Genre and subgenre

Genre refers to the category in which the film belongs. Examples of genre maybe horror, thriller and comedy ETC. A subgenre is a break down of the category and gives a deeper insight to what the film is about for example romantic comedy/ action thriller. By looking at film posters recognising key signifiers helped us guess what genre the film belonged to without knowing before hand.

Unfaithful

Key signifiers in this poster are the women lying on the man in a very sexualised manner. So it may suggest romance. And the other man on top seems as if there is a love triangle between the characters which may suggest drama.

The actual genres this film falls into are romance/ thriller/ drama.












Dream House

Key signifiers in this are first of all the two girls. Children are normally seen in a playful light, but the way in which their faces are not visible suggest a thriller. Also the reason to why they are camouflaged with the wall leaves us in a state of mystery.

The actual genres this film falls into are drama/mystery/thriller.