Codes and Conventions from different genres

The same codes and conventions feature in all areas:
·         Camerawork
·         Editing
·         Character
·         Narrative
·         Theme
·         Location
·         Mise-en-scene
·         Soundtrack
Theme – What is it about?:
·         Love
·         Crime

Camerawork and Editing:
Different genres usually have different technical conventions.
§  Sit coms and Soap Operas usually have a lot of medium shots.
§  Thrillers have a lot of jump cuts
§  Music videos have a lot of rhythmic editing-where the video is edited alongside the music.

Characters:

§  You always have stereotypical characters in every text.
§  Soap Operas-family’s, dumb blonde etc.
§  Music video-The artist, the performer-it doesn’t always have to follow typical stereotypes and conventions.For example RnB-Gangsta, cars, ‘bling’, and showing off what they’ve got.
§  Film Trailer-Good guy, the protagonist.

Narrative and theme:

§  Thrillers-conspiracy theory
§  The News-mise-en-scene = believable and a sense of authority.