Key Concept Analysis - Genre

Genre

Genre is how we define what the 'type' og the film is The conventions of the film; the characters, the story, the soundtrack, etc. These elements are what seperate a romantic comedy from a horror. You wouldn't typically see a happy monatge in a slasher film, just as you wouldn't expect a jump scare in a family comedy. Following a genre is an almost 
certainty in mainstream, feature length cinema. Whereas it is not in short film.