Section A: Question 1B

Section A: Question 1B (Theorical Evaluation = 25%):

Definition: Genre is a critical tool to help us study texts and audiences responces to texts by dividing them into catergories based on common elements
the word genre comes from the French (and originally Latin) word for "kind" or "class" - Daniel Chandler (2001)
All genres have sub genres
more hybrids in short film
(Short films = short form) (Long films = Long form)

Major genres are divided up into more specific categories that allow audiences to identify them specifically by familiar characteristics become more familiar over time

Steve Neale (1995) stresses that: "genres are not systems, they are processes of systemisation". genres are dynamic and evolve over time.

my intro

my film intro was in the processes of systematization as i took enough common elements from the social realism genre and used them but also put new elements into it

dirty area, low class
low key lighting
untrained actors
unexpected protagonist
long takes
naturalistic performance

Jason Mittell (2001)
Genres are cultural categories that surpass the boundaries of media texts and operate within industry, audiences and cultural practices as well
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