MEDIAST 10 Lecture 5: MS10-5-Sept7
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Recombinants: combines elements of 2+ established games: example: a zombie movie. The actors" reactions, creepy music, the tension, the editing: result: a hybrid that can"t be reduced to a single genre, goal: provides predictability but also surprise. Make two or more genres in order to meet the audience interests: shows how generic elements can be used, subverted and combined. Example: harry potter is an adventurous, fantasy, school, comedy, thriller teen romance, love triangle, under dark, championship. Mittell = genre is a cultural category. Genre = interrelation between texts + individuals + audience. So: our understanding of genres change with how they"re de ned, interpreted evaluated. Thus: because discourse change, genre categorization change. Example: animation: pre-1990s = for kids , south park = controversial because it de es that expectation, becomes respectable once animation = adult. Stories are structured into narratives to keep audiences engaged. Crafted to add suspense with obstacles and complications. Characters are assigned traits that impact the story.
