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Genre

Genre is the repetition and variation of familiar conventionsbut it is not just a simple means of labelling or classifying films.Genres change over time and hybrids emerge.

Why is genre important to Film producers?

Genre is important to film producers as thisgives their film a category and it is alsouseful so they are able to attract their targetaudience by using codes and conventions.Without this the film may not be able reachthe target audience and if there is someonewho loves horror and the trailer or movieposter doesn’t state the genre then thismight not appeal to the audience.

Why is genre important to the audience?

Genre is important for the audience as if youwere going to see a film you like to have anidea of what it is about and your not going toget any unexpected surprises. Also they areable to easily identify whether they like aspecific genre of films. Another is they arealso able to compare to others in the genre tosee if it used codes and conventions.

Genre• Action• Adventure • Comedy• Crime • Drama• Historical• Horror • Musicals • Sci-fi• Romance• Fantasy• Thriller

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HybridsHybrids have evolved over the years growing more popularas this is the best way to engage a larger audience. There aremany types of hybrids like;

• Romantic comedy• Action/adventure• Comedy- horror• Romantic fantasy• Crime fantasy

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