By Hannah BayneGENRE

Genre a system of signs or symbols sings and themes by which a particular genre can be recognised e.g. the west-

hats, guns, horses, mountains/desert, Indians, cowboys and fighting

Genre a contract between the audience and film-maker audience build up generic memrory and can anticipate

things happening so the director can play on this

GENRE

HORROR

Horror movies are scary creepy and the main purpose is supposed tov scare the audience and the setting is typically in a graveyard or an old/haunted house

ROMANTIC

A romantic movie is usually based around two main characters and their love the aim of these types for features are to show the highs of love

COMEDY

Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect.

SCIENCE-FICTION

Science-fiction movies are typically about experiences with things like aliens and futuristic ideas