Lesson five

Lesson Five

Monday 26th September 2016Media Language –

Genre

Connect the Learning

• What’s the genre?

Genre

• Form taken by narrative.• Same story can be told in

different ways.• Genre = category/ formula– Way of grouping products according to shared

features• Helps audience identify products they might

like

Name some genres

Task – Identify the Genre

Task – Identify the Genre

Task – Identify the Genre

Task – Identify the Genre

What genres are popular?

• On TV?• In games?• In films?

Top TV shows(2015)• TV (US)1. The Big Bang Theory CBS2. NFL Sunday Night Football NBC3. NCIS CBS4. The Walking Dead AMC5. NCIS: New Orleans CBS6. Empire Fox7. NFL Thursday Night

Football CBS/NFL Network8. Scorpion CBS9. Blue Bloods CBS10. The Blacklist NBC

• TV (UK)1. The Great British Bake Off (October 7,

BBC1)2. Britain's Got Talent (May 31, ITV)3. Strictly Come Dancing (December 5,

BBC1)4. EastEnders (February 19, BBC1)5. I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

(November 15, ITV)6. Downton Abbey (November 8, ITV)7. Broadchurch (January 5, ITV)8. Call the Midwife (February 15, BBC1)9. Doctor Foster (October 7, BBC1)

Top Movies (2015)• Films (US)1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens2. Jurassic World3. Avengers: Age of Ultron4. Inside Out5. Furious 76. Minions7. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -

Part 28. The Martian9. Cinderella (2015)10. Spectre

• Films (UK)1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens2. Spectre3. Jurassic World4. Avengers: Age of Ultron5. Minions6. Furious 77. Inside Out8. Fifty Shades of Grey9. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -

Part 210. Home (2015)

Top Games (2015)• Games (UK)1. FIFA 16 (EA)2. Call Of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision Blizzard)3. Fallout 4 (Bethesda)4. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)5. Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two6. Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros.)7. FIFA 15 (EA8. Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision

Blizzard)9. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)10. Lego Jurassic World (Warner Bros.)

• Games (US)• Call of Duty: Black Ops III• Madden NFL 16• Fallout 4 • Star Wars: Battlefront• Grand Theft Auto V• NBA 2K16• Minecraft• FIFA 16• Mortal Kombat X• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Why?

• Why are some genres more popular than others?

Genre problems

• Genres change over time– Some evolve, others disappear• E.g. variety shows

– Some are hybridised• E.g. docu-soaps

• Some limitations– Do not really explain popularity– Do not really have defined boundaries