Unit 4 Genre Plans

Genre must adapt in order to survive. Discuss. (June 2004 b)

• Agree
• Why?
• If don't people won't watch that specific genre.
• Example: Horror genre grew with film such as 'Psycho'- 60's steven spillberg- introducd new sub-genre- psycho, split personality.
• New conventions. Audience not allowed to enter if film started.
• People (audience) want new things- some remakes aren't as famous/ popular with audience's as they were when first introduced/ vise versa.
• Example- Texas Chainsaw mMassacre- 1973 very popular at that time, but not so much now, not the way made then, meaning techniques, camera shots, conventions used, etc.
• Remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 more perfect for todays generation and audience- more gory, less running around screaming from final girl.
• Roles changed- 2003 final girl (erin)- wires up care, runs bad guys over, commits euthanisia. 1973- final girl (sally)- running around screaming, crying, doesn't fight back.
• If don't change people won't watch- some remakes not as good as old e.g- Friday 13th.

How important is audience expectations in relation to media genres? Give examples throughout your answer. (June 2002 a)

• Very important
• Films/ documents made for audience them being popular- upto audience.
• What they want important/ expect of praticular genre- makes show/film popular or flop.
• Example- remake of psyhcho- copied every scene, step by step.
• Same camera positions/ shots used.
• Made black and white as well also used same shower head.
• Why?
• Becuase thats what audience expect of specific genre.
• Audience expect psycho to be way was, because people love it that way, classic don't want to see anything different.
• From horror genre audience expect- blood thriller, suspense, zombies, monstors, killings, etc
• If conventions not followed again audience won't watch film.
• Audience make film or brake film.

Genre arouses the expectations of an audience. How and why does it do this? (June 2004 a)

• How?
• By following conventions of specific genre.
• Example- love genre have boy meets girl, fall in love, get married, live happily ever after.
• Another example- horror- having a final girl, blood, gory, set at night, haunted/slaughter house.
• Audience expect this from a specific genre.
• If isn't as that (audience) won't watch.
• If directors introduce something new into genre, audience would expect that convention in following films of specific genre.
• All to get audience attention always looking for something different and new.
• Why?
• If they didn't follow specific conventions of genre audience wouldn't be interested in watching
• By introducing new conventions- within a specific genre audience keep and stay interested in that genre.
• Example- if new Texas Chainsaw Massacre showed women just running around screaming- like old- wont be famous now- women will disagree so new shows women independent because thats what their audience want
• Audience wider now.