Choose ONE of the following four options:

-  Either: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Nick Park & Steve Box

-  Or: Toy Story 3 (2010) Lee Unkrich

-  Or: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Henry Selick

-  Or: Three different animation shorts of your own choice [they do not need to be of similar make up, technique or style]

Analyse and discuss your chosen film(s) in relation to the concept of ‘genre’ and in terms of their borrowings and/or deviations from established genres. Is genre a useful way of looking at animation?

Essay Plan.

Define genre.