Genre Presentations

 1. War

Conventions-  Armor, cigarettes, common battle field ideas, memories of loved ones,

History-  Films of war was created from the declaration of war on Spain, the most common war to be written about was ww2 

Notable films- saving private Ryan, the hurt locker, apocalypse now, hack saw ridge, beast of no nation, grave of the fireflies

2. Crime and Gangster

Conventions- Urban locations, mean streets, bars or diners, casinos, the ghetto or the slums, flashy cars, the silence rule, America dream

History- Date back to the silent era of films, became entertaining in the sound era, 

Notable films- pulp fiction, Goodfellas, baby driver, scar face, 

3.Drama

Conventions- More serious, engaging plot driven films, main attention is on the conflict, focuses a lot on mental or physical conflicts

History- In the early years of film dramas were full of over dramatic acting, in more recent times they have more realist acting.

Notable films- Greyhound, knives out, Ida,

4.music/dance

Conventions-  Romance ending in a happy ending, emotions expressed through song, 4th wall breaks

History- musical theater films are seen all the way back in he silent era of film, the first musical film was the jazz signer in 1927,

notable film- Annie, (that's all they had)

5. Comedy

Conventions- Lots of establishing shots, light hearted music, groups of 2-4 group of friends

History- Comedies started in the silent era and ever really went away.

Notable films- modern times, dr.stranglelord, back to the future

5.Action-