[ENGB76H3] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 13 pages long Study Guide!
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1: to kiss to kill or to quest: three ways of dealing with modernity. Film genres are various categories of films that are instantly recognizable based on their shared narrative and cinematic conventions. Free write about the narrative and/or cinematic conventions of your favourite among these three genres. Science fiction: is usually based around the unknown, or of dystopic worlds. It has to do with human inventions that usually take place in either the far future or an alterative world where technology dominates the place. Used in a way we don"t even notice. Sometimes could be overused: question the ideological power of this genre of film, makes you notice hollywood genre films no different then propaganda films, clich patterns, establishing shifts. Horror: character types final girl, blood/bodies: know what the plot is, someone is going to get in trouble encounter a monster, narrative + chance encounter, tragecentory, pov, shots, villain, cliff-hangers, dark lighting, high contrast, disorientation.
