Chosen films - Genre

What are the generic identities of the two films you have chosen?

• The Silence of the Lambs - Thriller
• The Wolf of Wall Street - Comedy

Is there any evidence of sub-genercity?

• The Silence of the Lambs - Also has elements of horror and police crime drama.
• The Wolf of Wall Street - Also has elements of crime and it is slightly biographical as it is based on a true person. 

How do you know? (icons, signifiers, narrative structure, character types, actors associated with certain genres etc)

• The Silence of the Lambs -  
• The Wolf of Wall Street - 

In what ways do the films challenge the genre conventions?

• The Silence of the Lambs - 
• The Wolf of Wall Street - 

Outline the films' generic identities using non iconographic means?

• The Silence of the Lambs - 
• The Wolf of Wall Street - 

Choose a key sequence from each film and explain how it captures the film's genre.

• The Silence of the Lambs - 
• The Wolf of Wall Street - 

Films -
Skyfall
Silence Of The Lambs
The Wolf of Wall Street