I found about about a genre cycle, this is the process that happens when one type of genre becomes out-dated and is then replaced by a new type of genre; this cycle then contiunues- creating different types of genre styles to keep the audience interested.
Sub Genre- A sub genre is when one genre has a group of different genres within itself, for example- Science-Fiction can be broken down into catagories; aliens, time travel, space, robots ect. Sub genre allows you to catagorise films more specifically in order to identify them and compare them with similar films.
Hybrid Genre- A hybrid genre is when one genre is merged with another genre so it can be recognised for more than one convention of a genre. An example of a sub-genre is a Rom-Com (romantic comedy) this would be a film that has a storyline based on a romance, however it's also light hearted and features a lot of comedy throughout the film. By describing films by sub genres, it allows the film to be watched by a more diverse audience as it includes more than one genre.
Learning about genre has helped me understand how films can be catagorized and how to catagorize films myself. It's also helped me understand that can be catagorized into sub genres and hybrid genres, which has allowed me to think about how films can be classified.
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