Wednesday, 5 November 2014

How genre is established in the first 2 minutes, using barthes codes

How genre is established in the first 2 minutes, using bathes codes
Genre
Props and costume
Setting
Sound/dialogue
Camera work
Editing (pace)
Western
Cowboy, horses, hats and natural colours
Forest and countryside 
Gun shots, horses making noise, bussing bugs (typical) and western (American) accent
Slow from the start and then turns fast at the end (short shots+ panning)
Long slow build up, then fast/more pace with action
Comedy/ Children’s
Family house, in kitchen, bedroom. Very domestic situation, normal clothes
Family house, domestic environment.
Fast, chaotic music. To show rust non-diagetic simple noise.
Follows boy’s perspective. Weird angles (in side cupboard)
Quick, then stops when the parents come in.
Action/ sci-fi/ thriller
Guns, light, cars, phones, FBI, codes
City or urban area, NY
Lots of natural sound, dialogue is frequent.
Tense and fast with quick shots to express tension
Fast paced mainly.
Romantic drama/ rom-comedy
Basket-ball game, crowd, opponents (individual feelings)
Team element, American school (team drama) typical.
Hip-hop, banging tunes (black America association)
Well-paced shots to suit situation.
Some flash- backs, so may be slowly paced to express emotions mainly
horror
Dark costumes, scary props
Forest  (dark) trees, enclosed.
Very quiet to pick up suspense
Fast and slow, many angles to show setting and what’s happening.
 To put emphasis on build up or pace shot length will be fast or slow accordingly
Thriller
Suits, FBI, flash clothes
Typically urban, city , densely populated
Natural noise, sound fx, diagetic sound constantly
Quick and instant movements
normally at a high pace especially in cases

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