1)Compare two examples, from different decades, of any media genre of your choice. Describe and account for the major differences and similarities between them?

• Introduction
  Introduce my two chosen texts. My two chosen texts will be the original Texas chainsaw massacre 1974 and 2003 Texas chainsaw massacre. I will talk about the general plot of the two different films and a few point on how they have developed over time.
  

• Paragraph One
  Whether the changes in the genre and films reflect the zeitgeist , and see what social factors could be responsible for the differences in the films.
  

• Paragraph Two
  How technology has adapted a lot since 1974 to 2003. How the mask of the leather face has changed more. Props used such as the chainsaw and the meat hooks.
  

• Paragraph Three
  Same generic codes used in both films such as both films have a final girl, Leather face the killer, same murder weapon, group of friends.
  

• Paragraph Four
  Difference in representation between the two TCM‘s, how the representation of teenagers has changed.
  

• Conclusion
  How the spirit of the age is responsible for the difference in the movies, and how they changed certain thing to please its audience.

2)Outline recent significant development in one genre of your choice. Illustrate your answers with example
(January ‘03 b)

• Introduction
  Which genre I have choose and explaining why I chose that particular genre over others.
  

• Paragraph One
  State that I will compare both Texas chain saw massacre as well as Halloween and Scream.
  

• Paragraph Two
  Talk about the mise en scene and make reference to what is going on in society at that particular time and how it reflects what is being shown in the film.

• Paragraph Three
  Use terminology we have learnt in class such as the audiences knowingness that separates post modern from the movies in the past that have come before it.

• Paragraph Four
  Highlight Scream making reference to scary movie. Talk about how they create irony and poke fun of the genre formula and set of rules that have been put in place by directors of past genre movies.
  

• Conclusion
  Talk about how the slasher genre has developed. Talk about audience expectations, censorship and updated zeitgeists and how producers have had to change their style to keep up with the changing times, therefore this is why the slasher genre and other genres change over time.

3)“Genres must adapt in order to survive” discuss
(June ‘04 b)

• Introduction
  Introduce the slasher genre, and how it has changed in order to survive.
  

• Paragraph One
  Changes in society /ideologies/values and representation. The era of feminism changed everything from being subservient and controlled in Psycho to the changed in Switchblade Romance. The final girl- needs phallic symbol to show her masculine side.
  

• Paragraph Two
  Talk about, audience expectations. Making reference to TCM.

• Paragraph Three
  Censorship and codes of conduct of TCM and how they have changed.
  

• Paragraph Four
  Technology and how it has changed to adapt.
  

• Paragraph Five
  Any other changes that have to occur to make the genre adapt.
  

• Conclusion
  Genres have to adapt because of society and their expectations. Talk about economical factors too.