Recent developments in genre have included the emergence of parody, pastiche and hybrid forms. Show how such developments have influenced the nature of media texts. (January ‘06b)
Plan
‘Scream’ (1996)
Post-modern text; the film is aware of itself
Wes craven (dir.) Krueger the school janitor wearing red and green stripes is a pastiche toward Freddy Krueger (‘A Nightmare of Elm Street’ 1984)
The opening scene of the phone-call is a pastiche of ‘When a Strange Calls’ (1979)
The character ‘Randy’ recites the ‘rules’ of the slasher genre
E.g. alcohol, drugs and sex = death!
The ‘rules’ can be identified as a repertoire element (Neale) and also generic expectation (Stam) for the audience
Direct references to other slasher films: ‘Psycho’ (1960)
‘Halloween’ (1978)
‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)
‘Scary Movie’ (2000)
Mocks the ‘rules’ and slasher films, particularly ‘Scream’
Arguably a hybrid text, it has elements of comedy and horror.
Hybrid forms
Hybrid films: ‘Psycho’, ‘Friday the 13th’ can be considered as thriller/slasher films. Both texts have a mentally unstable killer.
‘Friday the 13th’ can be seen as a pastiche of ‘Psycho’
Both films are mentioned in ‘Scream’
Billy Loomis quotes Norman Bates “We all go a little mad sometimes.”
The opening phone-call of ‘Scream’ questions the character about ‘Friday the 13th’ and is a pastiche of the use of phone calls in 'When a Strange Calls'
‘Scream’ allows the audience to identify with the killer. The audience sees Billy interacting with Sydney; somewhat mirroring Norman Bates’ interaction with Marion Crane.
Introduction
The recent developments in genre of parody, pastiche and hybrid forms can be identified as elements of post-modernism. These elements can be traced throughout the development of the slasher genre and can go as far back as ‘Psycho’(1960). Regarded as “the granddaddy of the slasher genre” ‘Psycho’ is arguably a hybrid text, which fall into both the slasher and thriller genre. ‘Psycho’ has been referred to in historical texts for example ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980) and now in more recent slahser film ‘Scream’ (1996).
Plan
‘Scream’ (1996)
Post-modern text; the film is aware of itself
Wes craven (dir.) Krueger the school janitor wearing red and green stripes is a pastiche toward Freddy Krueger (‘A Nightmare of Elm Street’ 1984)
The opening scene of the phone-call is a pastiche of ‘When a Strange Calls’ (1979)
The character ‘Randy’ recites the ‘rules’ of the slasher genre
E.g. alcohol, drugs and sex = death!
The ‘rules’ can be identified as a repertoire element (Neale) and also generic expectation (Stam) for the audience
Direct references to other slasher films: ‘Psycho’ (1960)
‘Halloween’ (1978)
‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)
‘Scary Movie’ (2000)
Mocks the ‘rules’ and slasher films, particularly ‘Scream’
Arguably a hybrid text, it has elements of comedy and horror.
Hybrid forms
Hybrid films: ‘Psycho’, ‘Friday the 13th’ can be considered as thriller/slasher films. Both texts have a mentally unstable killer.
‘Friday the 13th’ can be seen as a pastiche of ‘Psycho’
Both films are mentioned in ‘Scream’
Billy Loomis quotes Norman Bates “We all go a little mad sometimes.”
The opening phone-call of ‘Scream’ questions the character about ‘Friday the 13th’ and is a pastiche of the use of phone calls in 'When a Strange Calls'
‘Scream’ allows the audience to identify with the killer. The audience sees Billy interacting with Sydney; somewhat mirroring Norman Bates’ interaction with Marion Crane.
Introduction
The recent developments in genre of parody, pastiche and hybrid forms can be identified as elements of post-modernism. These elements can be traced throughout the development of the slasher genre and can go as far back as ‘Psycho’(1960). Regarded as “the granddaddy of the slasher genre” ‘Psycho’ is arguably a hybrid text, which fall into both the slasher and thriller genre. ‘Psycho’ has been referred to in historical texts for example ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980) and now in more recent slahser film ‘Scream’ (1996).
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