Genre

Genre

Genre is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment, e.g. music, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued.

There are MANY genres, these includes: 

• Action/adventure
• Comedy
• Crime
• Fantasy
• Horror
• Mystery
• Romance
• Thriller

                                                                   

Genres have become a massive part of film, as people in todays society always have a favourite. They change over time, for example, 50's were westerns and 2000's have become big for horrors. Film is constantly changing, so directors need to be aware of whats happening around them in the film industry.

The two major categories, or genres, are fiction (about things, events, and characters that are not true) and nonfiction (about things, events, and people that are based on fact). From these two major categories, we can classify even further.

Fiction can be classified by content and theme. Here is where we find our common genres: adventure stories, science fiction/fantasy, mystery, horror, romance, realistic fiction, and historical fiction. 

One thing to keep in mind while reading different texts: genre categories aren’t always clear-cut. You can have a crime/mystery story set in the future (science fiction) or in the past (historical fiction).