Within this workshop we looked at several things that represented media arts like using “story principles” and genre. We explored a clip from ‘Toy Story 3’ about ‘Woody’ the main toy character who is trying to escape from a crazy child care. This type of scene is called “The Great Escape” (Jefferson, 2013) which is a genre and a story principle as well. According to Amelio’s (1979) research, it shows us that studying genre in film means you must analyse “common ideas, themes and motifs” (p. 47) that create the character to express the narrative. Students learning about genre/story principles mean that they can understand how to create it themselves by incorporating “structure, stakes, obstacles, and action reaction” (Jefferson, 2013). This means understanding and viewing the type of story you want first and then incorporating the different elements needed within that genre. When teaching story principles and genre to students, it means having structure/scaffolding within the activity to have maximum experience for the students learning.
References
Amelio, R. J. (1979). American Genre Film: Teaching Popular Movies. The English Journal, 65(3), P. 47-50.
Jefferson, M. (2103, May 20). Creative Arts Tutorial 11 Wk 12. Unpublished lecture notes, University of Sydney, Australia.
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