Genre

Genre defined in media studies does not simply describe what's in a media text but also the way it is constructed. This is important as it distinguishes between, for example, a comedy based title and a horror type text. Genre showcases a base about what the title will be about, targeting specific audiences depending on the text or film, as well as proving little background insight about what will be featured in the context. For example, in a comedy film, it is fairly inevitable that the film will be subject to a lively and up-beat environment, including specific actors and actresses renowned for their involvement in comical films. On the contry, horror based films would feature a more hostile environment involving more Gothic related conversions such as the stereotypical blood and death.

Comedy

The genre 'comedy' uses humour as its foundational base with an focus on inflicting a optimistic environment and a feel-good-factor amongst its targeted audience. Comedy texts or media are renowned for its positive or commonly known as 'fairy tale' endings, inspired by many previously fiction, now factual stories. Many comedy films seek success via the starts in cooperated in their films. Stars such as Vince Vaughn, Adam Sandler, Simon Pegg and Jim Carey are all very well known for their Multi-Oscar winning performances between them and all have a tendency to feature in comical related films such as 'Dodgeball' and 'Ted'.

                                       Horror

The genre 'Horror' uses fear to devise panic and tension amongst its audience, and is well known for portraying frightful phobias which the viewers despise of, leaving many stricken and pumped with adrenaline even after the film is finished. Many horror films centre around the presence of evil, whether that by via an even spirit or the very common theme of 'possesion' or even a supernatural presence. A lot of horror films include mythical creatures such as 'zombies' or 'vampire's' which introduce a new approach with the ideology that these creatures could potentially enter the human world, which of course is physically impossible. They also traditionally include a lot of blood and gore, which include connotations with death and harm.

 

Romantic

The 'Romantic' genre is based around the idea of love. The plot is mainly centred around the theme of love and how two people seemly become one in a normally complex and entertaining fashion, predominantly including many tearful scenes which leave the audience highly emotional and often shedding a tear or two. Fantasy is another genre which is highly linked with the romantic theme, as fiction tales such as 'Romeo and Juliet' are highly regarded as a romantic title and feature the traditional love related events such as the 'first kiss' and the idea of 'love at first sight'. Unlike comical films, romantic films do not always have a tendency to end in a happy fashion, as there are countless films which include the idea of death also provoking a emotional response from the audience.

 

Action

The 'Action' genre focuses its main aspect of the title on physical action. This creates a rather quick paced film that includes many high-tec stunts and features, such as explosions, car chases and of course the famous shoot-outs. These features leave the audience hung on the edge of their seat, frantically waiting for the next move or unbearably watching a tense gun fighting scene. Action films tend to include a love-able hero who's task is to traditionally 'save the world', some of these hero's include Daniel Craig, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis and Wentworth Miller