Genres And Other Classifications100308

Genres and Other Classifications

Genre A French word for type or kind A principal factor in the directing of audience of choice and expectation Important for learning reception theory (Corner, 1991) Media Classification is -made by: its makers, its commentators/reviewers and its consumers Classification involves repetition and difference  a system of expectation

Examples of Genres

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Format vs Genre 2 TV shows can be in the same genre but different format i.e: Super Deal 2 Billion & Who Wants to be Millionaire? Both are in the genre of “quiz show” but has different format since format includes type of set, lighting, music etc

Censorship is used of decisive act of forbidding or distribution of media product, by those with the power, either economic or legislative, to do so

Genre & Censorship cont… Form of censorship: Pre-censorship/self censorship Re-shooting & re-editing Previews & test screenings Formal certification and classification by age Other small critics Example: In British, Classification is done by timing of the program – before or after 10.00 pm

Genre & Escapism Media theorist are interested in Genre because: To understand the low status of mass-produced vs higher status art forms Its focus on how entertainment or Escapist form work to narrow or expand the expectation and identities Entertainment forms can be both: carriers of capitalist propaganda or ideology An escape from real life through fantasy

Verisimilitude The real and “verisimilitude” (connection to the real) Generic verisimilitude: internal expectation to the genre i.e. ghost movie  leads to fantasy Cultural verisimilitude: external expectation to the genre i.e. court room movie

Repertoires of Elements (RE) RE is a fluid system of conventions and expectations. Genre is working with repertoires of elements The most important thing about genres is to put them into the context of audience.

Repertoires of Elements (RE) Form of Conventions & expectation • Narratives • Audio visual codes of signification • Broadly ideological theme