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Character type

GCSE Film Studies · key term

Character type

Definition

A recurring kind of character with recognisable traits or a familiar role, such as the teenage rebel.

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Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670

Component 1, Component 2

Character types are recurring kinds of characters, such as the teenage rebel or outsider.
Revise: Genre

Eduqas Film Studies past papers

Related key terms

Generic convention
Genre
Hybrid genre
Iconography
Mise-en-scène

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Character type — Eduqas GCSE Film Studies Definition

Repetition and difference