In addition, animated movies are not a genre, but just a different way to make a movie in any genre.) Thus, documentary and experimental movies do not constitute genres unto themselves, rather, they are almost entirely different styles of moviemaking. (Quick note: When talking about genre, we are referring to movie genres within the realm of narrative movies.
If a traditional genre has been reinterpreted, it may be called revisionist. Genres provide a simple way for movie-makers to produce within a framework and provide an easily marketable product, but may become cliche-ridden and over-imitated.
Horror: urban legends, ghost stories, the “final girl” survivor, paranormal and occult, survival-horror, ‘found footage’.Crime: whodunnits, capers, rival gangs, robberies.Comedy: Slapstick humor, witty dialogue, rites of passage, gross-out humor, fish-out-of-water, cross-dressing, mistaken identity.Action: Chase sequences, extended fight scenes, guns, races against time.Subject Matter: Storyline, plots, or themes similar to other movies in the genre.Westerns: Cowboys, outlaws, the Sheriff.Sci-Fi: Aliens, monsters, or superheroes.
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Horror: Zombies, serial killers, or ghosts.Crime: Detectives, gangsters, criminals, fugitives, or inmates.Comedy: nerds, jocks, token minorities, or friends.Westerns: Cattle, stage coaches, saloons, ten-gallon hats, the frontier, or revolvers.War: Different vehicles such as tanks, planes, or realistic battlefields.Sports: Sports arenas, teams, athletes, and sports equipment.Sci-Fi: Outer space or futuristic items like spaceships or laser guns.Horror: Dark places and unexplained things like forests, graveyards, castles, abandoned structures or buildings, locked doors to remove rooms, blood, gore, or killing instruments.Setting or Period: When and where the movie takes place including certain stereotypes, props, or icons.If you or your family members have a history with residential schools, make sure before watching that you can connect with support.The word “genre” comes from French, where it means “type” or “kind.” We define a particular genre as a type or kind of category of movie or film that has its own recognizable conventions and character types such as: This film shares traumatic stories of Indian residential school survivors. The makers of the documentary have made it freely available online to share the power of storytelling and testimony during a time of fear, uncertainty and social isolation. The 90‐minute feature documentary film Picking Up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket weaves those stories with Carey Newman’s personal journey, examining how art can open our hearts to the pain of truth and the beauty of resilience. They travelled over 200,000 kilometres, visited 77 communities, met over 10,000 people, and welcomed over a thousand objects into their care.Įach object has a story to tell, each survivor has something to say. The process of gathering these objects and their stories took artist Carey Newman and his team from coast to coast to coast. Inspired by a woven blanket, this large‐scale art installation is made from hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings and traditional and cultural structures across Canada.
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