To begin research for my video production, I looked at the variety of forms. There were three forms that I looked at; Hollywood Genre Film, Social Realist Films and Art- House Films. Looking at these three forms allowed me to see what forms and conventions would be most suited for my two minute opening sequence.
Hollywood Films are classed as being quite broad and non specific. When looking at three Hollywood Films with the genre Action such as Die Hard, Bourne Trilogy and any of the Bond Films, they all have several factors in common like their conventions. The conventions of Guns, Explosions, Cars, Women, Chases, killings, money/gambling, etc are all present in these films, and almost every other film that has the genre 'Action'. They also all have relatively simple narratives. The basic narrative includes, Hero saves everyone and kills the villain after many chases killings and explosions. Endings of Action films are usually resolved can be fairly happy as the villain gets what he/she deserves. Hollywood films are aimed at mainstream audiences which can be categorised as C 1/2.
Hollywood Films are classed as being quite broad and non specific. When looking at three Hollywood Films with the genre Action such as Die Hard, Bourne Trilogy and any of the Bond Films, they all have several factors in common like their conventions. The conventions of Guns, Explosions, Cars, Women, Chases, killings, money/gambling, etc are all present in these films, and almost every other film that has the genre 'Action'. They also all have relatively simple narratives. The basic narrative includes, Hero saves everyone and kills the villain after many chases killings and explosions. Endings of Action films are usually resolved can be fairly happy as the villain gets what he/she deserves. Hollywood films are aimed at mainstream audiences which can be categorised as C 1/2.
Social Realist Films have a more difficult subject matter. The representations are quite complex and realistic. The target audience are B/C 1. The characters are often working class too so the audience are able to relate to them. Unfortunately the endings are not always as happy as Hollywood films, the endings are not normally resolved in social realist films. This Is England and Sweet Sixteen are examples of this genre.
Art-House Films have less conventional structures and do not contain a narrative structure either. Instead of the emphasis being on content it is mainly on style due to the target audience being more sophisticated and niche. This is mainly die to the projects being quite personal. Funny Haha is an example of this type of genre.
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good basic understanding of the forms and conventions of different film texts
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