Genre theory.

Genre depends on the acceptance of generic conventions. The definition of a genre or genres is A set of types/groups which any medium may be classified.

•Western  Science-Fiction  Comedy

•Sitcom  Quiz Show  Soap

•Reggae  Drum n Base  Jazz

In each case the acknowledgement of genre depends on the acceptance of generic conventions   

 John Fiske - ‘Any one programme will bear the main characteristics of its genre, but is likely to include some from others: ascribing it to one genre or another involves deciding which set of characteristics are most important

Richard Maltby and Ian Craven- 'The success of Hollywood is reliant on the combination of predictable elements with variation'

Auteurs - A group of film makers that were considered to be particularly influential and artistic.

Edward Buscombe felt that iconography was the best way to achieve generic definitions.

Rick Altman-Genre theory presumes that viewers pre-read texts.

                        -Viewers become passive voyeurs

                        -Genres are therefore restrictive

                  -Does not acknowledge or allow for the hybrid - the blending of genres.

Representations of stereotypes and genres

–In our short film we have representations of a typical male character but from different ages of there life. So it will include a typical representation of a: Young boy, Teenage boy, Adult male and an elderly male.–The common stereotypes of these sorts of people are as follows:–Young boy – late for school, rushing around, careless–Teenage boy – Finishing exams, excited, going to socialise–Adult male – Working, driving, going drinking–Elderly male – Walking stick, not doing much, content–These are all traditional representations of each of the age groups showing typical actions and emotions these sorts of groups would show.–The representation of these groups has stayed the same during the years, i think teenagers now are shown as being more violent nowadays than they used to but apart from that the representations are the same.