Categories Flashcards

1
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Horror genre markers

A

violence
-chris towards Jeremy
-escapefrom games room
-chris to rose
-kidnapping at the start
-the operation
jump scares
-chris walking through the house
-chris in garden with Georgina/Walter
Atmosphere
-use of music for tension
- isolated location= armatige house
-cults/supernatural= operation is a ritual with candles and chanting
~Roman armatige “our order”
- The red alchemist society

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2
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Comedy genre markers

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Rod
-comic relief, phone calls, police station, final scene

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Purpose

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To entertain:
- a hope that a white audience could have a greater understanding of experiences of black Americans
-a hope that a black audience could identify with the depiction of less overt racism
To entertain:
-jumpsacres, comedy and effective genre markers

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4
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Tone

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-sense of nervousness for Chris ( empathy)
-tone of unease and discomfort
~music
~party scene/ reference to slavery, open discussion on race, breaking boundaries by touching Chris, sexual stereotype

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