Create it- E.g. for a director of a film

Choose it- e.g. for a member of an audience

Understand it- e.g. for a student of a film

Horror

Cult

Sci-fi

THREE TYPES OF GENRE

-          Major genre- a dominant, important category, it should be obvious and easy to define

-          Sub-genre- a minor category or subdivision that is closely related to its major genre by being a specific type in its own right e.g. Bond film

-          Hybrid genre or generic hybrid- combination or major genre that sometimes create another type e.g. horror/western.

HOW DO WE RECOGINISE GENRE

Generic codes and conventions – these are signifiers that have been established through time and should be recognised in mise-en-scene, the characters and the storyline

Signifiers are the physical aspects that we see or hear in a film, such as the clothes or props. We interpret these signifiers create morning.

Western

What we see- guns baron land scape

What we hear- gun shots

Typical characters- Mexicans, native Americans 

Typical storyline- fight about land of people or things

Theme morals ideas- revenge

Examples- good the bad and the ugly

 

Gangster

What we see- drugs, guns, strip clubs, bar

What we hear- accent, engines, gun shots

Typical characters- strippers, mob leader

Typical storyline- mob members get into argument then whole gang gets in evolved

Theme moral ideas- revenge

Examples- god father casino

 

Sci-fi

Lasers, space, robots, technology

What we hear- lasers, robotic speech, mechanical noises

Typical character- captain, aliens

Typical storyline- an alien attack, so fight between planets or fight on earth captain resolves