Stage 2- Genre

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COMICSStage 2

Genre



RECAPonnotations

Its a guy fromhorror movie.

DennotationViolent, creepylooking, large

nails, evilstare, wrinkly

face andFreddie croger



GENRE

Genre originates from the French wordmeaning ‘type’

Genre is a way of categorising mediatexts.

How many film genres can we think of?What about music genres?

And TV genres?



CONVENTIONS

Genre is a term for a group of media products with similarities.

These similarities are known in Media Studies as the conventions ofthe genre.

These can include one or more of the following:

Settings – where the media text is locatedProps/costumes – objects characters interact with and what they wearThemes – ideas and issues explored within a media text Plot – the story in a media textStyles – visual and audio techniques (camerawork, editing, sound)SituationsRecurring icons – specific items associated with that genre

Characters and stars – character types or actors who appear regularly Audience reaction



TASK ONEIDENTIFY THE GENRE

Watch this trailer:

Identify the genre and note down asmany conventions as

you can which signifygenre.



ANOTHER USE FORCONVENTIONS

LAST LESSON WE LOOKED AT THECONVENTIONS OF DIFFERENT GENRES.

ANOTHER USE FOR CONVENTIONS ISWHEN DISCUISSING MEDIA TEXTS.

IN THIS CASE WE MEAN LAYOUTS,STYLES, VISUAL & AUDIO FEATURES ANDANY OTHER ELEMENTS WHICH RECUR INMOST EXAMPLES OF A SPECIFIC TYPE OFMEDIA TEXT



FRAMES,SPLIT FRAMES ANDGUTTER

• A comic strip is usually laid out in a grid of 2 boxes by 3 boxes or 3boxes by 3 boxes. Each box is called a frame.

• Split frames are when one frame is split into two or more.

• A gutter is the space between frames, used to break up the story. Timemay pass between each frame so only frame key moments in the story!

Frame

SplitFrame

Gutter

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SPEECH BUBBLE, THOUGHT BUBBLE ANDCAPTIONS

REMEMBER – COMIC WRITING IS ALWAYS IN CAPITALS!!!

SpeechBubble

ThoughtBubble

CaptionSoundCaption

• A thought bubble is used to tell the audience what a character is thinking orhow they’re feeling.

• A speech bubble is used to tell the audience what someone is saying. It maychange shape to connote their tone. E.g. if someone is shouting the bubble wouldbe spiky.

• A caption will tell the audience more information about the scene. This couldinclude location, time or even add some narration to the story.

• A sound caption tells the audience any sounds which the characters can hear.



ANNOTATE THE COMICSTRIP

Find one example of eachof these conventions andannotate them on thiscomic strip. For eachconvention also explain it’s

purpose.

•FRAME•SPLIT FRAME

•SPEECH BUBBLE•THOUGHT BUBBLE•GUTTER•CAPTION



ANNOTATE THE COMIC STRIPFOR EACH CONVENTION TRY TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE TOO



ILO Task

• COMPLETE TASK 1 OF THEINTRODUCTORYASSIGNMENT

• IF YOU HAVE ANYQUESTIONS [email protected] OR SEE YOUR MEDIATEACHER

• THERE ARE EXAMPLES OFCOMICS ON YOUR CLASSBLOG – CHOOSE ONE OFTHESE AND ANNOTATE

Annotated Comic

Strip

To get a C you

should

To get above a C you

could

Conventions clearly

identified and theirpurpose explained

using P.E.E

Identify most

conventionscorrectly and sayhow they areused

Identify all

conventions andexplain theirpurpose

Identify target

audience and

explain how

conventions are

used to appeal tothem

Use specificexamples fromthe comic toidentify audience

Identify targetaudience in anumber ofcategories and

explain appeal ofconventions

Show understanding

of denotation and

connotation

Pick out twofeatures of thecomic book andidentify what isdenoted andexplain what it

connotes

Identify fourfeatures andexplain what isdenoted andconnoted

Correct terminology

used throughout

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KEY TERMS

LOOK TO THE BACK OF YOUR COMICASSIGNMENT BRIEF.

FILL IN DEFINITIONS FOR ALL THETERMS WE HAVE ALREADY LEARNT.



RECAP

What is the purpose of each of theseconventions?

•FRAME•SPLIT FRAME•SPEECH BUBBLE•THOUGHT BUBBLE

•GUTTER•CAPTION•SOUND CAPTION



ICONOGRAPHY

Iconography is the use of recurring signsor icons to signify genre.

Western, Science fiction and action.



As well as very common main genres we can also havewhat are known as ‘sub-genres’

SUB-GENREAn identifiable subdivision /sub-class of a main

genre.

For example:Genre – ComedySub-genre – dark comedy, spoof comedy,slapstick comedy, Character comedy,mockumentary and many more.

SUB GENRES



However not all films fit neatly into one genre butrather can combine the conventions of many different

genres.

These are known as hybrid-genres

HYBRID-GENREA mix / combination of different main genres.

Eg: Romantic-Comedy

For example the film ‘Love Actually’ combines the genres of

Romance & Comedy

Comedy-drama(comedy and drama), Comedy-horror(comedy and horror), Tragicomedy (tragedy and

comedy)



ILO Task:COMIC BOOK GENRES

Research comic book genres usinggoogle.com(TYPE ‘COMIC BOOK GENRES’into google!)

Find as many different types ofcomic as you can.

This should be presented as aone page power pointpresentation.

You should find pictures todenote each genre and title eachpicture with it’s genre.

Extension

For each genre also identifythree conventions.

SUPERHERO

DUE BEGINNING OFNEXT LESSON

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TASK TWOIDENTIFYING CONVENTIONS

Each table has a sheet with a genre andsome stimulus material.

Identify as many conventions as you canand note them down on the sheet.

Try to identify as many elements for eachcategory.



RECAP

What do the following terms mean?• Genre - the type of film• Conventions- 3 distinct groups in

film (technical, symbolic and textand audio)

• Iconography- Art history

• Sub-genre- a sub class of a maingenre

• Hybrid-genre - A mix of two genres

in one

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