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Genre Theory
What is it???
Graham Burton said “Genres are
created through a process of
repetition and recognition
leading to anticipation and
expectation.”
Genre and Expectations
As the genre is established the audience will have a certain
expectation of media within that genre. They will expect to see
conventions of that genre. Genres give the audience familiarity and
allow them to make an informed choice. This can be applied to most
media forms. We will use iconography to show our genre of post
apocalyptic, for example by using hazmat suits and masks.
HOWEVER repetition of the same
conventions will cause the audience
to get bored. This is why we have
hybridity so that it is original and
more postmodern.
Repetition and difference..
To keep a genre’s audience interested the producers will keep
some conventional elements constant but also add some new
elements or use similar elements in different ways such as
iconography. This will ensure that the audience will not get
bored without straying too far from the conventions.
This leads to Hybridity...
This is when a media product is created with a combination of genres,
the product then has aspects of the conventions of different genres
rather that staying to the conventions of one genre but still use similar
iconography. Our film will fit with this as ours is a sub-genre of sci-fi
and then with hybridity of thriller and horror. These genres fit in
together however also give it a bit more interesting due to the horror
and thriller parts that will come with it.
Why do producers like genres...
Genres help to give the producers a guideline for what these media
products should be like. The genres also have proven popularity with
audiences so the producers can get more of a success rate as they have the
decision. This also helps the marketing of a media product as they know
what audiences like conventions to be conformed or broken thus making it
easier to target your audience making the media product more successful.

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Genre theory a2

  • 2. What is it??? Graham Burton said “Genres are created through a process of repetition and recognition leading to anticipation and expectation.”
  • 3. Genre and Expectations As the genre is established the audience will have a certain expectation of media within that genre. They will expect to see conventions of that genre. Genres give the audience familiarity and allow them to make an informed choice. This can be applied to most media forms. We will use iconography to show our genre of post apocalyptic, for example by using hazmat suits and masks. HOWEVER repetition of the same conventions will cause the audience to get bored. This is why we have hybridity so that it is original and more postmodern.
  • 4. Repetition and difference.. To keep a genre’s audience interested the producers will keep some conventional elements constant but also add some new elements or use similar elements in different ways such as iconography. This will ensure that the audience will not get bored without straying too far from the conventions.
  • 5. This leads to Hybridity... This is when a media product is created with a combination of genres, the product then has aspects of the conventions of different genres rather that staying to the conventions of one genre but still use similar iconography. Our film will fit with this as ours is a sub-genre of sci-fi and then with hybridity of thriller and horror. These genres fit in together however also give it a bit more interesting due to the horror and thriller parts that will come with it.
  • 6. Why do producers like genres... Genres help to give the producers a guideline for what these media products should be like. The genres also have proven popularity with audiences so the producers can get more of a success rate as they have the decision. This also helps the marketing of a media product as they know what audiences like conventions to be conformed or broken thus making it easier to target your audience making the media product more successful.