Types of Movies.

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Types of Movies

Four Basic Types of Movies Narrative Documentary Experimental Hybrid

Narrative Mostly fiction, purpose is to engage and entertain Many genres/subgenres – will discuss (ex ex)

Documentary more concerned with recording reality, to educate, presentation of political/social analysis the unavoidable act of making a movie removes the possibility of a purely objective truth “creative treatment of actual reality” – John Grierson (coined the term, 1926) ● even documentary filmmakers who aim to avoid influencing the events they record still have a great deal of narrative influence ie: camera as narrator and editing creates meaning

Documentary… four basic approaches: factual (Hoop Dreams, Touching the Void) instructional persuasive (An Inconvenient Truth, Bowling for Columbine) propaganda (Battleship Potemkin, Triumph of the Will)

Experimental Movies actively seek to defy categorization and convention Began with… Examples

Hybrid Movies part of cinematic evolution, mixing documentary, experimental, and narrative films

Genre few movies are strictly one genre today genre has a significant effect on how audiences choose the movies they go to/buy/rent And people who finance movies often choose them by genre give people what they want (and expect), and they will buy it cultural conditions contribute to genre changes (ie: a western made during WWII v. one made during the Vietnam War)

Yearly Stats By Decade Top Grossing Movie by Genre

Genre Conventions (ex) Narrative/Story Formulas The structure of the story: what’s the conflict/type of conflict? How resolved? ‘Narrative moments’ help define genres chase sequences, shootouts, romance… Theme (or topic): the unifying idea expressed through story and visuals (Western: man v wilderness) (ex)

Character Types (ex) genres become associated with different heroes and villains Stars actors factor into how a genre is classified, analyzed and received

Setting: where is the action or what is the environment? Iconography: identifiable key images or icons? images or iconic elements are usually immediately recognizable (gangster films = machine gun) (ex) costumes, sound, and music can also be iconic features Mood/Style: certain elements of cinematic language that communicate tone and atmosphere iconography refers to actual objects/sound in a film, style refers to how these are presented (camera angles, lighting, color, etc)

Think: “teen pics” and “chick flicks” Audience Response: Every film has a “mode of address”, a particular way in which it speaks to target audience horror films = to “horrify”; action films = feel tense Think: “teen pics” and “chick flicks”

Significance? Why useful? Economy of story telling Genres often reflect the attitudes and values of the society in which they are produced

In Action Films