1. STEVE NEALETIA KELLY HUNNIGALE

2. What Steve Says! genres are instances of repetitionand difference. He argues that because of that, filmgenre goes through a cycle ofchanges throughout its lifespan The genre will change itssigns, orientation or expectations inorder to move to the next stage of thecycle 3. HomageClassic Form His theoretical finds cycle!itselfParodyPushesboundaries 4. FORM FINDING ITSELFGround breaking films that begin a new genre(usually building on an older genre)Slasher example Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock 1960)AND Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper 1974) REGGAEReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica inthe late 1960s. The term reggae more properlydenotes a particular music style that originatedfollowing on the development of ska and rocksteady.Roots reggae usually refers to the most recognizablekind of reggae, popularized internationally by artistslike Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, which dominatedJamaican recordings from around 1972 into the early1980s. 5. CLASSIC Associated with the genre by the majority of audiences, adds essential elements (like codes and conventions) that become the norm in future films Slasher example Halloween (John Carpenter 1978) Jamaica had become an independent country in 1962, but social problems had multiplied. During the mid Sixties, ska music evolved into "rock steady", a languid style, named after Alton Ellis hit Rock Steady (1966), that emphasized sociopolitical themes, adopted electric instruments, replaced the horns with the guitars, and promoted the bass to lead instrument (virtually obliterating the drums) THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THE WAILERS ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5UZChH_OTI 6. PUSHES BOUNDRIESStretches the classic by tweaking elements, sometimes by using theunexpected or by going even further with the current codes andconventions.Slasher Example - Friday the 13th ( Sean S Cunningham 1980) The word "reggae" was coined around 1960 in Jamaica to identify a"ragged" style of dance music, that still had its roots in New Orleansrhythmnblues. However, reggae soon acquired the lament-like styleof chanting and emphasized the syncopated beat. It also madeexplicit the relationship with the underworld of the "Rastafarians"(adepts of a millenary African faith, revived Marcus Garvey whoadvocated a mass emigration back to Africa), both in the lyrics andin the appropriation of the African nyah-bingi drumming style (a stylethat mimicks the heartbeat with its pattern of "thump-thump, pause, thump-thump") (EVOLOVED FROM ROCKSTEADYS IDEA OF SOCIETY)!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWv_e-xGQkY 7. HOMAGE Makes reference to other famous films from the genre as a mark of respect. Especially by using specific scenes or situations or even sometimes by direct reference Slasher example Scream (Wes Craven 1996 ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou5pzKuKP8w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GZlJGERbvE A Society shown in both 8. Parody Focuses on the elements of the genre that are commonly repeated in films and mocks them in a humorous way (such as stereotypes or specific scenes or actions) Example Scary Movie (Keenan Ivory Wayans 2000) 9. Good Points- Easy to understand- Links to his other theory that genre is repetitionand difference 10. Problems with the theory- Stages dont always happen in chronologicalorder- Stages arent always that clear cut as oftenparody can be mixed with homage etc