People are capable of various types of emotions and these feelings can have an effect on their actions. Every form and variation of our emotions can be depicted or portrayed in film and the same can be said to the effects of films on our emotions. The same way we can distinguished or recognize and express these feelings, we can categorized and recognize the differences in genres although sometimes not clearly delineated. “A genre is a type or category of film (or other work of art) that can be easily identified by specific elements of its plot, setting, mise en scène, character types, or style” (Goodykoontz & & Jacobs, 2014). A film can be placed as a member of a genre or category and it can then be easily studied. One of the genres
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Low-key lighting dramatizes and intensifies the scene and in The Wizard of Oz, we would see this in scenes that are scary. High-key lighting would be used on scenes that are delightful, or there is a need to cast light on an entire frame of a scene. Another attribute would be the characters. The ones that are undertaking a quest, like Dorothy the main character. The characters maybe aspirational and escapist characters. The story is set in an imagined time like the Emerald City. The iconography of the film includes witches and magic. The narrative is linear or simplistic in nature e.g. (she embarks on a journey to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard for help in returning …show more content…
Let’s look at what the plot and theme of The Wizard of Oz are and establish what it will help us discover this. The plot is the story of the film, and entails what happens from start to finish. The theme or themes are the controlling ideas, or the motif of the story. The plot: Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a cyclone and it delivers them to the Land of Oz. Dorothy is not sure how she gets there but wants to get back home. On her journey she meets some new friends and they travel together to find a way home. The wizard is the only one who can help her return home and grant her new friends some desirable things of their own. The theme: good and evil, friendship or appearances and reality. Knowing the difference between the theme and plot we can understand how genres are more classified and in particular why The Wizard of Oz is classified as fantasy. The AFI defines “fantasy” as a genre that incorporates imaginative and fantastic themes. These themes usually involve magic, supernatural events, or fantasy worlds. Looking at the theme of The Wizard of Oz we can then see how the theme, the characters and situations of the story leads to the inclusion of genre elements of
Low-key lighting dramatizes and intensifies the scene and in The Wizard of Oz, we would see this in scenes that are scary. High-key lighting would be used on scenes that are delightful, or there is a need to cast light on an entire frame of a scene. Another attribute would be the characters. The ones that are undertaking a quest, like Dorothy the main character. The characters maybe aspirational and escapist characters. The story is set in an imagined time like the Emerald City. The iconography of the film includes witches and magic. The narrative is linear or simplistic in nature e.g. (she embarks on a journey to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard for help in returning …show more content…
Let’s look at what the plot and theme of The Wizard of Oz are and establish what it will help us discover this. The plot is the story of the film, and entails what happens from start to finish. The theme or themes are the controlling ideas, or the motif of the story. The plot: Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a cyclone and it delivers them to the Land of Oz. Dorothy is not sure how she gets there but wants to get back home. On her journey she meets some new friends and they travel together to find a way home. The wizard is the only one who can help her return home and grant her new friends some desirable things of their own. The theme: good and evil, friendship or appearances and reality. Knowing the difference between the theme and plot we can understand how genres are more classified and in particular why The Wizard of Oz is classified as fantasy. The AFI defines “fantasy” as a genre that incorporates imaginative and fantastic themes. These themes usually involve magic, supernatural events, or fantasy worlds. Looking at the theme of The Wizard of Oz we can then see how the theme, the characters and situations of the story leads to the inclusion of genre elements of