Monday 28 January 2013

Genre

Genre

Genre means type of, it usually refers to books, films and TV programmes and they usually mean what type of film it is. Genre's are put into categories according to their similarities. Genre's are considered for a film by their characteristics or the key features of the film. these are called conventions. Genres only exist if there are enough similar films to create a category.

Sci-Fi, horror, western, disaster and road movies are distinctive genres that are more known to the media because they are very much favourtised by the audience in the media today heavily contributed to the success of past and present films in these genres. Thriller, romance, comedy, action and adventure are distinctive film genres because they appeal to a wider audience such as families, because of their success in the media to appeal to big audiences.


western examples

action film examples
Comedy film examples

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