Codes are symbols of a particular drama e.g. Knife and blood represents horror genre.
E.g. Tv drama codes
Conventions - unwrtitten rules of audience expectations e.g. chase scene in a horror film.
Good vs. Evil
Tv Dramas -
Realistic locations
shot reverse shot
Realistic narratives
Characters - even particular kinds of characters e.g. at its most simple 'good' and 'bad' characters.
Stories - they all tell stories wether those stories involve adventure or drama
Camerawork - particular kinds of shots are used e.g. sequences involving establishing shots followed by midshots of characters. shot reverse shot to show the character interaction and in particular, close ups to show the characters emotions.
Music - used to punctuate the action, create affects (suspension and tension) and underline emotional moments.
Particular subgenres tend to have items which make them immediatley identifable e.g. police cars/blue lights or surgeons to symbolise subgenres.
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