Genre and Cross Genre

1) Genre - A type of category which is used in music, film and literature. There are several genres to choose from such as supernatural, political, crime, horror, gothic, comedy, thriller, romance sci-fi, fantasy, adventure and action.

2) Cross Genres - In which two or more different genres come together in an experimental format. For example, action and adventure or rom-com (romance and comedy).

3) The Conventions of action movies consists the following aspects:

• fast moving
• fighting
• transport
• guns
• stunts
• explosions
• hero/villain

4) Genre is very important to Production, Distribution and Exhibition or PDE, as it helps to allows producers to decide what type of film producers intend to make, and following it up with certain aspects that is needed to such specific props, actors and stunts. Genre is also key when considering the distribution, by advertisements or posters presenting the type of film that is being expected from the film, and will help appeal to the target audience, and through exhibition the film meets its initial expectations of the spectators.

 

5) This poster from the 'Bourne Identitiy' tells the audience a lot about the film, by firstly looking at the top-right it displays a picture of a fight scene in the film, which straightaway would indicate that the genre of the film action, but the fighting looks more eastern style rather than western, by the style of the kick. Whereas down below it  presents the image of a couple kissing, which indicates that there is romance in the film, and and more than one genre is in place. the letter 'O' in 'Bourne' is shown to imitate a target, which implicates that there are guns are the main weapons used in the film, this is backed up by the character in the front of the poster having one. The woman on the left of the poster is shown to be running which possibly tells the audience to expect a chase. Furthermore in the background half is in orangey-red, whereas the other is blue, this suggests that the perhaps suggests atmosphere of the mood that is contained within the film, with the orangey-red indicating anger and hostility, whilst blue indicates the calm and coolness.