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ctva 319 genre quiz

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He was one of the first film theorists to address critically the topic of 'genre' in cinema.
Andre Bazin
Which of the following are genre films mostly dependent on?
all the above
Which of these is not true of genre?
Genre is not dependent on audience expectations
For genre theorist Rick Altman, 'genre is a lie that masquerades as a truth'.
True
For the studio system, the key to genre is the [continuous] circulation of stories that audiences enjoy and pay for.
True
Genres do not usually stick to a standard way of telling a story.
False
Match the film to the proper description.
Rosemary's Baby - A 1968 horror film directed by...
Night of the Living Dead - A low-budget horror classic directed...
Last House on the Left (1972) - A revenge horror story directed...
Vertigo - A 1958 psychological thriller
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - A 1974 ultra-gory horror film...
Genre began to form as soon as films developed a narrative sense.
True
Genre theorist Stephen Neale argued that the future of genre studies must consider
all the above
There is no difference between the way genre is perceived by the film industry and the way theorists and critics talk about genre
False
Audiences are unknowingly manipulated by the generic conventions of genre.
True
One of these Rick Altman' statements as the contradictions are inherent in genre studies is not correct.
Genre theory is not concerned at all with semiotics.
As abstract and and determined constructions, master narratives are known to be part of which one of the following?
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Born of constraints, genres promise to provide narrative structures and characters types that viewers do not find satisfying.
False
Genres evolve over time in order to give their viewers variations on a theme.
True
According to Wells, 'after Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, the horror film saw the systematic collapse of assurance in and promotion of the conservative family values.'
True
As a generic classification, genre films do not prepare viewers for what they will see.
False
The idea of film genre stems from the conception of film as a standardized industrial product.
True
Genre conventions are a tacit contract between the film industries and their audiences.
True
Paul Wells argues that Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 Psycho led us into the modern era of the horror genre.
False
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