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We dissect your favourite genre — drama, horror, sci-fi, you name it! — and offer notes for a better understanding of their codes and conventions.



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Genre: Neo-Noir
Posted On March 15, 2021 Jons Klaessens 0

Few genres are as instantly recognizable as Film Noir. During the 40s and 50s Hollywood produced a large collection of …

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The Reinvention of Genre in Filmmaking
Posted On August 4, 2020 Cristina Conde 0

Film genres typically promise familiarity, comfort, a guarantee to meet the audience’s expectations. A comedy implies jokes and romance hints …

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Genre Theory: Crime/Thriller
Posted On January 1, 2020 Staff 2

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

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Genre Theory: Horror
Posted On October 1, 2019 Staff 1

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

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GENRE: Film Noir
Posted On May 2, 2019 Staff 0

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

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GENRE: Science Fiction
Posted On February 9, 2019 Staff 0

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

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Constructing Reality in Documentary
Posted On January 10, 2019 Staff 0

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

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Satire: A Look at Opinion-Based Filmmaking
Posted On October 12, 2018 Staff 0

Satire can be categorised as humour based on irony and exaggeration of vices, mistakes and opinions. Usually being a take …

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Familiarity and Nostalgia in the Fantasy Genre
Posted On March 1, 2018 Paul Laight 0

Once upon a Time. . . four simple words which immediately conjure a whole host of possibilities and eventualities in …

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