Recap on Film Noir genre conventions

Film Noir

(1) Character roles (2) Narrative themes

(3) Iconography + mise en scene (4)

Technical conventions

Conventions

The Sci-Fi genre

Sci- Fi

(1) Character roles (2) Narrative themes

(3) Iconography + mise en scene (4)

Technical conventions

Conventions

Sci-Fi

(2) Narrative themes

Conventions

An anti establishment ideology and theme is present which is usually projected to the audience via a polysemic narrative device.

(2) Narrative themes

New technologies and their consequences.

(2) Narrative themes

The genres narrative warns us that our own scientific successes will ultimately lead us to our downfall.

Transformation, usually to project an empathy and understanding.

(2) Narrative themes

The genre incorporates futuristic elements and technologies to explore social, political, and philosophical issues, again usually via a polysemic narrative.

(2) Narrative themes

Sci-Fi

(3) Iconography + mise en scene

Conventions

Weapons - High tech machinery –Space - Spaceships

(3) Iconography and Mise en scene

Sci-Fi

(4) Technical conventions

Conventions

-Quick cuts-Exaggerated diegetic sound-A reliance on special effect and CGI

(3) Technical conventions

- A director must balance familiarity and difference to ensure audience engagement.

Identify 3 Sci-Fi conventions that are present in the narrative and note down scene/narrative descriptions. Try to also identify one genre

convention that is not present. (try to pick up character names)

The Hunger games contains typical and re-occurring conventions from the Sci-Fi genre. The genre conventions could be categorised as narrative themes, character roles, Iconography/mise en scene and technical conventions. The narrative is typical of the genre in many ways.

The narrative theme of …………… is present in The Hunger Games. This is seen in a particular scene when…………….

A technical convention which frequently occurs in the Sci Fi genre is ……………….. This occurs in the Hunger games. One particular example of this is …………………..

Classic iconography found in the Sci fi genre is ………..this is present within the Hunger Games narrative when………………

However the narrative also does not conform to the genre. This is proved when…