Genre Entry

1. Genre: Sports Film. Sports films don't have a specific target audience, but sports fans tend to have a large following for such films.
2. Genre Conventions- content: Involve equilibrium, disruption, resolutions, success, failure, and relationships between characters. 
3. Genre Conventions- production techniques: Include a sporting event, a sports athlete, sporting narrative, and a constant state of emotion.
4. Institutional Conventions- how is genre marketed: Sport film trailers are usually motivational, show a lot of action, and mostly inspirational as well.
5. Film Example #1: The Blind Side (2009). The Blind Side is about a homeless teen of color drifted in and out of school systems because of his low IQ. A white woman and her family take him in and change their life and his for the better as he progresses in school and as a great football player. This movie embodies my genre because it involves an inspirational football player story with a dramatic story behind it.
6. Film Example #2: Miracle (2004). Miracle is about a college coach that is hired to coach the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team. From humiliated college students in a match, the coach unites the team against a common enemy, the soviet union. Based on a true story, as the U.S. squad tries to overcome insurmountable odds and win the gold medal, the team becomes a microcosm for American patriotism during the Cold War. This movie embodies my genre because it is based on a real, inspirational story that involves an Olympic hockey team.
7. Other Examples: 1.The Natural (1984)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087781/ ) , 2. Hoosiers (1986)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091217/ ), 3. Slap Shot (1977)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076723/ ), 4. The Bad News Bears (1976)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074174/ ), 5. Friday Night Lights (2004)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390022/ ), 6. Any Given Sunday (1999)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146838/ ), 7. White Men Can't Jump (1992)( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105812/ )

Introduction post

My name is Camila, and I'm making this blog for my AICE Media Skills class at school. We learn about the different shots, angles and props in movies and why each is used to convey the total image of the movie. It's a very interesting class, but it kind of ruins movies and tv shows for me LOL!