Genre

This helps us to define what audiences enjoy.

Genre

Horror: The Conjuring

Sci-Fi: Star Trek

Romance: Romeo and Juliet

Comedy: The Worlds End

Thriller: Clockwork Orange

Animation: Toy Story

Action: Die Hard

Western: Good the Bad and the Ugly

Family: Home Alone

Drama: American Beauty

Musicals: Little Shop of Horror

 

Lots of films now have hybrid genres and subgenres to keep the audience hooked and want to watch more.

 

How we recognise genre

Generic codes and conventions we establish what genre it is. By the use of characters and mise-en-scene sets the scene for the audience.

 

Genre	Western	Gangster	Sci-fi	Horror	Animation
What you see	Sand, horses, cowboys, guns, saloons, tumble weed	Guns, drugs, strip club, cigarettes	Futuristic things, lasers, robots	Blood, ghosts, vampires	Happiness, CGI, fluffy animals
What you hear	Horses, wind, gun shots	Gun shots, swearwords, cockney, revving of engines	Space ship, lasers, hissing of doors	Screams, squelching of blood, doors creaking	Songs and dancing
Typical characters	Sheriff, cowboy, outlaw, villagers	Police man, drug dealer, club owner	Robot, old wise guy, secret clan	Boogie man, shadows cop, children	Unreal character
Typical Storyline	Someone is bad and is up to the law to sort it out	Drugs are involved so money is wanted	Fight with an alien or another planet	Go to a town house	Opening dilemma Climax Opening
Themes Morals ideas	Revenge	Revenge, law breaking	Saving the world	Haunting house	To entertain
Examples	True grit, Unforgiving	Godfather, Scarface	The hunger games, gravity	Saw, The shinning	Toy story

 

 

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