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Post 3 - Genre

Genre

Like other forms of popular media, film relies on the concept of genre in order to establish an audience and work within a particular narrative framework. A genre is an informal set of conventions, references, rules, and settings that establish a particular film within a particular tradition of similar films.
Within each genre, there are usually subgenres, or more specific variations on a larger genre tradition. For instance, within the larger genre category of science fiction films, it is possible to distinguish subgenres, like alien abduction narratives, or time-travel scenarios.
Contemporary film is filled with innumerable genres and subgenres, far too many to go into here, but in order to illustrate the intended point, we will explore three main genres and discuss a few subgenres within each: horror, romantic comedy, and action.

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