Genre Codes and Conventions

Genre All genres will have a set of ways that we can recognise them, similar features These is how we classify different media texts into groups These are called CODES and CONVENTIONS.

All genres will have a set of ways that we can recognise them, similar features

These is how we classify different media texts into groups

These are called CODES and CONVENTIONS.

CODE A code is like a really firm rule that is almost never broken There can be: Character Codes Plot Codes Structural Codes Cultural Codes Production Codes

A code is like a really firm rule that is almost never broken

There can be:

Character Codes

Plot Codes

Structural Codes

Cultural Codes

Production Codes

CONVENTION Conventions are habits or long accepted ways of doing things These can change a lot as a genre develops but if you change to many or too quickly the audience may not understand what you are doing.

Conventions are habits or long accepted ways of doing things

These can change a lot as a genre develops but if you change to many or too quickly the audience may not understand what you are doing.

Example Television News Is meant to report true events - Code Uses interviews to find out information - Code Has a presenter that introduces the different items - Codes Uses reporters to present information -Code Includes sports, weather - Code News worthiness - Convention Ways of reporting - Convention Time - Convention

Television News

Is meant to report true events - Code

Uses interviews to find out information - Code

Has a presenter that introduces the different items - Codes

Uses reporters to present information -Code

Includes sports, weather - Code

News worthiness - Convention

Ways of reporting - Convention

Time - Convention

Codes and Conventions Watch how TVNZ reports on a story How would you rewrite the story for: A Teenage audience only Children under the age of 10 An audience that loves blood and guts An audience of depressed people An audience in a prison An audience who hate news programmes

Watch how TVNZ reports on a story

How would you rewrite the story for:

A Teenage audience only

Children under the age of 10

An audience that loves blood and guts

An audience of depressed people

An audience in a prison

An audience who hate news programmes