Thursday, June 12, 2014

Genre Paper Guidelines

Select a genre.
Drama is not a genre. 
If you pick comedy, please narrow your discussion to a specific type of comedy: romantic comedy, screwball comedy, etc.
You may select a sub-genre such as zombie films (a sub-genre of horror).
Some standard genres are sci-fi, horror, musical, crime, war, western, biblical epic, historical epic, mystery, etc.

What to write about.
These are possible areas.  You don’t have to cover all of them.  You may find more.
Discuss the background of the genre, history and origins.
How has literature and art dealt with this category?
How active is this genre in today’s entertainment world?
How influential is it now and how important has it been in the past?
What films are good examples, past and present?
What are the conventions of this genre?
What films in this category have gone against convention?
Were there certain directors who specialized in this genre?


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