Genre

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Genre - The term for media terms which are ground together, they tell similar stories or are comprised of similar elements and are established through repetition and variation. eg. science fiction movies expected to be set in space and have aliens.

Film Sub-Genres - Biographical Films (Biopics), Melodramas, Chick Flicks,  Film Noir.
Genre Hybrids- This is when two genres are combined.
Iconography - Symbolic images in film that have specific meanings attached  to them and can be identifiable by genre.
Generic Conventions - The widely recognized as a way of doing things in a particular genre.
Binary Opposites - Conflict/Completely Opposites

E.g. Action:            
Iconography ;              
Guns
Cars
Vehicles
Weapons
Tanks
Military
Police
Explosions
Cities

Conventions:
Good Guy/Bad Guy
Lone Hero or Group
Stopping a Robbery
Car Chases
Big Action Sequence towards end
Hero Driven By Something e.g Loved One Killed
Usually has a gun
Pairs/Friends
Females = Objects
Boss = Big Guy