RESEARCH: What Is Genre?

Genre (category/type):

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• - Helps group different films together, according to their Semantic and Syntactic features

Codes and Conventions:

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• - Features that help us recognise the genre
• - Gives an expectation of what might happen. 

Main Generic Signifiers: 

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• Characters
• Colours
• Props
• Locations
• Shot Types
• Lighting 
• and so forth... 

Identifying Genre: 

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Mean Girls:  TEEN DRAMA (Chick-Flick)

Set in High school. Exaggerated clothes and cliques of pink outfits matching a group of girls suggests this genre is a Chick-flick. We have a wide shot, revealing the different groups of High school students, so this would appeal to the teenage audience. The warm tones also shows that this isn't a thriller and is more of a comedic genre with a girly theme to it, appealing to also (mainly) the females. 


Fast and Furious 7: ACTION 

We see a man leaping from a car- which is being crushed by a tank- to another car. This shows a very thrilling and fast-paced action scene. It's also set on the highway with a very dusty atmosphere, suggesting that there's a lot of violence too.