3. What is genre?
• Genre is the category’s that
films can be split up into.
• Well-known genre’s include
Horror, Romance, comedy,
Science fiction, westerns etc.
4. Why is genre important?
• It makes it easier to categorize the film.
• Finding a production company will be easier
because a well established genres get more
money for production.
• The audience know what to expect when they
know the films genre.
• It will be known when there is a gap in the
market for different genres.
• Categories have certain conventions that come
with them making it easy to establish the genre.
