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Genre is a French word meaning

“type” or “category.” The reason we can identify something as being
a particular genre is because it follows the codes and conventions of
that genre. Codes and conventions are aspects that appear in most
texts of that genre. For example, the codes conventions of science
fiction include spaceships, aliens, flashing lights. Genre films also
have typical narratives, cinematography, mise en scene, sound etc
Genre is important in film because it allows us to recognise the types
of film we like and it helps film producers to make money because Create:
people will watch films in genres that they like.
Choose one of the films we have watched. Create a
mindmap showing how that film contains codes and con-
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Watch these trailers. What genre do each of them belong to? How
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clude references to films we have watched. Eg
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