Biography genre conventions in film

Like any other art form, film can be characterized into different groups characterized by style, thematic conventions, presentation, and specific iconographies.

Biography genre conventions in film

In the first half of Chapter 3 of Film Art: An Introduction, the text focuses on these three aspects of analyzing/describing genre: how these elements work together, composing different genres, and keeping each of them distinct from each other. 

Genres are simply a way of easily referring to a type of movie, whether it be something very general like the idea of a “romance” movie, or something more specific like a “2000’s LA teenage coming of age” movie.

There are many genres present in film, especially on the international level, and even more sub genres within those genres, all of which can be characterized together by their similar styles. In the book, we focus mainly on four big genres present throughout the history of American filmmaking: The Western, Horror, Musical, and Sports films.

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