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Genre

Genre. Codes and Conventions. Genre. All genres will have a set of ways that we can recognise them, similar features These is how we classify different media texts into groups These are called CODES and CONVENTIONS. CODE. A code is like a really firm rule that is almost never broken

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Genre

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  1. Genre Codes and Conventions

  2. Genre • All genres will have a set of ways that we can recognise them, similar features • These is how we classify different media texts into groups • These are called CODES and CONVENTIONS.

  3. CODE • A code is like a really firm rule that is almost never broken • There can be: • Character Codes • Plot Codes • Structural Codes • Cultural Codes • Production Codes

  4. CONVENTION • Conventions are habits or long accepted ways of doing things • These can change a lot as a genre develops but if you change to many or too quickly the audience may not understand what you are doing.

  5. Example • Television News • Is meant to report true events - Code • Uses interviews to find out information - Code • Has a presenter that introduces the different items - Codes • Uses reporters to present information -Code • Includes sports, weather - Code • News worthiness - Convention • Ways of reporting - Convention • Time - Convention

  6. Codes and Conventions • Watch how TVNZ reports on a story • How would you rewrite the story for: • A Teenage audience only • Children under the age of 10 • An audience that loves blood and guts • An audience of depressed people • An audience in a prison • An audience who hate news programmes

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