Genere texts have sometimes been cricised for being predictable and unimagiatve. Discuss
Intro:
I will talk about the typical conventions that genres have and what conventions films usually have. Then i will talk about the fact that directors often change these conventions due to the audiences and society changing.
Para 1:
In this paragraph i would mention the zeitgiest and how it changes frequently and the fact that films need to change too to keep up with the changes in society and appeal to more of their target audience and make money.
Para 2:
Films are not predictable and unimagineative and this is ideal as they are aiming at a active audience therefore they would need to change and come up with conventions to keep the audience attracted. An example of this is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Here i will talk about the changes we can see between the old and new version of the film.
Para 3:
In this paragraph i will agree with the statement by saying that some films are seen as predictable however, it is important to have the same iconographies and conventions in a genre as you need to meet with the audiences expectaions for instance, if an individual watches a horror film, he would want to see blood, a knife and some helpless victims screaming.
Conclusion:
I would conclude this essay by disagreeing with the statement to an extent as it is not the case that films are predictable, is just that films have certain parts of the film very repetative and predictable but it will also have some twists that their target audiences would not expect which makes it that much more imagineble.
Genre must adapt in rder to survive. Discuss
Intro:
I will start this essay by stating that genre conventions are seen to be repeatative but they need to be to meet witht the audiences expectations. A text does not want to disappeal with itsaudience just because they do noot offer what the audience want to see. Then i will mention the fact that texts still need to innovateto attract the audience even more and they do that by twists and turning points in the film.
Para 1:
In this paragrah i will agree with the statement by saying that genre do need to adapt in order to survive because society is hastly changing and the media need to keep up with it in order to attract more and more audiences.
Para 2:
Here i will imply that the zeitgeist plays a big part in media and films as films need to appeal to the existing zeitgeist and the new changes in society.
Para 3:
In this paragraph i will then go against the statement by saying how audiences have certain expectations of what a genre would provide them and thats what they want to see, there fore genres do not need to adapt that much because the conventions they have are exactly what their target audiences are looking for.
Outline recent significant developments in one genre of your choice. Illustrate your answer with examples.
Intro:
In the introduction i will name the genre i will talk about which is horror and i will talk about how it developed over the years.
Para 1:
I will say that horror films have changed throughout the years as they need to keep up with the changes of society. An example of a horror film that shows the changes in scream.
Para 2:
Horror films also have become much more scary and gory as todays audience want to see more blood and deaths. An example of this is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Para 3:
In this paragraph i will disagree with the fact that horror films have developed alot throughout recent years and i will say that films are relativly the same using practically the same conventions.
Conclusion:
I will then conclude this essay by saying that its not only horror films that changed over the years, its every genre as all of them need to change with the times and appeal to their target audience or they will lose a lot of money from audiences disliking their films.
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Thursday 2 April 2009
Comparing TCM re-make with the older version
The main similarity between the two films is the iconography of the leather face. This iconograhy is used in both films as it is one detail in the film that is recognised by the target audience and it also is unique and different from other horror films as it is typical to have a masked killer in the film but in this film the killer takes the faces of his victims in exchange for his.
However, the editing is a bit different in the remake as it is more graphic than the older version. In the remake we see the killers actual deformed face unlike in the 974 version where the killers face is anonymous. This might be because the target audience and society has changed throughout the years as society today are used to scary jumpy bits in horror films therefore they need more graphical and gory films to catch them and make them horrorfied.
Also, another similarity between the two films is the typical cliche narative where a group of kids get stuck in a suburban, -in the middle of nowhere- enviroment where nobody can hear them, help them or save them from the ruthless killer. This is a typical generic convention of horror films as it keeps audiences on their feet as they know that the victims are by themselves and have only themselves to save them.
Once again these two films are similar as they both have the traditional generic convention of horror movies which is the final girl. The final girl is the only surviving girl and the one who is usually getting rid of the killer.
The characters in these two films are practically the same as we have the two protagonists which are arguably the killer, leatherface, and the final girl which is played by jessica beil. There is also a sherrif, leatherface's family and the group of young adults trapped in the van.
The narrative is also seen to be very identical near the end of the film as the final girl once again runs into the meat factory in the remake in 2003.
the binary opposition of good vs evil is also shown in the two films as constantly the final girl and leatherface are put together to show the girls fight for freedom.
However, the editing is a bit different in the remake as it is more graphic than the older version. In the remake we see the killers actual deformed face unlike in the 974 version where the killers face is anonymous. This might be because the target audience and society has changed throughout the years as society today are used to scary jumpy bits in horror films therefore they need more graphical and gory films to catch them and make them horrorfied.
Also, another similarity between the two films is the typical cliche narative where a group of kids get stuck in a suburban, -in the middle of nowhere- enviroment where nobody can hear them, help them or save them from the ruthless killer. This is a typical generic convention of horror films as it keeps audiences on their feet as they know that the victims are by themselves and have only themselves to save them.
Once again these two films are similar as they both have the traditional generic convention of horror movies which is the final girl. The final girl is the only surviving girl and the one who is usually getting rid of the killer.
The characters in these two films are practically the same as we have the two protagonists which are arguably the killer, leatherface, and the final girl which is played by jessica beil. There is also a sherrif, leatherface's family and the group of young adults trapped in the van.
The narrative is also seen to be very identical near the end of the film as the final girl once again runs into the meat factory in the remake in 2003.
the binary opposition of good vs evil is also shown in the two films as constantly the final girl and leatherface are put together to show the girls fight for freedom.
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Scary movie franchise
Scary movie is a film that was released by Wayans Bros. Entertainment in 2000. It is a spoof directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and mocks film such as Scream, I know what you did last summer, the usual suspects and many more.
The first scary movie film is a spoof of both Scream and I know what you did last summer put together and it tells the story of a masked killer on a killing spree and the final girl in this horror film is Cindy Cambpell, a parody of the charcter Sydney in Scream. Scary movie was then followed by the sequel Scary Movie 2 (2001) then by Scary Movie 3 in 2003. The latest sequel of Scary movie is the 4th which was released in 2006 by dimension films and internationally by miramax.
Spoof: Nonsense; tomfoolery.
A hoax.
A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.
tr.v., spoofed, spoof·ing, spoofs.
To deceive.
To do a spoof of; satirize gently.
this relates to scary movie as the film is an actual spoof mocking various horror films at one time such as usual suspects, scream, i know what you did last summer, the sixth sense and many many more.
The first scary movie film is a spoof of both Scream and I know what you did last summer put together and it tells the story of a masked killer on a killing spree and the final girl in this horror film is Cindy Cambpell, a parody of the charcter Sydney in Scream. Scary movie was then followed by the sequel Scary Movie 2 (2001) then by Scary Movie 3 in 2003. The latest sequel of Scary movie is the 4th which was released in 2006 by dimension films and internationally by miramax.
Spoof: Nonsense; tomfoolery.
A hoax.
A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.
tr.v., spoofed, spoof·ing, spoofs.
To deceive.
To do a spoof of; satirize gently.
this relates to scary movie as the film is an actual spoof mocking various horror films at one time such as usual suspects, scream, i know what you did last summer, the sixth sense and many many more.
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