TY - CHAP T1 - Film: Genres and Genre Theory T2 - International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Y1 - 2015 A1 - Bondebjerg, Ib ED - Wright, James D. AB -

Genre is a concept used in film studies and film theory to describe similarities between groups of films based on aesthetic or broader social, institutional, cultural, and psychological aspects. Film genre shares similarities in form and style, theme, and communicative function. A film genre is thus based on a set of conventions that influence both the production of individual works within that genre and audience expectations and experiences. Genres are used by industry in the production and marketing of films, by film analysts and critics in historic analysis of film, and as a framework for audiences in the selection and experience of films.

JA - International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences PB - Elsevier SP - 160 - 164 SN - 9780080970875 UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780080970868950529https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:B9780080970868950529?httpAccept=text/xmlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:B9780080970868950529?httpAccept=text/plain ER -