Genre and Subgenre

Genre- is a way of categorizing films e.g romance , horror, action, thriller ans adventure. This useful as it allows the audience to decide what film they want to see. Also it allows the makers to target their audience in detail as they will know what to appeal to. It also gives a set of tools and conventions for the makers.

Sub-Genre - A category that is a smaller division of genre. For example :

• Romantic Thriller
• Action Thriller
• Romantic Comedy
• Psychological Thriller

Horror - Genre

Rom-Com  - Subgenre

Mr and Mrs Smith Opening

Mr and Mrs Smith is seen as a romantic thriller and have a target audience for people aged 25 - 35 and fans of romance or thrillers also the i think this particular film targets both genders.

This can help influence my film as i can do a range of subgenres instead of sticking to one which will make my film opening more interesting and enjoyable to watch.