'Genres tend to develop as audiences become bored with formulaic films.' Do you agree? Use specific examples in your answer.
Genres target specific audiences and help to structure marketing and promotion of the film. Genres tend to drive profit and merchandise. Genres can also structure careers for actors, and or directors. The narrative image present in a film is generated from general knowledge of genre and specific for knowledge of the film that the audience has. Barthes developed an idea about plaisir and jouissance, which is that generic expectations of the film are fulfilled and therefore produce pleasure for the audience or they are, disrupted which can also give the audience pleasure.
Genre is not static it changes over time and is a dynamic paradigm; this can be seen by studying two films from the horror genre; Frankenstein (1931, US, dir. James Whale) and Halloween (1978, US, dir. John Carpenter). Horror as a genre has derived from our human desire to see the gruesome, the ugly and the unimaginable. Through the development of this shocking and thrilling type of entertainment film makers have had the ability to present us with images, storylines and characters which in the real world we wouldn't want to know, but through cinematic techniques and narrative we thrive on it in this media form. Horror films seem to have a natural progression as technology advances and as the values of society change because of the influences on the country, such as who is in power and whether the country is at war. The genre has to develop as society develops because if the films didn't change their values the audience would find that the films were no longer interesting as they wouldn't be able to relate to the issues raised in the film. The filmmakers want to attract the audience so that they can earn money and so they want to change the conventions of the...
Reviews of: "'Genres tend to develop as audiences become bored with formulaic films.' Do you agree? Use specific examples in your answer."
:
More Genre Study
essays:
To what extent do film genres change over time? Compare Two examples from different decades, of any media genre of your choice.
... the film was actually made. Some things in the genre have not developed however, for example the appearance of character has largely stayed the same- mainly because you can't change history, also the setting has not changed over time- this ...
Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" and Shelly's "Frankenstein": A Comparison of Gothic Films
... the two films, one can see how they both classify as films of the gothic genre. They may contain different Gothic elements, especially because Shelley's Frankenstein is more of a horror film, while ... the audiences compassion. Another gothic element within the two films is ...
TITLE- EASY RIDER This essay looks at the use of music in the film Easy Rider and how the film used pop music to guide and infulence the story.
... Rider's non-diagetic rock score not only underlined the film's setting and highlighted traits of the two main characters but also served as ironic counterpoint in a ... up of the fuel tank of Wyatt's motorbike. "...the audience is supposed to place a fetish value on the bikes ...
Analyse some of the ways in which the visual elements of the text such as camera angles, backgrounds used and framing present ideology.
... developed over time and for which audiences may have developed particular expectations. Genres may also manipulate audience expectations. Both the programmes Barbara and Friends show typical characteristics of the sitcom genre. The main characters, usually limited to two as ...
Analysis of the Psycho-Thriller genre with particular reference to Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction and Single White Female
... Some film Genres tend to be defined by their subject matter for example The Detective film and ... of Genres is that they can rely on the audience already having a knowledge and expectation about the film they are going to watch. Film industries ...
What do you think makes Indian film Indian? Write an essay on the distinctive narrative traits in Indian cinema which distinguishes it from European or American films you have seen.
... explore changing ideas of beauty and sexuality within the film genre. Conclusion From this essay I can conclude that Indian film is ...
How genre is important in understanding film texts.
... guaranteed audience. An audience will always come back for more if they like a particular film genre. REFERENCES:Altman, R. (2000) FILM/GENRE, London: British Film InstituteAnderson ...
Documentaries, Feature Films and Labor Struggles; Comparing "Roger and Me" and "American Dream". Author: David H. Dallas - 2003
... on entertainment although commercial ventures may contain explicit and/or implicit political messages. The viewer is aware that the pseudo-realism of the feature film is an illusion created by the film maker. I ...
Genres
You've written a fine essay on the issue of whether genres tend to develop as audiences become bored with formulaic films. You chose good examples in support of your position. Your report was well expressed and thought out. Good job!
7 out of 7 people found this comment useful.