Genre
Genres are a way of categorizing different things
like movies. Different genres have their own conventions and components and are
commonly known as generic signifiers Components include plotlines, locations,
characters and themes some of them are only specific to one genre whilst others
expand over more than one.
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Iconography
Iconography is the way certain iconic signs
can be categorized or are recognized as part of a certain genre.
Moving images are polysemic iconic signs as
they represent real things but to the audience they have different meanings. This
leads to an audience having various interpretations of a movie based on how
they read the signs. .
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Conventions and also codes are what both
the audience and the film maker agree is typically recognized with the
particular genre. The plot and story are normally linked with particular genres
for example a romantic comedy will include the 2 characters meeting and end
with them living their happily ever after whilst in horror there’s more
supernatural creatures and death involved. Locations also show typical
conventions like soaps have a typical street with most of the characters in it
or situations like action movies where there are car chases and explosions. Other
ways conventions are showed are by the characters, spy films have a typical
secretive white male lead whilst teenager movies have a female young lead. Lastly costumes also link with conventions and
codes as they not only show the time period but emphasize objects to create a
realistic impression for the set.
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Genre conventions for Horror Mystery or also known as Mystery Thriller
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