Introduction to Genre Theory | Teaching and Learning with Mr Miller

In this video we look at the basics of genre theory. This is good for GCSE Media Studies and/or GCSE Film Studies, but will also be good if you're doing A Level Media Studies and/or A Level Film Studies.

If you can't answer these questions by the end, watch the video again:
- What is genre?
- What is a code? (Give an example of a code for a specific genre)
- What is a convention? (Give an example of a convention for a specific genre)
- What is a fixed genre? (Give an example)
- What is a non-fixed genre? (Give an example)

Here are links to the films that you might want to check out:
CASE STUDY - WESTERN GENRE
The Searchers (Ford, J. 1956) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049730/...
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Leone, S. 1966) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/...
Unforgiven (Eastwood, C. 1992) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105695/...
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CASE STUDY - VAMPIRE GENRE
Dracula (Browning, T. 1931) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/...
The Lost Boys (Schumacher, J. 1987) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/...
Twilight (Hardwicke, C. 2008) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/...