This document provides information about film genres, subgenres, and hybrids. It begins by defining genre as a category or kind used to classify films. Thirteen basic genres are listed such as drama, comedy, action/adventure, and horror. Subgenres are defined as combinations of two genres, like romantic comedy or disaster films. Hybrids combine three or more genres or subgenres, for example science fiction/action westerns. Students are assigned a homework task to create a diagram exploring a genre in more detail, including its purpose, conventions, examples, subgenres, and a hybrid. Examples of good and poor diagrams are provided to demonstrate the level of detail and organization expected.

1. GENRE, SUBGENRE, HYBRID
L/O: to be able to identify film genres,
subgenres & hybrids and explain their
meanings with key terms

2. GENRE
• What is this?

3. GENRE
• Category, kind sort etc
• A way to categorize films

4. FILM GENRE
• Copy and complete…. (as many as you can)
FILM GENRE PURPOSE OF GENRE FILM EXAMPLES
Drama

5. Basic film genres (13)
GENRE EXAMPLES
DRAMA My Sister’s Keeper
COMEDY Bridesmaids
ACTION/ADVENTURE The Terminator
ANIMATION Monsters Inc
ROMANCE The Notebook
FOREIGN/WORLD Pan’s Labyrinth
SCI-FI Alien
HORROR Saw
THRILLER Paranormal Activity
MUSICAL Sound of Music
WAR/HISTORICAL Saving Private Ryan
CRIME The Godfather
DOCUMENTARY Catfish
FAMILY Mary Poppins

6. SUBGENRE
• What do you think this means?

7. SUBGENRE
GENRES NEW SUBGENRE EXAMPLE
COMEDY ROMANCE/COMEDY
(ROM-COM)
Bridget Jones
Something about Mary
DRAMA DRAMA + ACTION =
DISASTER
2012
Day After Tomorrow
HORROR COMEDY/HORROR Piranha
Shawn of the Dead
THRILLER THRILLER/SUPERNATURAL Paranormal Activity
The Others
When you combine 2 genres together

8. Hybrid
• Word?
• What do you think this means in terms of
film?

9. Hybrid
• Word = mixture or fusion
(example hybrid cars are a combination of petrol/electric)
• What do you think this means in terms of
film?
3 or more genres or mixtures of subgenres

10. HYBRID
GENRES NEW SUBGENRE HYBRID EXAMPLE
COMEDY ROMANCE/COMEDY
(ROM-COM)
ROMANCE
COMEDY
BRITISH
Bridget Jones
DRAMA DRAMA/ACTION =
DISASTER
DRAMA
ACTION
NATURAL DISASTER
Sweeney Todd
Rocky Horror
Picture Show
HORROR COMEDY/HORROR COMEDY
HORROR
ZOMBIE
PARODY
Shawn of the Dead
FAMILY FAMILY/ROMANCE FAMILY
ROMANCE
SCI-FI
THRILLER
Avatar
ACTION ACTION/KUNG FU ACTION
KUNG FU
THRILLER
WESTERN
Kill Bill
When you combine 3 genres together

11. Colour Code
• RED = ALL MUST (simple question/task) D
• YELLOW = MOST SHOULD (obvious question/task) C
• GREEN = SOME COULD (challenging question/task) B/A
• BLUE = EXTENTION (very challenging question/task) A/A*

12. Homework (Due Friday)
• Title: Assignment 1: Genre Exploration Task
• Format: Paper or computer
• Must hand in on paper in A4 size (can
fold)……computer stuff – printed out.
• No, you can’t print in the lesson – sort out before.

13. Assessment
• You are being marked on:
• Ability to complete on time
• Understanding of genre, subgenre, hybrid
• Effort and detail
• Ability to follow instructions
• Presentation and organisation
• You will receive level and grade.

14. Helpful websites
• http://visual.ly/complete-list-film-sub-genres genres, subgenres, hybrids
• http://www.filmsite.org/genres.html genre
• http://www.filmsite.org/subgenres.html subgenre

15. Assignment 1: Genre Exploration
Instructions
• The purpose of this task is to show your understanding of genre, subgenre and
hybrids
Step Instructions
1 Choose a genre: DRAMA HORROR ACTION COMEDY
2. Put that phrase in centre or side of diagram as the central point
3. Underneath write the purpose of the genre ‘The purpose of this genre is to…..’
4. Underneath, purpose, identify some basic conventions of the genre ‘Some basic
conventions of this genre are’
5. Give some examples of classic films in the genre (3-5)
-picture of film cover
-SHORT bullet points under each film to explain how it is that genre
6. Provide 3, 4, 5 subgenres of the genre, write the purpose to each subgenre and have
with at least 3 film examples in each subgenre, provide brief bullet points to explain
how each film is within that subgenre
7. Complete same as 6 but for hybrid (extension of subgenre)

16. Example diagram templates

17. Getting diagram templates
• Word
• Insert
• Smart art
Or in powerpoint or create your own
Lay out before gluing!!!!!!
Don’t make it a cluttered mess!!!!!

18. Examples
• Next few slides……

19. Poor example (U)

20. Better example….still needs work (D)

21. D/E grade
• Some good exploration
• Chooses appropriate films
• Attempt to organise text with
colour/boxes
• Presentation is poor
• Writing is poor – a lot of errors
• Not explaining how the films
are horror

22. CLUTTERED!!!!!

23. Too much text but some good info

24. Fairly good organisation

25. Lovely organisation

26. Example M - B1 grade
Always uses sentence starters
Range of correct conventions
Range of correct examples
Explains the conventions
Brief and concise text
Text and photo are linked (well
organised)
Screen grab from film (not just
film cover)

27. Identifies range of correct
subgenres
(not just basic genre but
types!!!)
Excellent diagrams for
organisation
Range of correct film
examples & each of them
are slightly different
Explains the conventions
for each one
Explains the subgenre
using sentence starters,
identifying purpose and
conventions
To improve: improve
organisation in these boxes
(too much bulky text)

29. Incorrectly identifying
hybrid
(not 3 or more)
Film examples are correct
(and good range)
Using vocab (semantics)

30. Good luck 
• If you are stuck – see me tomorrow morning
8-815am.
• Not done or incomplete = 1 negative and 1 hr
detention