Genre refers to the categories that films can be divided into, such as horror, romance, comedy, science fiction, and westerns. Genre is important because it makes it easier to classify and market films, helps production companies find funding by appealing to established genres, and allows audiences to anticipate a film's content based on its genre. Key conventions of genres like horror include dark lighting, old settings, gore, ghosts, hauntings, and death, while westerns commonly feature cowboys, Native Americans, gun fights, horses, and specific clothing. Science fiction films often contain aliens, futuristic settings, metallic clothing, advanced technology, and space.

1. The importance of
Genre & Classification
Tina Hartnell

2. Genre

3. What is genre?
• Genre is the category’s that
films can be split up into.
• Well-known genre’s include
Horror, Romance, comedy,
Science fiction, westerns etc.

4. Why is genre important?
• It makes it easier to categorize the film.
• Finding a production company will be easier
because a well established genres get more
money for production.
• The audience know what to expect when they
know the films genre.
• It will be known when there is a gap in the
market for different genres.
• Categories have certain conventions that come
with them making it easy to establish the genre.

5. Conventions of horror
Dark lighting
Old setting
Gore
Ghosts and fear of the unknown
Hauntings
Death
Fear

6. Conventions of Westerns
Cowboys
Red Indians
Gun fights
Horses
Specific clothing

7. Conventions of science fiction
Aliens
Future setting
Metallic clothing
Technology
Space