Genre

genre: A type, or way, of defining a theme of media

genres of film

horror	rom com	superhero	fantasy	romance
drama	scifi	historical/period	mystery	action
war	musical	comedy	thriller	western
kids	anime	dystopian	sports	documentary

hybrid genres - when genres mix

• appeals to a wider audience

• make media less 'samey'

Describe

In detail

Setting (location/time period)

Theme

Iconography (props)

Narrative (plot)

Costume/characters

Textural analysis (CLAMPS, FAM, STOPS, MCDOVED)