...First written assignment on Genre Hot Fuzz- In the trailer for ‘Hut Fuzz’ there are a lot of genre signifies to signify it’s an action film such as explosions, guns, people screaming in terror, and car chases, these conventions all suggest it is an action film, however there are also scenes such as when one of the police officer falls through a fence, and when they have to find a swan, these all connote it is also a comedy. This links to Rick Altman’s theory, the semantics of Hot Fuzz of the guns, explosions suggest it’s an action however the syntactic such as the dialogue of the characters portray a comedy. Although, the props of the film and a few scenes suggest it’s an action film, the lay out of the trailer, signify it’s a parody of an action film which is part of Steve Neale’s theory of the cycle. Robert Stam might support the idea that this film overlaps genre boundaries creating this film a hybrid genre. This could have been done to create a wider target audience but not too big as everyone would not feel engaged enough. Therefore it would get more publicity as people who enjoy action and people who enjoy comedy would go to see it. I think both of these genres have remained popular as with comedy you can use different jokes, different ways to make people laugh, ensuring people to feel like its constantly new material to keep them laughing and engaged in the comedy genre. The action genre has also stayed popular as its repetition and keeps them on edge of what stunt...
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...Related Literature This part states topics connected to the statements included in the previous chapter. Several sources and references are used by the researchers in gathering more information and for the further integration of the proposition of this study. According to "JAPANESE ANIMATION PAGE (THEATRICAL & TV)", Anime Fandom was originated in Los Angeles in 1997. There are five types of anime, the Shonen, Shoujo, Seinen, Josei and Kodomomuke. They are not genres; rather they are labels which focus on a specific target demographic/intended audience. The first type, Shonen typically aimed to young boys under the age of fifteen. A lot of these anime have a young male hero and are commonly focused on action, adventure and fighting. Second is Seinen which are intended to young men between the ages of 15-24. This type of anime tends to be of a more violent and/or psychological in nature, though there are Seinen comedies as well. The third is Shojou anime. It is the female counterpart to Shonen which tends to focus on romance and idealized interpersonal relationships, but does not necessarily mean it doesn’t have action or adventure. The fourth is the Josei which is a variety male leads. Generally, these works tend to contain more realistic interpersonal relationships and can cover darker subjects like rape and infidelity. Lastly, Kodomomuke are anime directed to children. These works...
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...ENG 225 WEEK 2 DQ GENRE THEORY To purchase this visit following link: http://www.activitymode.com/product/eng-225-week-2-dq-genre-theory/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM ENG 225 WEEK 2 DQ GENRE THEORY ENG 225 Week 2 DQ Genre Theory Genre Theory. Genre, a category of artistic production characterized by similarities in composition and style, is a term used to discuss literature, music, art, and film. It is particularly useful in critical applications because it distinguishes a work within a context of similar works. In film, we are familiar with certain broad genre categories such as horror, science-fiction, romance, or drama. Understanding genre helps provide the viewer with certain expectations about the film. For instance, the film The Conjuring trailer (Version 2) is of the horror genre and thus can be discussed in context with other horror films. More specifically, it is of the sub-genre, supernatural horror, so it can be discussed in context with, say, The Exorcist trailer. Making this distinction enables the audience to situate their reaction within a particular framework. ENG 225 WEEK 2 DQ GENRE THEORY To purchase this visit following link: http://www.activitymode.com/product/eng-225-week-2-dq-genre-theory/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM ENG 225 WEEK 2 DQ GENRE THEORY ENG 225 Week 2 DQ Genre Theory Genre Theory. Genre, a category of artistic production characterized by similarities in composition and style, is a term used to discuss...
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...Genre and Genre Film Introduction to Film Rachel Kamrowski Instructor Day 5/2/2016 Genre Theory is used in the categorization of films. Genres are dependent on various factors such as story line, whom the director is, and what are the audience expectations In using genre theory we create a short cut in how we describe films. Genres are categorized into and then sub categorized depending on the story and plot. Fantasy is a genre described as, “Any film with obviously unreal, magical, or impossible situations, characters, or settings, often overlapping with various other genres, especially science fiction, but sometimes historical dramas.” (Goodykoontz, 2014) Fantasy is a genre that typically includes a crossover genre, sci-fi, comedy, drama, even horror. The Harry Potter series is a great example of a fantasy genre with crossover and sub genres. It can be categorized also as a family film, and dependent on which movie in the series we are discussing, mystery, romance, and comedy as well. Harry Potter focuses on magic and the wizarding world which is central to it being a fantasy film, an escapism experience. This type of fantasy is a contemporary fantasy with the storyline playing out in modern times. For the purpose of this paper I will focus on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. “The story at its simplest level is the idea about what happens, who does it, and all the reasons behind everything. The writer then chooses key characters and events, and arranges them...
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...sources. The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction), as well as on original imagination, such as polemical works as well as autobiography, and reflective essays as well as belles-lettres. Literature can be classified according to historical periods, genres, and political influences. The concept of genre, which earlier was limited, has broadened over the centuries. A genre consists of artistic works which fall within a certain central theme, and examples of genre include romance, mystery, crime, fantasy, erotica, and adventure, among others. Important historical periods in English literature include Old English, Middle English, theRenaissance, the 17th Century Shakespearean and Elizabethan times, the 18th CenturyRestoration, 19th Century Victorian, and 20th Century Modernism. Important political movements that have influenced literature include feminism, post-colonialism, psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, post-modernism, romanticism, and Marxism. ------------------------------------------------- Essays An essay consists of a discussion of a topic from an author's personal point of view, exemplified...
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...Adorno (Audience Theory) Passive Consumption, Hypodermic Model (Frankfurt School): "A strong argument suggests that audiences may be passively affected by the sexist, violent representations in GTAV as it is a more realist text than other shoot em' up action adventure games. Young audiences ultimately may begin to view women differently and think that the aspirational violence is acceptable as a means to an end". Andy Medhurst (Representation Theory) Stereotyping is Shorthand for Identification: "One way that texts like Waterloo Road and Skins for example allow for audience identification is through stereotyping and giving characters an extreme representation". Angela McRobbie (Gender Theory) Post Feminist Icon Theory: "Lara Croft, Lady Gaga and Madonna for example could be identified as post feminist icons as they exhibit the stereotypical characteristics of both the male and female strength, courage, control and logic but also are willing to be sexualized for the male gaze. This control element of their own representation is crucial in understanding the theory". Baudrillard Hyper Reality: "Some texts are difficult to distinguish in terms of the representation of reality from a simulation of reality e.g. Big Brother. The boundaries are blurred as codes and conventions create a set of signifiers which we understand but in fact the representation is a copy of a copy". Uses and Gratifications Theory: "Different audiences gain different pleasures from a media...
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... Learning Team B Week 4 - A Knight's Tale Complete the following matrix by filling out each category. Provide a brief description of each component and how that component was used in the film you selected. For example, if you selected the film The Shining, under setting, in the first column, you would describe one important film setting, and in the second column, you would explain how that film’s setting was used to impact the audience (how was it presented, what information was provided, what mood was established, etc.). 1. Name the film you watched. A Knight’s Tale 2. What genre do you believe it falls under? Romance and action In a short-answer format with a minimum of 50 words, answer the following question: 1. Did the film fit the mold associated with that genre? Why or why not? All members of the team agreed that this movie definitely falls under romance because it’s a very traditional love story and is predictable as you know that they will end up together in the end. They are also from opposite side of the “tracks”; she is royalty and he is a peasant trying to become more. Most of the team members decided that the movie should also fall under action because the joust competition throughout the movie provided a dose of action as it was fast-paced, and exciting. There is enough strategy and good against evil drama to justify calling this movie a romantic-action film. SettingMost of the movie took place outdoors in dusty arenas.Church...
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...sitcoms “How I met your mother” (2005) and “Friends” (1994) contain several similarities. They are both built up on a group of friends who have very unique individual personalities. We follow their everyday life in New York; mainly staying at the local bar/coffee shop or in an apartment, which some of the characters lives in. But then again they are not completely similar. “How I met your mother” is, as the title reveals, about how the main character met his wife, which he tells his kids in the year 2030. Then the sitcom takes us through his life in the year 2005 among his friends, trying to find his future wife. “Friends” is on the other hand about 6 friends relationship to each other and their yet different lives. They are both themed as romance and comedy. 3. I have chosen two different TV-series but at the same time, they have lot in common. In this analysis, I want to say something about the TV-series cinematic techniques and also something about the character sketches. And then, I would like to say something about the differences and similarities between the two...
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...[p. 272] 10. Fiction Overview The super-productive Dickens is the dominant figure of the Victorian novel, combiningelements of the Gothic - a genre made serious by the Brontë sisters - with a remarkablyimagined account of the social institutions of Victorian London. The mode of his novelsowes much to popular stage and melodrama, though language and character-creation arehis own. His rival, Thackeray, is represented here by Vanity Fair. A less theatricalrealism comes in with Mrs Gaskell and Trollope, and with the historian of imperfectlives in their fullest social settings, George Eliot. The triumph of the novel Modern images of 19th-century English life owe much to novels, and versions of novels.By 1850, fiction had shouldered aside the theatre, its old rival as the main form of literary entertainment. As with the drama at the Renaissance, it took intellectuals sometime to realize that a popular form might be rather significant. Human beings havealways told stories, but not always read the long prose narratives of the kind known asnovels. The reign of the novel has now lasted solong as to appear natural. There had been crazesfor the Gothic novel and for Scott’s fiction, yet itwas only in the 1840s, with Charles Dickens, thatthe novel again reached the popularity it hadenjoyed in the 1740s. Between 1847 and 1850appeared Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, VanityFair and David Copperfield. In 1860, Dickens wasstill at his peak, Mrs Gaskell and Trollope were going strong...
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...ENG 225 Week 2 DQ Genre Theory NEW To Buy This material Click below link http://www.uoptutors.com/eng-225-ash/eng-225-week-2-dq-genre-theory-new Genre Theory. Genre, a category of artistic production characterized by similarities in composition and style, is a term used to discuss literature, music, art, and film. It is particularly useful in critical applications because it distinguishes a work within a context of similar works. In film, we are familiar with certain broad genre categories such as horror, science-fiction, romance, or drama. Understanding genre helps provide the viewer with certain expectations about the film. For instance, the film The Conjuring trailer (Version 2) is of the horror genre and thus can be discussed in context with other horror films. More specifically, it is of the sub-genre, supernatural horror, so it can be discussed in context with, say, The Exorcist trailer. Making this distinction enables the audience to situate their reaction within a particular framework. That framework is important to our work here. In this discussion: Identify a film and classify it according to its genre (or sub-genre). Include a link(s) to a trailer or scene(s) from the film. Discuss the conventions that are typical in films of that genre (or sub-genre). Explain how this specific film meets the expectations of its genre. Include the name or partial name of the film you identified in the “Subject” line of your discussion. Your initial post should be at...
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...Facts, fiction and coding When we turn on the TV, we immediately decode what sort of program we are watching. If we watch “Paradise Hotel”, we expect a reality show and everything we associate with the genre. We expect drama, fighting, sex, betrayal and so forth. If we turn on the News, we expect to be fed with factual information about the happenings in the world. If we see a film, we also have certain expectations. When we see a romance film, we expect love. When we see an action film, we expect a fast pace and violence. When we see a horror film, we expect to be scared and so forth. We call these genre expectations. Within the world of media/literature, we deal with two major categories, facts and fiction. Facts tell us something about events and situations, which have already happened; facts therefor have an obligation to reality. Facts involve factual information, which can be subsequently checked for accuracy. However, fiction is made up where neither the people nor the events have root in the real world. Fiction therefore has no obligation to be factually correct and we cannot subsequently check for accuracy. When we watch films, TV programs or read texts, a sort of contract of understanding occurs. The contract is defined as agreements where the sender, in accordance with the receiver, agree on whether the film/text is fact or fiction. To make sure the receiver and sender are in accord, we use fact and fiction coding to decipher/ sort out fact from fiction and...
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...Task A: Text Clustering - 2 Clusters After running the Text Cluster, the following observations were obtained: Table 1. Cluster Summary Cluster Weight Frequency RMSSTD Cluster Description 1 0.8 2248 0.124345 +action +good +plot characters effects movies pretty +movie real +year first +old +few +end films +character +feel +watch +cast +director 2 0.2 551 0.094437 +battle +history +man +stone alexander angelina anthony battles colin farrell historical hopkins hours jolie men oliver scenes stone troy +life Table 2. Cluster-Specific Means Cluster Rat_10scl (mean) Useful (mean) RevLen_Words (mean) 1 6.121 0.388 241.981 2 5.461 0.413 277.301 Table 3. Cluster-Specific Genre Distribution Cluster thriller romance action drama comedy animation Sum 1 11.65% 5.43% 40.39% 25.71% 15.97% 0.93% 100% 2 0.36% 0.36% 13.07% 86.21% 0% 0% 100% Description of the clusters: Cluster 1: This cluster has larger number of observations under it which is 80% of total reviews with a frequency, that is, number of reviews of 2248. Total number of reviews processed is 2799. Even though this cluster is larger, from the value of RMSSTD of 0.124 which is higher than that of Cluster 2, it shows that this cluster is more heterogeneous. That is, the reviews are more varied and inconsistent. Overall from the list of terms displayed under the ‘Descriptive Terms’, we see quite a different variety of terms. Terms like ‘plot’, ‘characters’, ‘cast’, ‘director’, ‘watch’, etc, shows that this cluster...
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...or grandchild as an excuse to read fantasy, if you don’t have the courage to do it by yourself. Fantasy has always been perceived as being for children only, and fantasy has been conflated with immaturity, which according to ULG is a rather sizeable error. Many of the texts are poetry and it contains different elements from different genres. Many fantasies which actually were published as for children, is often read by adults, “It begins with, say, George MacDonald’s At the Back of the North Wind and runs on through Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, The Wind in the Willows, the Just So Stories and The Jungle Book, the Pooh books, Dr Dolittle, The Hobbit, The Once and Future King, Charlotte’s Web, to my first three Earthsea books and all the serious imaginative fiction that continues to be published “for children” but is often read by adults” (Quote page 2 line 48-52). Realistic fiction does not affect everyone, but only people in a specific age group depending on the theme. Fiction genres as horror, mystery, romance and science fiction are only being read by adults and teenagers, so it seems like the only fiction genre that can be read in all ages, is fantasy. All the different kinds of fantasies make it easier to reach a much bigger age group. ULG thinks that the reason why many adults don’t read fantasy is that they...
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...The Woman in White – Chosen extract Elyssia Leeman 6.2 20th November 2014 In this particular section Collins uses the theme of crime and criminals and this is associated with the sensational genre and the theme of criminality. Throughout this extract there is a specific word choice based around crime and the theme of gothic horror. The theme of secrets also fits in well with this section as the by being the reader we can question the language used by Collins in Walters perspective. Collins in this extract shows Walters devout love for Laura from his perspective. Collins shows how much Walter is hurting and missing Laura. ‘My heart turns faint’ which enhances the theme of romance however this theme suddenly changes to a gothic horror theme ‘My mind sinks in darkness and confusion’ the choice of language here shows different meanings of the chosen words, ‘sinks’ becoming death and the death of Laura, and his ‘confusion’ of where she is. Walter knows Laura is alive and he is confused to how he is going to catch out Fosco and Glyde. ‘Darkness’ has an effect of gothic horror and a negative sense to it and it is used to make us feel the dark place where Walter is and Collins wants the reader to feel Walter’s heart break and how his dark place is taking him in. Collins uses the theme of secrets when in the first opening line in Walters narrative ‘I advance my narrative by one week’ this makes us question where Walter...
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...attitudes toward product placement may also vary depending on the fundamental cultural orientations and values of a particular society. In general, there are abundant cross-cultural comparisons of advertising and promotion but little is known regarding how consumers from different cultures perceive and process product placement in their mind. Other than that, there has also been very limited knowledge on how and to what extent the medium of placement affects perceptions of the tactic. The main purpose of this research is to examine: i. US and Korean college student consumers’ attitudes towards product placements in three different media (films, TV shows, and songs). ii. product placement acceptability based on media genre and product type. Based on the above purpose, researchers have developed five research questions involve in this study. There are: i. What similarities and differences exist in the influence/attention of product placement between the USA and Korea across media? ii. What similarities and differences exist in...
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