Category: Week 10 (10/29 + 10/31) • Genre
Nope’s Epigraph and Its Relationship to The Film As A Whole
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/nope-explained In the 2022 film Nope by Jordan peele, the film opens up with an Epigraph. the Epigraph comes from the Bible verse Nahum 3:6. The quote states “I... Read MoreGenre, and Romantic Comedy Over the Years
Chapter 9 of Film Art covers the concept of genre; authors Bordwell, Thompson, and Smith discuss the definition of genre, its conventions, history, social functions, significant genres over time, and ... Read MoreContemporary Combinations: A Look at Genre Mixing in Saltburn (2023)
This week’s reading in Film Art focuses on genre, highlighting specific conventions utilized in certain types of films and noting the common themes they express. The author discusses technical eleme... Read MoreThe Purpose of Genre and How It’s Conveyed
Simply put, genre is what separates films into different narrative categories. While no concise definitions exist for any particular genre, they are easily recognizable through the film as they are ty... Read MoreSignificance of Genres within film
The most interesting thing I took from the reading was the conventions and rules that are placed into genres. When you think of genres you think of very general and flexible categories for films and o... Read MoreClassic Films and Genre: Following, Bending, and Breaking the Rules
Chapter 9 of Film Art focused primarily on film genres, and their role in categorizing films, shaping audience expectations, and serving as both artistic tools and marketing techniques. Movie Ge... Read MoreRethinking Genre: Exploring Romance in Portrait of a Lady on Fire and All That Heaven Allows
Reading this chapter has changed my prior beliefs about what defines a genre. I thought it would be very clear and specific like comedy, science fiction, horror, and action. But as the book mentioned,... Read More- 2 of 2
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