I have analysed many factors that affect this contrast of convection and unconventional suitability to the genre by looking into the mise-en-scéne, generic convections (such as plot, themes, setting, characters and special effects) and camerawork (such as oblique, long shots, point of view shots, medium shots, close-ups, panning, etc). One of the first things the viewer is experienced with is the choice of colour to emphasize and portray the feeling of the setting and general theme of the film. By this, I mean not only the alteration of colour balance between frames and within the mise-en-scéne generally, but in fact in a much more deep and effective way. An example of this is when in The Matrix, the official intro title animation for Warner Brothers’ Pictures is colourised in the style of a science fictional theme. This is achieved by making the main foregrounded and animated emblem for the corporation green.
Influence to contemporary classical narrative form Topic 9: Contemporary classical narrative form is influenced by cross media, transmedia and intertextuality. Define each of these terms and examine their particular characteristics with reference to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and another contemporary film of your choice. Narrative describes how story is told in many different media, including fiction, film, and television serials, etc. William H. Phillips states a definition of narrative in one of his books: For our purposes, narrative can be defined as a series of unified events (happening and actions) situated in one or more settings. The events may be arranged chronologically or nonchronologically and may be factual, fictional, or a blend of the two.
And that’s why film form can shape an audience’s experience. The movies audiences always have certain expectations on the film that they are going to see. These expectations usually affected by the film form techniques which had used since film form is capable of delivering messages to the audiences. When a scene use a close-up shot, it can isolate and emphasize specific details. Also, different camera angles and moving camera impart help the film to express and act in a particular way.
According to The Batsford Dictionary of Drama genre is a” subcategory of an art form, with its own codes and conventions.”(Hodgson 1988:149:149).The Academic Dictionary of Drama on the other hand explains genre as “the general type or form of a literary work…” (Pandey 2005:107). Genre can also be seen as “…a type of theatre, distinguished by unique constellation of music, dance, acting and play forms and techniques” (Trapido 1985:339). According to the Dictionary of Media studies, genre is “the category or type into which a film or text falls” (Unknown 2006:100). One must look at these statements critically and realize that each film is unique and has only similarities to other films which make it fall under the same category such as the Western. “ So it seems that genre is not quite the natural or certain idea that it
Reflection Genre Analysis Reflection For the genre analysis unit I chose to do classified ads, an obituary, and a movie review of The Hangover. These three genres stuck out to me because I have prior knowledge of each of the three genre types. Each genre takes on a different audience and has its own purpose for each of the audiences targeted. In the following paragraphs I will pinpoint the audiences, purposes, strengths and weaknesses, and describe how they exhibit the conventions of each genre. The first genre I chose to do were different types of classified ads.
Life Sucks Screen play adaptations commonly differ from the book on which they are based. Just like gossip between peers is enhanced for entertainment purposes, films are enhanced for these purposes as well. Between Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, and the screen play adaptation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, by Kenneth Branagh, there are numerous differences in detail. Nonetheless, there are similarities in the undertone of both mediums that portray mutual morals. However, it would be a blatant falsehood to say that this film adaptation is free from inaccuracy, somehow above reproach, or indeed perfect.
A Different Perspective Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage and Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep are two pieces of literature that are worth studying. This essay will discuss the use and effects of narration in the two books. The discussion will start with an analysis of the different points of view commonly used by writers. Then the two novels will be analyzed using these concepts. Specific topics of interest include the point of view of the narrator, how this influences the way we perceive the stories, and why the authors chose these ways of telling their stories.
Likewise, in Clemens’s Cannibalism in the Cars, the written description only serves for so many creative possibilities; it is the storyteller that really brings the story to life. It is through the narratives of these stories (and several others) that one determines how oral tradition allows for a more innovative depiction. To take on the speaking role of a written text is to breathe life into a literary character, making the character real, and allowing for a number of creative interpretations to a literary genre demanding the memorization of characters and
What are the Main Ideas of this Lens? * Stereotypes distort people and races * Multiculturalism allows us to look at literature through a perspective of empathy for those who are different * It shows us any instance of victimization has relevance to everyone, not solely the individual victimized. Especially in a text we may apply this. * Ipseity vs. Alterity * Multiculturalism shows us how to view life while we consider others (alterity) before ourselves (Ipseity) * Ipseity vs. Alterity provides a strong theme that can be found in almost all literature as the selfish human nature of failing to respect the ways of others. * Post-colonialism * This is a smaller lens inside the multicultural lens.
Conventions can also be related to Genre: The type of text and the typical textual elements that audiences expect to be in it. Codes: List Social and Technical signs, their denotations and connotations. Sign Type of code Denotation(s) Connotations Narrative Conventions How can you tell this is the opening sequence? What does an opening sequence have to do/ (Setting, Character, Equlibrium) What potential conflict is hinted at? Generic Conventions What textual elements are used to indicate the genre?