Term is used in a literary theory, media theory to refer to a distinctive type of 'text'
Steve Neale (1995)
Genres are dynamic and envolve overtime.
Generic characteristics
- Typical Mise-en-scene/visual style
- Typical types of narratives
- Generic personnel
- Typical sound design
- Typical editing style
Jason Mittell (2001)
Argues that genres have different boundaries with differentp types of media texts. Operate within the industry and audience.
Rick Altman (1999)
Different genres offer different types of pleasure.
-Emotional pleasures
-Viscoral pleasures
-Intelleotional puzzles
Nicholas Abercrombie (1996)
'The boundaries between genres are shifting and becoming more permeable' 'A steady dismantling of genre'
David Buckingham (1993)
'Genre is not... Simply "given" by the culture: rather, it is a constant process of negotiation and change.
I think we have a majority of every genre charactisic in our thriller. I feel like we also used part of Mittell's theory as we slightly argued with the genre boundaries (again this being the changing of stereotypes). I felt we had used Steve Neale's theory within our thriller, for example using typical sound design - dark, tense and suspense soundtrack to go along with the thriller and loud foley. With using Altman's theory I felt we had used emotional pleasures - the audience feeling sadness and pity for the male main character. Intelleotional puzzles - suspense, enigma code. I didn't feel that we hadn't showed chandler and buckingham's theories within our thriller, because we didn't we show culture within the thriller.
Our thriller is both traditional and non traditional - Dismantled it slightly with the change of stereotypes, but yet kept it traditional with the suspense building, character chasing another character thriller type sequence. With costume, props and location also being traditional - costume being quite plain and dark (red, blacks and greys). Characters wearing quite smart/business wear costumes (Smart dress and coat, suit and briefcase) the location was rather traditional with the thriller being set in london (The capital - known landmarks being shown). The props we included were phones and sim cards, showing there was an effect of blackmail happening between the two main characters.
Our thriller is both traditional and non traditional - Dismantled it slightly with the change of stereotypes, but yet kept it traditional with the suspense building, character chasing another character thriller type sequence. With costume, props and location also being traditional - costume being quite plain and dark (red, blacks and greys). Characters wearing quite smart/business wear costumes (Smart dress and coat, suit and briefcase) the location was rather traditional with the thriller being set in london (The capital - known landmarks being shown). The props we included were phones and sim cards, showing there was an effect of blackmail happening between the two main characters.
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