Thursday 15 October 2015

Research: Blog Post 10-Genre Preferences

Task 3- Genre Preferences

Below are my top 3 favoured genres including specific conventions from that genre explaining why I enjoy it.

Genre Preference 1- Romance

Conventions of the genre I enjoy:

  • A voiceover to introduce the story
  • Set in a well known city
  • You get to personally know the characters
  • Emotional attachments are felt towards characters
  • Typically a happy ending
  • feelings such as pain, love, heartbreak are explored
Films from the genre I enjoy:
  • 500 days of summer
  • Remember Sunday
  • Love and other Drugs
  • The proposal
  • Mr and Mrs Smith

Genre Preference 2- Horror

Conventions of the genre I enjoy:

  • Lighting ie: flickering lights or shadows to add drama
  • Exaggerated sound effects creating tension
  • Extreme close ups
  • Props such as weapons 
  • Often biblical or religious themes i.e. hell, the devil
  • Dark or dim lighting
Films from the genre i enjoy:
  • Orphan
  • Texas chainsaw massacre
  • The Human Centipede
  • Saw

Genre preference 3- Action

Conventions of the genre I enjoy:

  • Hi-tech machinery
  • Modern equipment/devices
  • Death of characters
  • Explosions and crashes
  • Intense music/ soundtrack
  • Typically set in a big city
  • Futuristic
Films from the genre I enjoy:

  • Thor
  • Mr and Mrs Smith
  • Thor: the dark world



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