars and men jumping from one car into another. Also there is a tank, these are all the genre tropes,

Comedy:

Finally, as my favorite comedy movie i have selected Ted. From my perspective the genre trope is the teddy bear itself as this signifies that this is a comedy genre.

This is a still image of a scene of Ted. I can tell you that this is a comedy genre as i can observe laughter from the 3 character females, the laughter is due to Ted's inappropriate action which also signifies that this is a comedy genre.