DOC PREVIEW
UGA FILM 2120 - film genre
Type Lecture Note
Pages 2

This preview shows page 1 out of 2 pages.

Save
View full document
View full document
Premium Document
Do you want full access? Go Premium and unlock all 2 pages.
Access to all documents
Download any document
Ad free experience
Premium Document
Do you want full access? Go Premium and unlock all 2 pages.
Access to all documents
Download any document
Ad free experience

Unformatted text preview:

Film 2120 1st Edition Lecture 25Outline of Last Lecture I. Genre II. Ways to think about genre III. Audiences IV. Culture V. why does culture need genres? VI. A word on predictability Outline of Current Lecture I. Conventions II. Types of conventions III. Semantics and syntax Current LectureI. Conventions A. Customary practices and rulesB. Can be anything1. wearing blue jeans2. beginning a lecture by saying “Today we are going to talk about…”C. in Elizabethan drama, convention known as soliloquy(speech given by one character) D. in genre films, conventions exist at multiple levels 1. we identify them by noticing them in multiple films 2. know conventions in the genres you love E. they serve as a blueprint for script writers, directors, and actors II. types of conventions A. can be character types1. crazy sibling, goofy sidekick in romantic comedies B. locations1. in romance film the location tends to be in the city C. icons-almost like motifs, but repeated across films 1. can be props, stars, etc - props in romance films can be flowers D. soundtrack and musical usage E. editing patterns1. falling in love montageThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.F. plot patterns 1. boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back 2. musicals: hey, gang, lets put on a show3. gangster: Rise and fall of an overly ambitious man - example: The Godfather 4. western: revenge plot, most typically conflicts between ranchers and farmers III. semantics and syntax A. influential model proposed by Rick Altman(film theorist) to understand the different levels conventions work on B. Altman proposes a way to think about how genre works on different levels C. Based on linguistic vocab we use to define sentence structure D. Semantics are “building blocks” of meanings like wording in a sentence 1. Individual words 2. The order 3. Visual patters in a film are semantics: techniques, sound, mis-en-scene, etcE. Syntax is the way that these “building blocks” are put together1. This is the only way that these elements make sense 2. Example: “my dog has fleas” has individual words that have meaning but the syntax only makes sense when you put it together 3. plot patterns in a film are syntax F. example: The western 1. semantic: heroes, villains, Indians, guns, horses, bank robbery 2. syntax: the way that these expected elements are put together into a plotpattern - the retiring cowboy - we don’t expect to see a musical in a western G. this becomes particularly powerful when you talk about how genre can be mixed 1. Example: Joss Whedon’s Firefly-mix of western and science


View Full Document
Download film genre
Our administrator received your request to download this document. We will send you the file to your email shortly.
Loading Unlocking...
Login

Join to view film genre and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or
We will never post anything without your permission.
Don't have an account?
Sign Up

Join to view film genre 2 2 and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or

By creating an account you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use

Already a member?