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Lesson Five Monday 26 th September 2016 Media Language – Genre

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Lesson Five

Monday 26th September 2016Media Language –

Genre

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Connect the Learning

• What’s the genre?

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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

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Task – Identify the Genre

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Task – Identify the Genre

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Task – Identify the Genre

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Task – Identify the Genre

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What genres are popular?

• On TV?• In games?• In films?

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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)

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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)

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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

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Why?

• Why are some genres more popular than others?

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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