Fantasy genre

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Listener articles

This Listener article is still very relevant for any fantasy study.
...and another really good one

Harry Potter


A great contemporary example of this genre is the Harry Potter phenomenon. There are an infinite number of sites where you can check out notes about Harry and his colleagues - it is worth studying because even within these few films there have been evident shifts in the genre both in techonogical and conventional 'codes'. How have the films changed to suit their target audience? How has the target audience changed?

Fantasy film genre intro


This wikipedia website is a great starting point for your fantasy genre study.