Genre
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Genre
conventions Narrative and characters
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Genre
conventions micro-elements
(sounds,Mise-en-scene)
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Film
Examples
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Action
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Good and bad figures, chase scenes, fighting,
conflict
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Guns, knives, cities, weapons
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Jurassic park, marvel films, James bond films, the
matrix
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Adventure
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Sifi elements, super natural , missions , fantasy ,adrenalin rush
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Ropes, treasure, desert – exotic settings travel, quick shots
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Avatar, Harry potter, Indiana jones, star wars, pirates of the Caribbean
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Comedy
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Jokes, and comical situations , humouring bad
situations
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Laughing, up beat music, happy setting usually a
holiday or home town
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Borat, anchor man , just go with it , American pie,
Superbad
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Romance
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People finding /losing love, broken heart, dates, weddings, happy endings
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Show romantic ballads, pathetic fallacy
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Notebook , love actually, titanic ,lady and the tramp
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Horror
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Death, murder, haunting, spirits , supernatural
thriller.
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Sharp loud noises, lighting can differ between light
and dark to create an element of fear, empty building forests
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Saw, the last insidious , paranormal activity, mama,
women in black, orphan, conjuring.
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genre is defined by oxford dictionary as 'A style or category of art, music, or literature'.
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