Researching Genre

Genres have characteristic features that are known to and recognised by audiencesThis formula is reproduced again and again

Audiences develop an understanding that certain expectations may be fulfilled and they may find pleasure in predicting what will happen next

Producers of generic narratives depend on a certain amount of immediate communication with the audience

They want the narrative to be easily comprehensible

Genres that use key components that are easily recognisable are particularly important

STOCK CHARACTERSSTOCK PLOTS, SITUATIONS, ISSUES AND THEMESSTOCK LOCATIONS AND BACKDROPSSTOCK PROPS AND SIGNIFIERSMUSIC AND SOUNDSGENERIC CONVENTIONS

Key Components of Genre

Issues of Representation

All genres have issues of representation that they are often associated with.

For example;In a Rom Com we may expect archetypal characters such as:

1. Gay best friend2. Guy who is unlucky in

love3. Hopeless romantic4. Girl next door

It is important for your coursework that you are familiar with representations that are often used in your genre.

These could be;CharactersPlacesIdeologiesOr even groups of people

TASK

AS YOU VIEW A GROUP OF TEXTS

FROM A PARTICULAR GENRE MAKE

NOTES ON THEIR COMMONALITIES IN

TERMS OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF

GENRE AND ANY ISSUES OFREPRESENTATIONS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k2gsEI34CE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMQAJCiTpNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCHv5jM6b9c

THRILLER

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/21-jump-street/

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/dinner-for-schmucks/

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/juno/

COMEDY

TASKCreate a powerpoint titled: Researching Genre

Outline the repertoire of your chosen genre (for print this is the type ofmusic your magazine will focus on). Do this by identifying the key components of the genre.

You should create a slide for each key component and representation and refer to at least 3 different texts from within your genre to back upthe point that you make.

Your final slide should be a detailed summary of the things which your own work must include to be of your chosen genre.BE REALISTIC– think about access to locations, costumes etc.)