Genre and intertextuality

Atypical opposite of typical.

If a genre goes against its conventions its then atypical and challenging.

A sub-genre is a genre inside a genre.

• Mise en scene of blood dripping form a letter.
• Low key lighting has connotes the unknown.
• Mise en scene of the bats gives a dark atmosphere.
• Facial expressions of characters suggests they are fearful and struggling.
• Its atypical that a woman is a vampire.
• Got the 'graveyard' setting thats obvious to a horror film.
• This attracts a specific audience.
• Attracts heterosexual men.
• The text looks as if its made of wood which has connotations of a stake which is a weakness to a vampire,.

Paradigms- to show

Iconography

Repertoire of elements 

Star trek

• Sci-fi
• sound effects such as the lasers
• Mise en scene of the futuristic costumes
• Future setting
• The presence of aliens
• Mise en scene of teleportation
• elements of soap opera

Genre fluidity- a way in which a genre changes over time.

Verisimilitude- 'like the truth' every genre has its own set of rules.