Thursday, 17 September 2015
Genre Research Task
Genre Research Task:
My chosen genre is horror. This genre has a range of different repertoires depending upon the sub genre however the one main feature is the fear that the film attempt to instil in the audience.
There are deviations of the horror genre, for example theres cross-genericity such as horror and comedy, an example of this would be 'scary movie'. There is Action-horror, science fiction horror etc. These are also sub-genres of horror films along with gothic horror, psychological horror, slasher films and zombie films. Each of these horror sub genres have similar repertoires however they usually have their own individual generic elements.
The usual settings for a horror film is in a dark place/with dark lighting. Houses, Asylums,ghost towns,or isolated places etc, usually somewhere that represents loneliness and isolation. However some horror films could be places in a normal everyday setting and example of this would be the film 'the shining', this film refutes the stereotypically horror setting and is actually set in a really light hotel building. Some of the sub genres have specific settings/locations, such as in a sci-fi horror it would be located in outer space.
Costumes in horror films depend upon the sub genre. Sub genres such as psychological horror or action horror films tend to have quite normal everyday costumes, whereas sub-genres such as science fiction horrors or vampire films have distinct clothing. Vampire horrors will have dated costumes, that are very dark and focused around black and red, capes and fangs etc. Their makeup will make them look extremely pale with dark hair. Science fiction horrors will contain alien like costumes and extra terrestial makeup.
Similar to costume, different props are associated with different types of sub genres of horror. In science fiction horror films there would be examples of spaceships, and rockets etc.
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Literacy point- Make sure you use capital letters for the first letters in each word in the name of a film, e.g. The Shining."
ReplyDeleteThis is quite well detailed Ellie but there are a couple of additions I'd like you to make to the work.
1. Discuss hybridity in more detail, i.e. the genres which horror mix well with and give some specific examples of actual films.
2. Although The Shining is a classic of the horror genre, it is, in so many ways, a film which challenges the conventions. Consider the setting, the body count, the mise-en-scene and having done this, then go on to discuss exactly why The Shining IS horror.
3. Go onto Google and research the following two plots and discuss how they are typical of the horror genre.
- The Complex Discovery Plot
-The Overreacher plot.
Well done Ellie, good work