Genre Theory

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Who is Steve Neale?
a film theorist
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Steve Neale states that genres all contain instances of what?
repetition and difference
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Why must a film must subvert conventions for audiences?
Audiences will get bored seeing the same thing and not watch the film.
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Why is genre repetition important to filmmakers?
To the film’s production team (producer, director etc) genre provides a template
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What is a hybrid genre?
When two genres combine like the film Aliens v Cowboys
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What is a sub genre?
A genre within a genre, vampire films are a genre within horror
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How does Black Panther (2018) subverts genre conventions?
By having a male African American as the lead character.
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How does Wonder Woman (2017) subverts genre conventions?
By having a female superhero as the lead character.
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How does Black Panther (2018) subverts genre conventions?
By having an Utopia African Country
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How did Arrow and Supergirl challenge genre conventions?
By the having the first gay and transgender superheros.
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Steve Neale states that genres all contain instances of what?

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repetition and difference

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Why must a film must subvert conventions for audiences?

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Why is genre repetition important to filmmakers?

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What is a hybrid genre?

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