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Genre & Narrative Flashcards

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What must you understand to make media in a certain genre?

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The specific codes and conventions of that genre

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Why is genre important to consumers?

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It allows them to make easier decisions about the media they want to consume

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Why is genre important to producers?

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It helps to find the proper target audience for a media text

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What do sub-genres do?

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Further categorize media texts within an larger genre

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What is it called when one media text contains conventions of more than one genre?

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Hybrid genre

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What is it called when a media texts follows most conventions of a certain genre but changes them slightly?

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Subverting genre

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What is it called when the conventions of one genre are alluded to in another, or when a specific cultural reference is made in a media text?

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Intertextuality

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What are the main genre codes?

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Narrative and iconography

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What is narrative?

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How the story of a media text is constructed and told and how it relays its information to an audience.

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What is iconography

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How a scene is arranged.

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Setting, props, costumes, lighting and characters are all components of what?

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Mise-en-scene

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What do visual codes do?

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Define genre through the use of different camera shots, angles, movement and other visual elements.

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What effect does an extreme close-up have?

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It puts focus on a specific aspect of a subject or object.

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What effect does a low angle shot have?

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They make the subject look more powerful and intimidating.

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What effect does a whip pan have?

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It suggests panic and thrill by panning quickly across a landscape

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What genre typically uses a handheld camera?

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Documentary

17
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What is the benefit of using a handheld camera?

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Ease of movement

18
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Music, sound effects, dialogue, and voice-over are all examples of what?

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Audio codes

19
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Editing, special effects, shot angles, and color are all examples of what?

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Visual codes

20
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What are non-diegetic sounds?

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Sounds coming from a source that cannot be seen on screen.

21
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What is Tzvetan Todorov’s theory on narrative?

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narratives moved forward in a chronological order with one action following after another. In other words, they have a clear beginning, middle and end. Additionally, characters must be changed in some way during the story.

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What are the five steps in a traditional story arc?

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  1. The narrative starts with an equilibrium
  2. An action of character disrupts the equilibrium
  3. A quest to restore the equilibrium begins
  4. The narrative continues to a climax
  5. Resolution occurs and the equilibrium is restored
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What is a non-linear narrative?

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An untraditional form of narrative where the story moves back and forward within time, often through use of flashbacks and/or flash forwards.

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What is a circular narrative?

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An untraditional form of narrative that begins with the end of the story and works it’s way back to the origin. They are often not understood clearly until the narrative is complete.

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What is an enigma code?

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A n editing technique in which the camera shows only some of the narrative, leaving the audience with a sense of mystery as to where the narrative will go next.

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What are action codes?

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Actions in the narrative that tip off the viewer about what to expect as the narrative progresses.

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What is Vladimir Propp’s theory on narrative?

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Stories are character driven and that plots develop from the decisions and actions of characters and how they function in a story. He also claimed characters could be classified into certain roles that progress a story.

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According to Vladimir Propp, what are the seven roles a character can fill?

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The villain, the donor, the helper, the princess, the false hero, the dispatcher, and the hero

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What is the role of the Hero?

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the person on the quest through which the audience follow the narrative

30
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What is the role of the Dispatcher?

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the person that sends the hero on their quest

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What is the narrative of the False Hero?

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a character than initially appears as good but turns out to be evil

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What is the role of the Princess?

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person the hero marries, and who is often searched for during the quest

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What is the role of the Helper?

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offers help to the hero in their quest, this is usually a sidekick

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What is the role of the Donor?

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prepares the hero for their quest

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What is the role of the Villain?

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struggles to stop the hero in their quest

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