Genre

A category of media products recognised through shared features and conventions.

A type or category of media product recognised through shared codes and conventions.

When particular combinations of codes recur across products, audiences learn to recognise them. They become conventions associated with a style or genre. Producers can then use these expectations to communicate quickly: an audience familiar with romantic comedy may recognise its atmosphere through performance, imagery and music, as in Galaxy.

A category of media product recognised through shared features and conventions, such as science fiction, comedy or puzzle games.

Support a genre label with specific conventions, then explain whether the product repeats, varies or combines them.

Distinguish hybridity from intertextuality: mixing genres is not the same as referring to another media product.

Link a precise detail to meaning: identify the code, describe the moment and explain what it suggests about the character, genre or narrative.

A category of media product recognised through shared codes, conventions and audience expectations.

A category of media products recognised through shared conventions, such as characteristic settings, characters and actions.

A category of media products that share recognisable codes and conventions, such as crime drama or sitcom.

A genre is a category of media products that share recognisable codes and conventions. Crime drama, sitcom and science fiction are genres. A media form, by contrast, is a type of media such as television, magazines or music video.

A type of media product recognised through shared features, subject matter and conventions.

A recognisable category of media products established through shared features and audience expectations.

A category of media product recognised through shared features, themes and conventions.

A category of media products recognised through shared conventions, such as subject matter, imagery and style.

A category of media products recognised through shared features, such as settings, character types and narrative patterns.

A category of media products recognised through shared conventions, such as crime drama or sitcom.

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AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572

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Eduqas GCSE Media Studies · C680