CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION GENRE

Genre Film Title Conventions visible

TASK Young teen boy being
Crime, Drama, Thriller Goodfellas influenced by older men with
more experience in the real
world.

Comedy The Hangover 3rd person POV, on holiday/

roadtrip

Horror Us Dark settings, holiday, house,

identical family

Action, Crime, Thriller John Wick Neo-noir city

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How does this help set audience

expectations of the film?
This film poster suggests that there
are three main characters in which
the storyline is based on. The
darkness of the poster could display
that it is a crime or thriller –
suggesting that something big will
happen inn the film. With this
poster, the audience could expect a
continuous mysterious theme with
lots of action and secrecy.

Genre definitions
Horror: is a genre of fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten or scare. Horror is often
divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror. Horrors are
great as they create great anticipation and thrill, however cannot be effective if not properly
done.
Action: a genre in which the protagonist is put through a series of events that typically
involve violence and physical feats. A pro of this genre is that there is no set storyline for
action films, allowing more freedom and creativity, this is extremely entertaining. However,
these can be very expensive as special effects cost a lot.
Sci-fi: science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative
and futuristic concepts such as science, technology, space exploration, time travel and
parallel universes.
Romance: refers to the type of fiction which places its primary focus on romantic love or
relationships between two people, usually has a happy ending.
Thriller: genre with numerous, often over-lapping sub genres including crime, horror and
detective fiction. They are characterized and defined by the moods they show, giving the
audience heightened feelings of suspense, anticipation and anxiety.
Comedy: genre that consists of work intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing
laughter. A pro is that comedies tend to be set in unrealistic settings and lighting does not
usually have to be specific so the overall productions will most likely be cheaper. A con is
that it is hard to achieve a funny story as everyone has different humour.
Drama: the specific mode of fiction represented in performance, intended to be more
serious than humorous in tone.
Crime: a story that is centered around the solving of a crime.
Fantasy: the genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a
fictional universe and usually inspired by mythology or folklore.