Genre Research

Genre Research

1. Psychological

   • Reality -characters reach the point of their sanity where they do not know what is real or not anymore.
   • Perception - the world or different characters may be perceived differently depending on the characters emotional state.
   • Death - characters either fear or have a fascination with death.
   • Identity - characters tries to find their own identity or discover someone else's true identity.
   • Mind - focuses on the way character's minds are effected.
   • Existence - why does something exist? What is it's purpose?

2. Horror

   • Secluded location - somewhere nowhere, uneasy access, perfect crime spot.
   • Faulty technology - phone line dies, TV turns on unexpectedly, usually thought that something paranormal caused this.
   • False villain - someone who scares the protagonist as a joke before the real occurrence.
   • Bad weather - typically stormy/rainy weather to foreshadow the 'dark' scenes to come.
   • Lack of understanding of the threat - character investigates in the daunting room when they know something is in there.

3. Thriller

   • Low key lighting - emphasises the negative storyline, adds to the audiences' thrill when something happens in the plot.
   • Protagonist in the mercy of the antagonist - usually a scene which depicts the protagonist captured by the antagonist in which they must escape from.
   • Quick shots - creates heightened anticipation for the audience, increases the idea that something will happen.
   • Usual theme of destruction - something is destroyed e.g. buildings, and important artifact etc.
   • Hero - usually someone is proclaimed victorious after a conflict.

4. Mystery

   • Unsolved crime - creates the mystery.
   • Centred around the protagonist - usually a detective solving the case, might involve them in someway.
   • Clues - lead to ending the mystery; DNA, objects etc. Sometimes they are places there on purpose.
   • Setting - crime usually taken place in a house or outside. Potentially shows an office where the research takes place.
   • Editing - fade to black shows dark matter afoot. Panning would allow the audience to see what is being investigated.