Genre...

1) Do you think genres are timeless? Can we still label films?
We think that genres are timeless because they have been around for years and the story lines are very similar today as they were years ago. The standard genres have been used for many years and can't create a new type of genre without it being a hybrid genre. All the main genres have been covered so it's difficult to develop a brand new one.

2) Why do you think hybrid genres are developing so much?
We think that hybrid genres are developing so much because modern day audiences are getting fed up of predicable story lines. If you know the genre, it can be quite easy to guess what is going to happen throughout the film. Hybrid genres are used to surprise the audience and keep them interested.

3) Choose one of your products and determine how it does/doesn't conform to a genre?
We choose Yasmin's thriller 'A Bit Tied Up' to analyse. The genre is thriller, this is shown to the audience via three different themes including setting, theme/topic and format. You can tell Yasmin's film opening is a thriller from the setting e.g. the main action happens in a dark creepy room which is typical of the thriller genre. For example, the issues and concepts shown in the film. In our thriller, the main action is set around one character who receives a voicemail from the antagonist. This lets the audience know that the antagonist is messing with her head by letting her know that her friend was in trouble, but not giving her any information to tell her were she is. The antagonist seems to be getting enjoyment out of this which then shows the audience the sub genre.