Cycles of Genres

Introduction

In this blog post, I am going to research into the idea that certain genres go in and out of fashion.

Cycles of Genres

Making sure that the genre of film I am going to release with be met well by the audiences, means making sure it is currently on trend. Hollywood is known for capitalising on trends and cycles within the film industry. This is due to is short term production plans with allow it to move fast. They also use the method of timed releases, to suit not all the current trends, but the seasons too. Hollywood also has the power to do large amounts of research to make sure they are aware of all the current trends.

An examples of this is hugely successful 1945 film "Lost Weekend". This was quickly followed by "Smash Up: The Story of a Woman", in 1946. It was thought that this was released to attempt to grab hold of the audience that had enjoyed Lost Weekend. The similarity's included alcholism being a key theme and the main character being female. How ever Smash Up was not as successful, proving that this method does not always work out.

The cycle in which certain genres go in and out of fashion is complex as it relies of many factors. For Examples:

• Policital Situation
• Current Events
• Current trends
• Economic Situation

Sometimes it is impossible to put a reason on why a certain genres is out of trend. For example, in 1980 there were no western films for a long period of time. However, this gap was replaced with large amounts of science fiction films being produced.


Conclusion

My conclusion for this post is that, I might need to research into how style of films are currently popular in order to make sure that my film is met well by audiences.