Genre and Sub Genre

Genre is a way of categorizing films, shows the audience what sort of film it is, and also shows us some of the tool which we would see in the film, e.g in a Action film we mostly expect to see bomb explosions, guns, chasing and so on. The Genre also shows us what the film is about, e.g of a thew genres, Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Action, Romance, Adventure and many more. The genre of a films helps the audiences decide in what film they want to watch. The genre of a film also gives us a hint of what age group the film is for, for example if a film's genre is horror, you wouldn't let a child watch that film, they could get nightmares, you would only watch it if you are in the target age group, and if you enjoy horror films. The genre of a film is also useful for the Institutions because, it gives a set of tools and conventions for the makers, the genre can also help them market the film, for example, a horror film, they could realise the film on October(Halloween), the film will fit the concept or atmosphere of Halloween.      

Sub Genre is a sub category of a genre, so its the same thing as genre, but its just an extra genre added to the film, so for example an action comedy film, this film is mostly action and also is a comedy film. Having a sub genre, its sort of like watching a action and a comedy film at the same time. Having a sub genre, makes the film more interesting to the audiences, the film appeals to a wider target audience.    

Some films can have more then one sub genre, for example Nightmare on Elm Street is a Horror, Drama and a Thriller film. Looking at the poster of Nightmare on Elm Street, you can tell that the film is going to be a Horror film.