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Genre Theory

 

Before you can master film present, you need to know about film past!

 

Learn everything you need to know about Film in this section. In Genre Theory, we dissect your favourite genre — drama, horror, sci-fi you name it! — and offer notes for a better understanding of their codes and conventions. We also cover auteur theory in the Auteur Series of articles here.
 
In addition, budding filmmakers can also appreciate our Film 101s sub-section and the Useful Links recommendations. We love to hear from you. Let us know what you think of the website with feedback in the comments section or communicate with us personally via email.

Genre Theory
The History of Blaxploitation Cinema
Posted On October 21, 2019 Cristina Conde 6 min read

In the early 1970s, blaxploitation (or blacksploitation) became a popular subgenre of film emerging from the US. Uniquely, these films …

Genre Theory
Genre Theory: Crime/Thriller
Posted On October 8, 2019 Staff 7 min read

Murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, betrayal; the crime genre has brought us some of cinema’s most ruthless villains and enigmatic heroes. …

Genre Theory
Genre Theory: Horror
Posted On October 1, 2019 Staff 6 min read

Whether shouting at the heroes or jumping out of your skin, the horror movie is king when eliciting a visceral …

Genre Theory
GENRE: Film Noir
Posted On May 2, 2019 Staff

The term film noir was coined in the late 1940s by French critic Nino Frank, but it wasn’t adopted by …

Genre Theory
GENRE: Science Fiction
Posted On February 9, 2019 Staff 3 min read

Sci-Fi has always been a genre of adventure and excitement, a place to break new ground, both in storytelling and …

Genre Theory
Constructing Reality in Documentary
Posted On January 10, 2019 Staff 4 min read

Documentary theorists have often been troubled by the convention of a documentary being a mimic or representation of reality. It …

Genre Theory
Top 10 Fantasy Flicks of the Last 10 Years
Posted On April 14, 2018 Staff 4 min read

Fantasy seems to be coming back in style recently with big companies like Disney churning them out both in its …

Genre Theory
Genre Theory: Fantasy
Posted On October 6, 2017 Staff 7 min read

Fantasy remains one of the great cornerstones in storytelling, from literature to modern cinema, and stands out as cinema’s most …

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