Genre

Genre- A system of signs/symbols/themes, by which a particular genre can be recognised e.g. The Western- cowby hats/guns/horses/mountains or desert/Indians/cowboys/gunfights ‘Taming The West’Genre- A contract between the audience and film makers. Audiences build up ‘generic memory’ and can anticipate things happening, so the director can play on this.

Genre boundaries can be flexible and you can get genre hybrids e.g. The Terminator.

Genres--Horror-Thriller-Comedy-Romantic Comedy-Action-Sci-Fi-Western-Musical-War

HORROR

Thriller