Genre.

Re: Genre, is there any such thing, really?

What's this A New Hope you speak of?

If you mean STAR WARS, well, you're wrong.
 
Re: Genre, is there any such thing, really?

I’m looking at the concept of genre not from the point of view of a content consumer but from that of a content creator. :confused

So, if I wish to write a Western, what do I need to put in there?

What do you need to put in their? Only that which develops and is befitting of your characters in pursuit of your desired thematic or narrative statements, independent of any self-induced genre restrictions. Unless, of course, your aim is to narratively mimic a genre, in which case you are doing no more than playing off your own perception. In which case the question is: what do YOU find to be of the essence of "the Western."?
 
Re: Genre, is there any such thing, really?

There are 3 basic genre's for modern movies. They are listed below.

Genre 1: Movies with Kevin Bacon in them.
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Genre 2: Movies with actors appearing in other movies with Kevin Bacon.

Genre 3: Porn.
 
Re: Genre, is there any such thing, really?

I´ll throw "cinema of attraction" and "cinema of narration" into the ring ;)
 
Re: Genre, is there any such thing, really?

I've been following the 'Blip' threads with some amusement and would like to put forward my own alternate theory about him, in opposition to the aforementioned 'sock-puppet' hypothesis. Bear with me, cause I've put some thought into this.

Proposition #1: The Blip is a newly created artificial intelligence program that has recently gained semi-sentience and is struggling to understand basic human concepts it has experienced while perusing its owner's pirated movie/porn collection on the neighboring hard drive. With access to Google being blocked to this cyber-being, it is forced to seek definitions to rudimentary nouns and verbs by querying unsuspecting forums. The S&M bondage forums have now concluded that the Blip is a sockpuppet for "Cushytush180" and want her to stop. Other forums have likewise reached similarly erroneous conclusions.

Proposition #2: The Blip is an idiot savant with Downs Syndrome who has convinced himself that he is an untapped genius in the fields of literature and/or screenwriting and yet remains deeply befuddled by his inability to grasp even the most basic of literary concepts and definitions. Sadly this is due to the fact that he has misjudged his savant nature as being not situated in literature, but rather that he can play Ragtime Jazz on the spoons with perfect pitch and timing. His true calling unfound, the Blip remains emotionally unfulfilled and has made boom-boom in his pants to voice his frustration.

Proposition #3: The Blip is a chimpanzee commune set amok. Heartened by their great success at having one thousand chimps write Shakespeare, a group of researchers have unleashed their hairy hordes on the interwebs with the goal of creating a thread of such genius and depth that it will live forever in the annals of internet lore, or until a Youtube video of a cat playing piano supplants them. Success, as yet, remains elusive.

Proposition #4: The Blip is a zit-ridden teenager intent on posing as a globe-trotting man-of-the-world and wunderkind of literary insight by hammering at rudimentary definitions and concepts like a Kubrickian man-ape with a bone club and a grudge against dictionaries, all while interspersing his keyboard spasms with veiled, yet hopefully suave, hints that he has yet another plane to catch. This scenario however has been mostly discounted due to being completely preposterous and silly.
 
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