Christian Metz development of genre (Film trailer History)

Christian Metz looks and the characteristics of genres and the development stages that can be applied. His theory looks at the four developmental stages that can be applied to genre; Classical, experimental, parody and deconstruction.
The classical characteristic is an original piece of work which developed the initial codes and conventions of the chosen genre, essentially this looks at texts that become seen as iconic and then create the genres conventions.
The experimental stage is all about the progression of the formed conventions of the classical stage. By developing new conventions you then influence future products for an audience, the seismology would be seen as experimental.
The third stage is the parody stage, the codes and conventions within genres are mocked and expected by the audience as it appeals far less.
The final stage from Metz's theory is deconstruction this consists of picking effective and key features and generic elements from numerous genres to form a hybrid genre.

For my film trailer I aim to connote deconstruction by applying conventions from action, thriller and Sci-Fi. My trailer will feature intense action scenes with violence resulting in climactic and thrilling suspense for the audience. By demonstrating supernatural powers and escapism to my product. I feel as though by doing this the genre of my product will be evident.

Below are some examples of films within the Sci-Fi genre that follow Metz's theory:

In 1927 the first ever feature length science fiction movie was released called Metropolis.

This is seen as the classical stage as it managed to capture the optimistic and advanced technology of the speculated future. They used mise en scene heavily within the trailer as this is a great connotation that the film is set in the future as the machines shown in the trailer would have been very impressive and absurd in 1927.

The next trailer that features the experimental stage is Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A space Odyssey released in 1968.

This film began a new era of Sci-Fi as the experimental idea of space and an achievable future appealed to a mass audience. So much that it gave new life to the genre and is the reason why Sci-Fi is so popular today. The film speculated the future of space travel and landing on the moon which since has became somewhat of a convention of science fiction.

Thirdly there is the parody stage Austin Powers is a well known parody with elements from the Sci-Fi genre.

Austin Powers International man of mystery (1997); This movie uses bizzarre technology often seen in Sci-Fi movies set in the future but in this film set in the 1960's. It then moves on and features a large number of other absurd scenes and weapons.

The final trailer applies to the deconstruction stage the well known 007 series, a high action fast paced movie.

This renowned series uses advanced weaponry, with a Sci-Fi element in order to emphasise the action scenes and create a larger sense of escapism and adrenaline. The films often feature a weaponised vehicle with missiles and many other forms of explosives.