Section B: British Film Topics - British Film and Genre

Here are a number of questions for you to try ahead of the exam in May. If you want to send me the essays, or even plans, then email me, alexmorphey@btinternet.com - I will mark them and get them back to you ASAP.

The following questions are for Section B: British Film Topics - British Film and Genre. Don't forget that you are focusing on the horror genre and that you must discuss the following films: Dracula (1958) and The Descent (2005).

1. How is gender represented in the horror films you have studied for this topic?
2. To what extent are the narratives of the films you have studied for this topic typical of their genre?
3. How far are the characters in the films you have studied for this topic typical of their genre?
4. How far are the narratives of the genre films you have studied for this topic predictable?
5. What have you found interesting about some of the messages and values contained in the genre films you have studied for this topic?
6. In what ways do genre conventions determine how particular characters are represented in the films you have studied for this topic?
7. How far are the storytelling methods used in the films you have studied for this topic typical of their genre?
8. How effective is genre in presenting ideas about society in the films you have studied?

Whichever question you decide to do DON'T FORGET TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER in both films that you have studied. Feel free to bring in other British horror films that you may have seen, such as Triangle, Eden Lake, Mum and Dad and Donkey Punch.

I will post questions for Section A: Producers and Audiences and Section C: American Film - Comparative Study shortly.