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/ )