Genre: An Exploration

Genre: a style or category of art, music, or literature.

Examples:
Feature films [40 min or more]
Short films [under 40 min]
Animated films
Film adaptations
Historical films
Biographical films
Silent films
Documentary films
Documentary style films
B films
Experimental films
Cinema verite
Film noir
New wave films
Epic films
War films
Gangster films
Detective and mystery films
Spy films
Disaster films
Caper films
Foreign films
Comedy films
Screwball comedy films
Romantic comedy films
Western films
Adventure films
Action and adventure films
Fantasy films
Science fiction films
Horror films
Musical films
Religious films
Police films
Puppet films
Erotic films
Film adaptations
Blaxploitation films
Thrillers
Frankenstein films
Star Wars films
Zombie films

Genres tend to have certain conventions. There are six main conventions:
1) Lighting/props
2)Positioning
3)Actor
4)Set/layout
5)Costume
6)Characters


Connotation: an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Hybrid Genres: A cross-genre (or hybrid genre) is a genre in fiction that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres. As opposed to the (literary and political) conservatism of most genre fiction, cross-genre writing offers opportunities for opening up debates and stimulating discussion.


Examples:
Action comedy (action and comedy)
Comedy-drama or dramedy (comedy and drama)
Comedy-horror (comedy and horror)
Comic fantasy (comedy and fantasy)
Comic science fiction (comedy and science fiction)
Crime fantasy (crime and fantasy)
Dark fantasy (horror and fantasy)
Romantic comedy (romance and comedy)
Romantic fantasy (romance and fantasy)
Science fantasy (science fiction and fantasy)
Science fiction Western (science fiction and Western)
Supernatural drama (supernatural and drama)
Tragicomedy (tragedy and comedy)
Weird West (Western and horror, science fiction and/or speculative elements)

Examples of Thriller Sub-Genre:

Action Thriller

Conspiracy Thriller

Crime Thriller

Disaster Thriller

Eco-Thriller

Forensic Thriller

Legal Thriller

Medical Thriller

Mystery Thriller

Political Thriller

Psychological Thriller

Religious Thriller

Romantic Thriller

Spy Thriller

Supernatural Thriller

Techno-Thriller

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