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Slide 2 Main Genres Action Silent Comedy Adventure Historical Horror Crime Drama Musicals Sci-Fi War Westerns Slide 3 Silent Era 1896-1927 Slide 4 Silent Era By 1896 camera, film, stock, and projector (all of the tools necessary) had all been invented. Slide 5 Silent Era Novelty of film first drew viewers Slide 6 Silent Era Single shots of scenic views or simple action were the first movies Slide 7 Silent Era These films had no recorded sound, but were presented with live musical accompaniment. Slide 8 Silent Era After 1897 films began to tell stories. Slide 9 Silent Era Early films were shown in nickelodeons, small theaters that held about 200 people. Many were recent immigrants, who used the films as an inexpensive way of learning about their new country and Americas culture. Slide 10 Silent Era One of the most famous of the early filmmakers was D.W.Griffith, who pioneered many filmmaking techniques in over 450 films. He was one of the first to use all the techniques of making a film (all 3 aspects). Slide 11 What is your understanding of the term genre, based on what youve learned in English? Slide 12 What are some examples of different literature genres? Slide 13 Film Genres Various forms, classifications, or groups of films that are recurring, and have similar, or recognizable patterns, film techniques or conventions. They often include one or more of the following: settings, content, themes, period, plot, motifs, styles, structures, and characters. Slide 14 Genres offer myriad combinations of a finite number of elements. Slide 15 By the end of the silent era, many of the main genres were established: the melodrama, the western, the horror film, comedies, and action-adventure films Slide 16 The genre of science-fiction films wasn't generally popularized until the 1950s. Slide 17 What are some potential problems that you could foresee with films following the typical characteristics associated with their genre? Slide 18 One problem with genre films is that they can become stale, clich-ridden, and over- imitated. He was watching a typical genre film, and now look at him. Slide 19 On the other hand, if the elements of a particular genre are well known, part of the pleasure comes from seeing how those basic elements will be treated this time around. Slide 20 The Horror Genre Slide 21 Horror Genre Designed to frighten, panic and invoke our hidden, worst fears, while still captivating and entertaining us. Slide 22 Horror Genre -Center on the dark side of life and deal with our most primal nature and its fears: our nightmares, our vulnerability, our alienation, our revulsions, our terror of the unknown, our fear of death and dismemberment, loss of identity, or fear of sexuality. Slide 23 Horror Genre -Often combined with sci-fi Slide 24 Horror Genre -Earliest were gothic in style meaning that they were usually set in spooky old mansions, castles, or fog-shrouded, dark and shadowy locales. Slide 25 Horror Genre -Developed out of folk tales, witchcraft, fables, myths and ghost stories.