1. Goal: To understand what genre means and to identify film conventions

2. Genre
Genre is the type of film. It means it will have certain common characteristics.
We expect to see certain things in all films of the same genre.
If a film has a saloon, gunfight and sheriff what type or genre would it be?

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10. Genre
Genre is the type of film. It means it will have certain common characteristics.
We call these CONVENTIONS.
For example all war films will have soldiers, guns, explosions, death in them.
Horror films will have blood, monsters, a hero, dark tones, scary music.

11. Your turn Choose a genre of film you are interested in.
Write down five conventions.
Write down five movies that use these conventions.
Share some with the class when asked.