Genre is a type or category (Latin: Genus)
- Genre is one of the main ways in which film products is categorised and packaged for an audience
- Genre must therefore have recognisable structure/ and/ or rules-these are called CONVENTIONS
- These conventions are the framework on which the narrative/plot + themes of the film are built
- It is these that the audience decode to understand + enjoy the film + it is these which, when met, fulfil the audience's expectations
- They can be varied + hybridised-genres are not rigid-but some form of conventions or formulae should be met or the film may miss its target audience/or fail to deliver its themes successfully
THRILLER CONVENTIONS:
- Twist/ mystery element
- Closed/ Restricted narratives
- Tension/ Suspense
- Eeriness/ Creepiness
- Darkness
- Some form of violence
- Flawed heroes
- Complex characters
- Moral ambiguity
- Paranoia
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