Genre is a kind or type so for example:
- Horror
- Action
- Thriller
- RomCom
- Comedy
- Animation
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
Genre have characteristic features that are recognised by audiences. So for example in a western film we see similar characters, situation and settings.
Audiences and Genre
Audiences develop an understanding that certain expectation maybe fulfilled. They also recognise key elements in the genre so they will associate a knife with a horror film.
These key elements are called paradigms, and there are two types of them:
1) Iconographic - Signs and symbols
2) Structural - How structure in the text deal with issues such as ideology.
Audiences develop an understanding that certain expectation maybe fulfilled. They also recognise key elements in the genre so they will associate a knife with a horror film.
These key elements are called paradigms, and there are two types of them:
1) Iconographic - Signs and symbols
2) Structural - How structure in the text deal with issues such as ideology.
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