What is genre?
Genre is a way of grouping different types of media which have similar characteristics. This helps target a specific audience and identify what they like and dislike. Genre is extremely important to the audience because of this but also institutions. It helps to set rules and guides to set up expectations.
An example of how producers portray genre is perhaps through a TV crime drama. This will often include crime scenes, victims, suspense and violence combined with suspenseful diegetic sound to help convey this genre.
Sub-genre is a category within a genre.
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| Example of sub-genre (horror film) |
For example…
Film --> horror or comedy
Magazines --> products or charitable
Hybrid-genre is a combination of two or more genres combined.
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| Example of hybrid genre (comedy horror) |
For example…
Action + comedy --> action comedy
Comedy + horror --> comedy horror
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