Genre

Genre

A style or category of movie or television. e.g. Fantasy

Sub-genre

A subdivision of a movie or television programme. Sometimes combining two genres. e.g. Rom-Com

Genre variation

Differences of genre and how media language illustrates this. How the conventions and stereotypes conform with the genre.

Hybridity

Mixture of cultures found in economic, social and political content.

Intertextuality

The shape of a text's meaning by another text.

Examples of Genres:

Romance - Love Actually
Cartoon - Kung Fu Panda

Comedy - Grown Ups

Horror - It

Thriller - Detroit

Action - Avengers

Anime - Pokémon: Indigo League

Drama - An Inspector Calls

Fiction - Jurassic World

Fantasy - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Western - The Magnificent Seven

Adventure - The Maze Runner

Documentary - African Cats