ENG 225: Introduction to Film -WK 3

GENRE FILM 1

Introduction to Genres and Genre Film

Chanda Crews

ENG225: Introduction to Film (GSK1634E)

Instructor: Sarah Thaller

August 29, 2016

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• Explain genre theory and, using Chapter 4 of the text as a reference, thoroughly describe the conventions and attributes of your selected genre.

Science fiction is a genre that focuses on new discoveries, zombies, and robots other planets, the moon and other advance in technology and even behaviors not familiar to the human being such as possessing powers (Roberts, 2006). The genre concentrates on things that the people have to imagine and assume that they exist. Science fiction movies depend on scientific facts, nature and also scientific theories. The convention of scientific convention includes setting, film techniques, narrative element, and symbolism. Setting this is the period and the place that the film is about it can be the previous years or many years to come. It makes the audience think about the movie in those times and not compare with the actual time. The place could be in another world, the moon or other planets. The film techniques, this is the type of shots that are taken during the shooting the techniques are important because they make the film to appear real and flow with the movie. Narrative content is the use of the technology invention such as a robot that is functioning like a normal human being. (Sanders, 2008)It is also about the things happening in the film the problems, the challenges amongst other situations.

• Identify a feature-length film that fits this genre and provides a basic summary of the movie. As you develop this summary, remember the differences between a film’s story and a film’s plot and how these differences can lead to the inclusion of genre elements.

Planet of apes is the film I will focus on. It is a science fiction. .The drug that helps in healing brain disorder the story is now where the knowledge of the Apes is put into test and that of the human being. The chimpanzee is carefully observed as he is given the task of lurker’s tower he is supposed to move the tower from peg to peg without placing the larger block on the small one. She fails to complete the puzzle then they gave her ALZ 112 gene therapy which enables the brain to create its cell to repair its self. In biology, this is called neurogenesis. The therapy can be used to treat the wide range of brain disorder. They are seeking for the human trial to the administering of the drug. The ape goes wild and causes the commotion in the company while the board meeting was proceeding the scientist discover that the chimpanzee has personality and attachment. The chimpanzee was pregnant, and she was not aggressive rather she was protective. Franklin gives will the baby chimp to stay with it for a few days. Will goes home with to live with the ape together with his father who has a mental disorder. They name him scissor by 18 months he was signing up to 24 words by 18 months he was completing by three years he could complete the tower and play chess. When the condition of his father deteriorates, he administers the drug, and his father responds positively. Scissor is taken for walks, and he protects the father to scissor when he was harassed. They take him to control unit where he has a hard time relating with another chimpanzee. When scissor is taken in the cage, the chimp is mad at him at him, this time, Will is working on the legal papers from the court to have scissor back home. Three months later Will goes to pick him from the zoo Scissor turns down the freedom of going home opting to remain with the others. He starts to cry showing emotion and also appoint that he

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Chanda,

This needs to be formatted

as an essay rather than as a

series of short answers.

Please make sure to put all

future assignments in an

essay form [Sarah Thaller]

2. Science fiction is a

genre that focuses on new

discoveries, zombies, and

robots other planets, the

moon and other advance

in technology and even

behaviors not familiar to

the

human being such as

possessing powers

Try reading your essay out

loud. This technique can

help you to eliminate

awkward phrasing,

repetition, and other errors.

For additional assistance,

use the Grammarly tool. Visit

the 'Writing Center & Library'

link in your course where

you will find the Grammar

Help tab. Use the directions

found there.

The phrasing here is a bit

off, and be careful where

you place the "and" when

listing items/elements

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3. Planet of apes

You need to capitalize and

format film titles properly.

They should be either

underlined or in italics (one

or the other but do not go

back and forth). I won't

mention this again so please

be mindful in future

assignments [Sarah

Thaller]

4. fiction. .The

What is happening here with

your punctuation? [Sarah

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had adapted to the environment. He can master the code and escapes go to will house and steal the drug which makes them smarter and plans for an escape they cause the commotion in the neighborhood later they invade the company and destroy the property. The apes manage to go back to the forest.

• Interpret at least two genre conventions exhibited in your chosen feature-length film that help classify it in the selected genre. Be sure to provide a specific example of each convention (e.g., a particular scene or plot component).

The film is a scientific fiction because the scientist is working on a drug that will help the brain to create its cell to repair themselves so during the board meeting to decide whether they will allow it to be administered to the human being, so they had earlier tested the drug on the ape. As part of the observation, scissor whose mother passed the gene of the drug that had been administered to her during pregnancy grows up being very smart he can complete puzzles, play chess, use gestures. When the health of will father worsens he decide to put the drug into test and the drug works positively on the father.

• Provide an example of the third convention from your chosen feature-length film and explain how this convention expands the boundaries of the specified genre.

Another example of how the convention expands the boundaries is of the intelligence in scissor he escaped the zoo, stole the drug from Will’s room and went back to the zoo where he destroys the containers with the drug, and they inhale, then they start understanding that the zoo is not their native home which they later successfully planned and stormed out, went to the company and destroyed it.

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Where is your discussion of

plot? Remember that plot is

HOW the story is told

[Sarah Thaller]

2. The film is a scientific

fiction because the

scientist is working on a

drug that will help the

brain to create its cell to

repair themselves so

during the board meeting

to decide whether they will

allow it to be administered

to the human being, so

they had earlier tested the

drug

on the ape.

This is a run-on sentence.

The following example

demonstrates how to correct

this error: It is correct to

write, "Samantha wrote a

paper. Anne worked on her

math homework," rather

than "Samantha wrote a

paper Anne worked on her

math homework." For

additional information,

please visit the 'Writing

Center & Library' link in your

course where you will find

the Grammar Help tab.

Click on the "Run-ons and

Comma Splices" link.

[Sarah Thaller]

3. the

Where is your interpretation

of genre conventions? This

is just more summary but

you aren't exploring aspects

of science fiction as a genre

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4. Another example of how

the convention expands

the boundaries is of the

intelligence in

But what is the third

convention? Again, this is

pretty much entirely

summary and you seem to

have forgotten to discuss the

elements of the genre. For

future assignments, read the

requirements carefully to

ensure that you are fulfilling

exactly what the assignment

is asking for. [Sarah

Thaller]

Reference

Roberts, A. (2006). Science fiction. London New York: Routledge.

Sanders, S. (2008). The philosophy of science fiction film. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky.

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