What is 'genre'?
'Kind' or 'class'.
You need to have an awareness of genre. We rely on genre to categorise and identify things. Codes and conventions are linked to genre. Genres can create stereotypes e.g. doctors are males and wear stethoscopes around their necks. Genres make us expect certain things.
Genres:
-comedy
-drama
Examples of sub-genres:
-crime drama
-fantasy drama
-medical drama
-comedy drama
one-off
series (episodes)
serial (never come off air)
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