Genre memo

To: Franny Howes
From: Bofei Wang
Date: 03/01/2009
Re: Genre Memo for “Genre portfolio”

In this genre portfolio assignment, the three types of genre I choose to write was movie, novel and TV show. In this memo, I would like to give a brief introduction to each of them.
The first genre I wrote was a movie. As everyone knows, movie has become an important part of our life, since it can provide great visual entertainment. Base on its content and purpose, movie can be divided into several categories- comedy, history, scary, ect. For it involves almost every aspect of life, each kind of people can find something he or she interested in. By using properate background music, light and shot angle, a movie can give a strong touch to its audience. Although the technique of theme production can be various from movie to movie, one thing is always in common, that is, the intendence of telling people something. A good movie is attractive not only by its plot, but also has the ability to leave its audience in deep thinking. The one I wrote is a suspense moive, which is a quite typical one in that type. There is a puzzle at the beginning of the story, someone dead, and the whole movie is to trace the killer and to find the truth. People who like logical thinking and adventure may enjoy it a lot. The thing make this movie especial is that it also combines religion and philosipy thought, which make the movie of great depth.
The second genre I choose is a novel. It can be the most common literature in our society, since it is often a lot of fun reading them. Novel always record a complete story, which has main character while the whole story developed surround it. The focus of the content may differs from history to individral life while its audience can be covered in every age and social position. A novel is a reflection of writer’s thought, it is his or her personal view about life. Reading a novel is like reading a person’s inner world- no matter the story is real or not. The novel I choose is a rather ridiculous one, but there is more behind the story. Just like novels of this genre, it satirized certain problems existed in temprol society. For the purpose of novel in this kind is always let people realize something they often see it blind, it’s aimed audience is just normal citizens, especially educated individrals.
This last genre is a TV show. It is a kind of entertainment TV program we watch everyday. There is always a host and several rater, every time it invited different people on show to present them. Many audience may on the spot and give their support to the player. It is quite a popular show, since people whoever seeking relax in his or her leisure time may enjoy it. The one I write in this paper is a talent show, and its purpose is to make ordinary but talented people reach their dreams of becoming super star. The form is typical but its idea is quite a new wave in Chinese TV show history.

Sincerely,
Bofei Wang