Assignment 3;Genre Exploration Task.

Michaela Ives-Kingshott.

Details of my chosen genre.

• Drama.

The purpose of the drama genre is too..• Get the audience thinking.• Get a moral message across to the audience. • To address more hard hitting and controversial issues amongst society.

The general conventions associated with the drama genre are..• Single parent families.• Abuse.• Domestic violence.• Rape.• Terminal Illness.• Teen Pregnancy.• Drug and alcohol abuse.

The drama genre was first established in the late 1800s. The drama genre emerged because directors wanted to establish a way in which they could address more serious topics without offending people.

SOME EXAMPLES OF CLASSIC FILMS THAT REPRESENT THE DRAMA GENRE ARE..Movie Cover Year

All AboutEve.

Rebel Without A Cause.

Early film – 1950s

Mean Streets.

Flashback. 1960s – 1970s

Schindler's List.

The ColorPurple.

1980s – 1990s

Ali. Walk The Line. 2000s

MORE EXAMPLES OF DRAMA MOVIES.

Subgenre.Subgenre Purpose of subgenre Examples

Teen-Drama • Focuses on issues that teenagers face in there daily life, for examples death of a parent etc.

Romance-Drama • Focuses on issues that occur within relationships such as cheating and domestic abuse.

Crime-Drama • Focuses on issues that occur within the crime for example drug dealing and gun crime.

Physiological-Drama • Focuses on hard hitting psychological issues.

Hybrids.The purpose of a hybrid is?

Examples of hybrids?

The purpose of a hybrid is so producers and directors of movies can mix different genres together to produce more interesting and engaging media pieces for there target audiences.

Titanic.1. Drama2. Romance3. Disaster

SlumdogMillionaire.1. Drama2. Romance3. Crime