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Essay on Genre theorists

Essay on Genre theorists


The trailer that I will be analysing is from ‘Splasher Splasher productions’. Their teaser trailer was very interesting as it included some horror conventions such as the corridor of doom which is ideal as it helps set the scene for their trailer. In addition the trailer includes one of the five genre theorists in it as well; Rick Altman seems to have played a vital role in the trailer as it seems this production gave off an emotional pleasure as it proves that the use of blackouts and eerie, intense music helps set a certain tone to the trailer as it may imply how the audience should be feeling at that very moment.

 Furthermore the trailer also could be classed as an urban genre as urban genres are usually dark and broadcast the underside of a city. This trailer shown could also be shown in another view point as the use of the trailer could be made into a parody, the fact that its the same footage as many other horror trailers insights the audience to gain some humour from Incident that is taking place.

 Thirdly Generic characteristics are seen throughout the trailer as mis en scene and generic types help make the trailer more typical. For example as the sub genre is psychological/ supernatural we see how the antagonist is a female character which is a typical generic character. More subsequently the use of lighting and the props that they used help set the scene as if they were located in an asylum, trying to revive the lost soul. This can also be seen as Mis en scene due to the historical setting being used.

 Due to the nature of the teaser trailer it is evident that the genre theorist Christon Metz has been implicated into their trailer as one of the four stages are seen. I would class this trailer at the Classic Stage, due to the high volume of horror films based on supernatural/psychological it’s clear that ‘Splasher Splasher productions’ intend to achieve the same goals as them. Furthermore the theme of their trailer seemed to be focused on teen punishment although the sub genre being supernatural/psychological.

By Levi Bent

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  1. ctkmedia26 September 2017 at 07:40

    "Rick Altman seems to have played a vital role in the trailer as it seems this production gave off an emotional pleasure as it proves that the use of blackouts and eerie, intense music helps set a certain tone to the trailer as it may imply how the audience should be feeling at that very moment." - (A) WHAT do these 'blackouts' symbolise and HOW effective is it in creating Emotional Pleasure - does this make it a successful Horror because of this?

    " Furthermore the trailer also could be classed as an urban genre as urban genres are usually dark and broadcast the underside of a city. This trailer shown could also be shown in another view point as the use of the trailer could be made into a parody, the fact that its the same footage as many other horror trailers insights the audience to gain some humour from Incident that is taking place." There is a THEORIST missing here which means there is no POINT to these, also no EXAMPLES of MES, CAM, EDIT or SOUND to give evidence for your statement.

    "For example as the sub genre is psychological/ supernatural we see how the antagonist is a female character which is a typical generic character. More subsequently the use of lighting and the props that they used help set the scene as if they were located in an asylum, trying to revive the lost soul. This can also be seen as Mis en scene due to the historical setting being used." (A) WHAT does the setting SYMBOLISE or connote? HOW does it function in creating mood or meaning for the audience? WHY is a female a generic character, how is she dressed, casted,acting? (P) Which Theorist are you addressing?

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