The key components of genre consist of:
- Stock characters- which is a character that is instantly recognisable to the audience from other stories for example the popular cheerleader, the bratty younger sibling. The audience can sum up their role in the story in less than a sentence and people will know exactly what you're talking about. These characters are usually one-dimensional in nature. Although sometime, two or more character types can be combined as well.
- Stock plots- these plots organise the action of an entire script. Most plots occupy a single episode.
- Stock locations
Problems of a genre
- Actually defining a genre is inherently problematic,
- e.g what is the difference between an action/adventure film and thriller?
- Is Se7en a thriller or horror film?
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