Sunday, 12 September 2010

Genre - expectations and Conventions

Expectations are from the AUDIENCE.
Conventions are from the PRODUCERS.

"Repetition + Variation" - Steve Neale
SAME BUT DIFFERENT
"Family Resemblance" - Ludwig Wittgenstein



Genre as a 'Repertoire of Elements'

Narrative -> exposition/development/complication/climax/resolution (linear narrative - goes in order)
Themes -> common themes presented in new ways (audience aren't keen on change)
Settings -> Verisimilitude (creating a world that's believable)
Characters + Character Types -> Range, Target Audience
Konogrpahy -> Props + mise-en-scene that we may expect to see, may also include action.

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