Explain genre theory in your own words and why this is a useful approach to the study of film, using Ch. 3 from Film: From Watching to Seeing as a reference.

• Describe the common conventions (story, theme, mise-en-scne) of the genre you have selected.
• Identify a feature-length film that fits your selected genre and state the year it was produced, its director, cinematographer (or director of photography), and top-billed cast. (Place film titles in italics.)
• Develop a thesis statement that argues how specific elements of your chosen film fit or expand the conventions of the genre and subgenre(s) and establish an overarching theme or message.
  • Visit the Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site. resource from the UAGC Writing Center.