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Discuss a film genre.
The textbook contains a chapter on genre and deals with several of them
specifically.
You may pick a genre that interests you.
Please pick something more specific than “comedy” or “drama.” Examples – romantic comedy or spy thriller.
You may examine the selected genre from a historical
standpoint, standard conventions, motifs, themes and filmmakers who specialized
in that particular type of story
Sometimes historical periods are heavy in a certain genre. Example – film noir is a product of the 40s
and 50s. If you use this approach,
discuss possible reasons for this.
You may use, as an example, a film we have viewed in class
or as a home assignment.
Please use at least three other films to support the various
points of your essay. These might be
movies you have already seen or ones that you view for the purpose of writing
this paper.
Several possibilities: musicals, crime, sci-fi, horror,
fantasy, westerns, war, teen drama, screwball comedy, slapstick, biblical epic,
etc. There are many more than these.
If you have questions about your subject, please talk to me
after class or call me at 813-900-4759.
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