Title Film Genre Learning Objectives To understand what genre means To know how to identify what genre a film is What does Genre mean Genre basically means a TYPE of film eg Romance In pairs list as many different genres as you can ID: 774221
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Title: Film Genre Learning Objectives: To understand what ‘genre’ means To know how to identify what genre a film is
What does ‘Genre’ mean? ‘Genre’ basically means a TYPE of film e.g. Romance. In pairs, list as many different genres as you can. Genres Romance Horror
Why are there genres? Genre films are made to a type of recipe or formula – the audience expects different things from a horror movie than they do from a romance These genre formulas have been proven to work at the box office This successful formula is repeated to appeal to particular audiences What’s your favourite genre?
Character Film Genre 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 3 6 10
Character Captain Jack Sparrow Film Pirates of the Caribbean Genre Comedy/Action/Adventure
Character Ron Weasley Film Harry Potter Franchise Genre Fantasy
Character Donkey Film Shrek Genre Animation
Character Woody Film Toy Story Genre Animation
Character Aslan Film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Genre Fantasy
Character Jigsaw Film Saw Genre Horror
Character Darth Vader Film Star Wars Genre Science Fiction
Character King George VI Film The King’s Speech Genre Historical Drama
Character Borat Film Borat Genre Comedy
Character Bruce Nolan Film Bruce Almighty Genre Comedy
How do we identify the genre? You recognise genre films because they have typical settings, characters, scenes, story-lines and props. Let’s take the police/crime genre. What would you expect to find in this film? Story-lines Characters Settings PropsClothing Scenes
How do we identify the genre? Story-lines Characters Settings Props Clothing ScenesMurder KidnappingRobberyBlackmailDrug smuggling Mostly malePoliceGangstersLawyersNews reporters CitiesOfficesCheap hotelsLuxury apartmentsCars GunsTrucksSuits – darkUniformsCar chasesShoot-outs Finding dead bodiesBank robberies
Typical Genre Features Pick a genre and complete the table – you can work in pairs but you both need to make notes. Story-lines Characters Settings Props ClothingScenes
From what genre do these elements come from?