1. Genre exam question

2. Steve Neale

3.  By placing a film in a certain genre it is easier to pick
out who the target audience is. It is convenient to
categorise texts but they do this with a purpose to help
everyone not just for their theory.
 I wouldn’t really say that they are infinite. They are
there because they are needed.

4.  They change as new hybrid genres appear every now
and again. The film Cowboy and Aliens merged the
genres Sci-Fi and Western together for the first time.

5.  Loach's film work is characterised by a
particular view of realism; he strives in every
area of filmmaking to emphasise genuine interplay between
actors, to the point where some scenes in his films appear
unscripted. All scenes are carefully scripted, around which
some improvisation can occur. The final script and the final
film are actually very close. Loach values having a
strong, creative partnership with scriptwriters, most recently
with Paul Laverty, who has written nine feature films for
Loach (including The Wind That Shakes The Barley and
Sweet Sixteen), and previously with Jim Allen (Land &
Freedom) and Barry Hines (Kes).

6.  Leigh uses lengthy improvisations
developed over a period of weeks to build
characters and storylines for his films. He starts
with some sketch ideas of how he thinks things
might develop, but does not reveal all his intentions with the cast
who discover their fate and act out their responses as their destinies
are gradually revealed. Initial preparation is in private with the
director and then the actors are introduced to each other in the
order that their characters would have met in their lives. Intimate
moments are explored that will not even be referred to in the final
film to build insight and understanding of history, character and
inner motivation. When an improvisation needs to be stopped, he
says to the actors: 'Come out of character,' before they discuss
what's happened or what might have happened in a situation.