GENRE THEORY:

Chandler's Genre Theory:

• Narrative – similar plots and structures, predictable situations, sequences, episodes, obstacles, conflicts and resolutions.
• Characters – similar types of characters (sometimes stereotypes), roles, personal qualities, motivations, goals and behaviour.
• Themes – topics, subject matter (social, cultural, psychological, professional, political, sexual, moral), ideologies and values.
• Setting – geographical and historical.
• Iconography – echoes the narrative, characters, themes and setting, a familiar stock of images or motifs, the connotations of which have become fixed. Includes décor, costume and objects, certain ‘typecast’ performers, familiar patterns of dialogue, characteristic music and sounds.
• Filming Techniques – stylistic or formal conventions of camerawork, lighting, sound – recording, use of colour and editing etc.