1. GENRE

2. Genre is very important to the film producers and the
audience.
It is what really makes a story line clear and grasps the
audiences attention to watch it.
Genre gives you an insight into the director and what he is
trying to get across to the audience when producing a
film.
Genres have typical features and focus on specific
audience types.
It is categorizing a film, eg rom com- you look for typical
characters, all about love, costume/props.
Its all about how genres evolve, how it attracts the
audience and most of all if it involves the key things to
making a specific genre work.

3. PAST GENRES
• In the past there has been phases of popular
genres for example;
• Sci fi
• Country western
• Horror
• Chick Flick
As genres have changed over time they have
became very important and vital in creating a
good, strong film
We figure a genre out with setting and things.

4. MISE EN SCENE
• Mise en scene really helps a film in creating a
specific genre.
For example the use of a gun could represent
action film, country and western.
• There are 5 elements involved in mise en scene;
• Setting and props
• Costume, hair and makeup
• Facial expressions and body language
• Lighting and colour
• Staging of the characters

5. HYBRID
• A hybrid film is two genres merged into one film to
create a new genre eg. Romantic comedy.
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This film is a clear hybrid of horror comedy.
We know this by the familiar comedy style
actors and the image has a funny side to it.
Also the costume as he is in a suit shows it is
going to be different.
The title “shaun of the dead” the word
“dead” has a hand creeping out of it which
portrays it as scary and creepy.
Hybrid genre brings new
audiences and creates a
completely new style.

6. EXAMPLES OF GENRE’S
SciFi
Action
Thriller
Horror
Slapstick Comedy
Fairytale
Crime
Documentary
Family
Musical
Short Films
War Films
Western

7. GENRE OVER TIME…
Genre is a repetition throughout the film industry. Films are always
shown in a specific genre however films can be classed as a hybrid
e.g.: Romantic Comedy. This is becoming more and more popular
within films.
Genres change over time and there are certain genres that are
more frequently used. For an example if you visited the cinema now
you would see many comedy films over a war film. So it all depends
what is popular.