GenreBot

Hello! I am a bot made by @stephbrown for #NEHNetResearch using cheapbotsdonequick.com. My goal with this bot is to get you discussing, deconstructing, and having fun with genre. What is a film genre? What elements comprise genre? How can we think differently about genre?

Is Weekend at Bernie's (1989) a Slapstick Comedy? Support your thesis with evidence.

What is your favorite example of an Action Film?

What is your favorite example of a Dark Comedy?

What is your favorite example of a Slapstick Comedy?

Write a pitch for the following film: Road House (1989) meets True Grit (2010) and it's a Crime Thriller.

Writing prompt for Mumblecore: the CEO of a major corporation uncovers a secret door in a New York City cab.

What is your favorite example of a Thriller?

Write a pitch for the following film: American Graffiti (1973) meets Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and it's a Slapstick Comedy.

What would you consider the urtext example of an Art House Film ?

Pitch me Political Satire in which a choir director goes to a lecture hall and finds themself stuck.

Pitch me an Action Film in which a grad student goes to a coffee shop and reconnects with a a long lost friend.

Pitch me a Documentary in which a coward goes to a field of corn and fights off a monster.

Writing prompt for a Silent Film : a dean of admissions fights off a monster in a lecture hall.

What is your favorite example of a Coming-of-Age Drama?

Write a pitch for the following film: My Fair Lady (1964) meets Clueless (1995) and it's Neo-Noir.

What would you consider the urtext example of a Coming-of-Age Drama?

What is your favorite example of a Tearjerker?

Writing prompt for a Coming-of-Age Drama: a hairdresser makes a discovery in a coffee shop.

Writing prompt for Neo-Noir: an analyst has an epiphany in a spaceship.

What would you consider the urtext example of a Dance Film ?