Film Genre and Conventions
This genre often includes suspense, crime, and a mysterious plot, with conventions like dark lighting and a detective protagonist. (Usually Black and White).
Film Noir.
These are the technical elements like camera angles, lighting, and sound that help tell a story visually.
Techincal Codes.
This 2023 blockbuster film directed by Greta Gerwig explores themes of identity, feminism, and consumer culture.
Barbie.
This game, praised for its narrative and emotional depth, was adapted into a critically acclaimed HBO series in 2023.
The Last of Us.
When is your Film and Media Exam?
Thursday, Week 9.
This genre typically features futuristic settings, advanced technology, and often explores themes of humanity and artificial intelligence.
Science Fiction (Sci-Fi).
These are the story elements like character types, settings, and narrative structure.
Symbolic Codes.
This cinematic technique involves a long, continuous shot without cuts, often used to build tension or immerse the viewer.
Long Take/ Oner.
This open-world video game series is known for its satirical take on American culture, crime, and media, often sparking controversy.
Grand Theft Auto.
Is your Film and Media Exam Handwritten, Typed or a Speech?
Handwritten.
This genre often includes musical numbers, elaborate costumes, and a romantic subplot.
Musicals.
This convention involves the way a media text is structured, such as beginning-middle-end or flashbacks.
Narrative Code.
This film, based on a video game, features animatronic characters in a haunted restaurant and explores themes of trauma and memory.
Five Nights at Freddy's.
This 2019 film by Hideo Kojima’s studio is often described as a “playable movie” due to its long cutscenes and narrative depth.
Death Stranding
Tricky Quesiton: What is the name of the Short Film we read the script for?
This genre uses exaggerated characters and situations to provoke laughter, often relying on timing and visual gags.
Comedy
This code refers to the use of colour to convey mood or symbolism in a scene.
Colour Code.
This genre convention includes dystopian settings, surveillance themes, and moral ambiguity, often seen in films like Blade Runner.
Cyberpunk.
This critically acclaimed indie game uses minimalist design and environmental storytelling to explore themes of grief and acceptance.
Journey.
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The use of handheld camera work, natural lighting, and unscripted dialogue are conventions of this film style.
Documentary.
This convention is used in horror films to build tension, often involving eerie music and sudden silence.
Sound Convention.
This editing technique, pioneered by Soviet filmmakers, relies on the collision of images to create meaning beyond the individual shots.
Montage Shots/Sequence.
This game, often cited in discussions of ludonarrative dissonance, features a protagonist who questions his violent actions despite gameplay encouraging them.
Spec Ops: The Line.
What was the first Assessment Task you had this Year?
Case Study Investigation - Shorty Film Festival Films.