Genre

Genre and Auteur

Genre is the way in which we categorise films. They all have their own set of codes and conventions which are adhered to by directors. E.g. Imperial Dreams is a drama/social realist film that tries to capture life as it really is. Other social realist films share similar techniques to this.

Clip 1 – The Hangover

This is from the comedy genre and the technical codes tell us this because the clip starts off with the guys waking up from a rough night of partying and not remembering what happened. This comes under the comedy genre because of the goofy and laugh out loud jokes they say, or even the things they do. This clip shows that it is a comedy because when the character notices the tiger in the bathroom but does nothing apart from still going to the toilet and then he suddenly realises it and runs off screaming, this shows the audience that he is still trying to wake up and is really scared. The mise-en-scene really shows that this is a comedy because their hotel room is completely trashed from the night before and they have goofy objects in their room.

Clip 2 – Star Trek into Darkness

This film is from the science fiction genre. We can tell from this because the opening scene is on a different planet. The main cast in this film are trying to get to their spaceship and fly out of the atmosphere. We know this is a science fiction film because of the use of the spaceships and costume. The main character Spock is wearing a spacesuit which again clearly indicates it is part of the sci-fi genre. This film could also be part of the action/adventure genre because of the cinematography and editing because they are quick sharp shots of the characters running away from enemies, and also when the character Spock is on the volcano stopping the eruption.

Clip 3 – The Expendables 2

This film comes from the action adventure genre and we know this because of the wide use of guns explosion and the cast that is behind it, which is Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarznegger. We can see it is from this genre because of the technical codes used the cinematography and editing is very fast paced to go along with the action that is happening.

Clip 4 – Fish Tank

Fish tank is a social realist film and we can tell this because it deals with real life issues that occur everyday with people. Also on top of that the mise-en-scene is very noticeable to anyone as it is set on an estate which everyone can notice or relate to, on top of that the costumes the characters are wearing as they are everyday clothes such as tracksuits. Also the cinematography used in the extract are long takes which again defines the social realism genre.