Classification
- 1. Importance of Genre By Amelia Barrett
- 2. What is Genre? Genre is different category’s that films are categorized into so that the audience know what they are watching or reading in the media. Examples of genre are: Horror Comedy Action Crime Western Romance
- 3. Genre The importance of having a particular genre in a film are so that the company know how to market and advertise the film. For example if the film was horror then they would advertise it with dark colors and ghostly font. As well as producing the film around Halloween to increase the popularity and fright of it. Genre also is important because it allows the audience to know what there watching and have an idea of the conventions of the film they are about to watch. Lastly having a particular genre will allow the producer’s to know that they have a certain target audience that there aiming the film towards therefore they know they will gain profit. Where as if the film was not easily placed into a genre then the company would find it difficult to market and attract an audience therefore they may not make a huge amount of profit from the film.
- 4. Conventions Western- cow boys, gun shots, horses, dry land, hot weather, bar. Horror- knives, blood, women, gore, children, murders, ghosts, dark lighting, scary music. Crime- police, police cars, inspectors, murder, weapons, flashing lights.
- 6. Age- 12 • • • • • • • • • Strong language can only be used infrequently but only words like f*** Moderate language can be used these are words such a ‘Bitch’ and ‘Twat’. Any homophobic or racist terms are not aloud to be used. Sex and nudity may be discreetly used but must be brief. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Moderate violence is allowed. There should be no emphasis on injuries and blood Weapons may be present but not ones that 12 year olds can get there hands on. Sexual violence for example rape can only be used briefly and discreetly. Infrequent sights of drugs but dangerous behavior for example suicide can be present.
- 7. Age- 15 • Strong violence. • Frequent strong language such as f*** and briefly the word c***. • portrayals of sexual activity. • verbal references to sex. • sexual nudity. • brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence. • discriminatory language or behavior for example racism can be used as the theme. • drug taking.
- 8. Age- 18 • very strong violence • frequent strong language of f***and strong language of c***. Uses can be aggressive and direct. • strong portrayals of sexual activity • scenes of sexual violence • strong horror • strong blood and gore • real sex (in some circumstances) • discriminatory language and behavior can be used and used as the theme of the film.