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chapter 9: genre Flashcards

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genre

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kind or type, indicating a certain type of movie

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what are some genres of fictional storytelling cinema

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science fiction, action, comedy, musical, western

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what does genre rely on

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familiarity and variation

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what are genre conventions

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semantics and syntax

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semantics

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iconography (images, characters, sets, locations, atmosphere)

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syntax

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constitutive relationships between plot elements – underlying structures that connects semantics.

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what are the principles of genre

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  • there is no ‘classic’ genre, there has always been genre-hybridity
  • genres never really ‘die’, they rise and fall
  • genres must evolve – we call this genrification
  • genres have a ritualistic & ideological component
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reflections

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assuming that genre reflects social attitudes

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when was western established as a genre

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1910s

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in early westerns, what was the central theme

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civilized order and lawless frontier

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how is a western defined

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subject, theme, iconography

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how is horror defined

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the emotional effect it tries to arouse, shock, disgust, repel

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what does the horror genre rely on

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character convention of a monster

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what two genres emerged during silent film making

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horror and western

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why did the musical genre emerge

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technological innovation

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what were the two major subgenres of musicals

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backstage musical and straight musical

17
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backstage musical

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which focuses on singers and dancers who perform for an audience within the story world

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straight musical

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where people may sing and dance in situations of everyday life, tend to be romantic comedies

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what are characteristics of the backstage musical

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dressing rooms, wings of a theatre, flats and backstops of the stage, orchestra and dance floor

20
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classical musicals rely on ___ while modern musicals tend to be ____.

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long takes, cut very quickly

21
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what is a common plot in sports films

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an underdog making it despite the odds, athletes who get injured or have a disease

22
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what are character conventions in sport films

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the tough coach, the dedicated but flawed athlete, the adversary, the mate

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ritual

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Hollywood responds to societal pressure and thus expresses audience desires. Hollywood answers to the demands of the audience

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ideological

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each individual genre is a specific type of belief, or untruth whose most characteristic feature is its ability to masquerade as truth. Hollywood takes advantage of spectator’s psychic investment and manipulates audiences into Hollywood’s own positions

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what are the common structures of westerns

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the classical plot, the vengeance variation, the transition western, the professional western

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the classical plot

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hero enters society, society is seen as timid while villain is strong, hero seen as special compared to society and must come to defense of community, hero succeeds, but rides on into the sunset at the end

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the vengeance variation

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hero is part of society, society is again weak, villains strong and cannot be punished, Hero seeks vengeance and must leave society. Is seen to have a special power and is persuaded by a member of the community to give up his vengeance, he does, and then circumstances call for a final showdown and the villain is killed and he re-enters society

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the transition

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portrays Native Americans and African Americansmore sympathetically, the Transitional Western follows the same basic plot as classical Westerns, with White townspeople as the bad guys and ‘Indians’ as the good guys

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the professional

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cowboy no longer serves the community but his own moral code, this binds him to other like-minded & self-interested cowboys who become their own community in miniature, Honor among thieves’

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what are conventions of the war film

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masculinity, brotherhood, us against them, collective identity v individual heroism

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what are the two types of war films

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war positive and anti war

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