repertoire of elements- key elements of a film that are consistently repeated throughout a genre.

hybridization- merging and combining different elements of media together.

corpus- when genres evolve as new texts are added to the body of similar texts.

historic specificity- genres that are associated with certain specific time periods.

repetition and sameness- the action of repeating something and something being the same.

variation and change- changing something from how it is or how it has or should been.

narrative image- telling a story in the moment or how it’s going or sequence of events unfolding over time.

expectations and hypothesis- how something is expected or believed to be and as proposition made as a basis of believing.

suspend disbelief- temporarily allow someone to believe something that isn’t true, especially to enjoy a work of fiction.

generic regime of verisimilitude- refers to what is likely to happen in a genre.

Conventions and Rules: Media conventions are rules or generally accepted ways of combining codes to create form and meaning within a media production.

Sub-Genre: A genre that is part of a larger genre the series is part of the blooming “urban fantasy” which features super natural creatures.

Hybridity: Hybridity is to be understood as a mixture of genres in a movie or anything that involves a genre(s).

Corpus: Corpus means a collection of facts and things. Corpus is associated with storage, indexing, search and delivery of multimedia data.

Repertoire of Elements: Repertoire are key elements of a film that are consistently repeated throughout a genre. Each genre has its own repertoire of elements which elements it as that genre.

Repetition and Sameness: This means that genre text producers walk a fine line between repeating successful formulas with only minor variations.

Variation and Change:

Production – the process of creating a product.

Distribution – the process of sharing something to a large audience.

Exhibition – a public display of something; this is usually a piece of art.

It was set in Denmark

Producer: Søren Sveistrup

Genre: Danish Police Drama

Broadcast on: Amazon, BBC4 and Netflix

Repertoire of elements- the theory that a certain genre of film will have similar characters

Corpus- Big structured text

Hybridisation- Is a genre that is a mix of themes and elements from two or more different genres

Historic Specificity- Associated with certain time periods

Repetition ans sameness- Genre text producers walk a fine line between repeating successful formulas with only minor variations

Variation and change- Varying it sufficiently to still allow familiarity but also make the audience feel the product they are consuming feels fresh.

Narrative image- visual story telling

Expectation and hypothesis- The assumption of the audience based on how its presented

Suspend disbelief-

stephen neale – a uk based theorist with an enormous contribution to genre studies. Neale views genre as a process, meaning that they evolve over time.

repertoire of elements – identifiable aspects of text belonging to the corpus

corpus – group of texts identified as belonging to the same genre

hybridisation – mixing one genre with another

historic specificity – belonging to a particular time period

repetition/sameness – repeated successful tropes in genre that allow parts of the genre to be recognised more.

variation/change – the tendency for genre texts to reformulate with new qualities to prevent audiences from becoming tired of a formula

narrative image – expectations of a genre text based on its label often passed from word to mouth

expectations and hypotheses – requirements to be fulfilled, and narrative and other predictions made by an audience based onprior experience of a genre

suspend disbelief – a sense of connection or belief the audience has to maintain to invest themselves in the story

generic regime of verisimilitude –norms and laws of a genre

Repertoire of elements – covers the theory that a certain genre of film will have similar characters.

Corpus – the body of text.

Hybridisation – The merging of different genres to create new genres.

Historic specificity – genres associated with different time periods.

Repetition and sameness/ Variation of change –  Meaning there is a fine line between changing too little and changing too much where it becomes unfamiliar 

Expectations and hypotheses -the assumptions of the audience based on how its represented.

Narrative image –  Telling a story through moving image and how its viewed and he genre is represented.

Suspended disbelief – the audience imburse themselves into the media form ad the characters or story’s.

• Repertoire of elements- the idea that all films in a genre has similar features.
• Corpus- a collection of texts which are similar.
• Hybridisation- a genre which is a mix of new and different genres.
• Historic specificity-genres that are associated with a specific time period.
• Repetition and sameness- features of a genre being constantly repeated throughout other texts.
• Variation and change-features of a genre being changed throughout different texts.
• Narrative image- visual story
• Expectations and hypotheses- the preconceived ideas that the spectator holds due to past viewings of texts from that genre.
• Suspend disbelief- the spectator buys into the film and becomes emotionally attached.
• Generic regime of verisimilitude- what is probable in a genre text which match up with personal experiences/ other texts.

Repertoire of elements – the theory that a certain genre of film will have similar characters

Corpus – a large structured bit of text, the body of the work

Hybridisation – combining two or more things

Historic specificity – associated with specific time periods

repetition and sameness – genre text producers walk a fine line between repeating successful formulas with only minor variations

variation and change – sufficiently allow familiarity but also make the audience feel the product they are consuming is fresh

narrative image – visual story telling

expectations and hypotheses – the assumptions of the audience based on how its represented

suspend disbelief – ‘buy’ into the film, narrative, character etc

generic regime of verisimilitude – what is probable or likely within a genre / very similar

Repertoire of elements= identifiable aspects of texts belonging to the corpus in genre theory

corpus= A group of texts identified with belonging to the same genre

Hybridisation= The mixing of one genre with another

Historic specificity= Belonging to a specific time period

Repetition and sameness= The tendency of genre texts to repeat aspects of successful formulas

Variation and change= The tendency of genre texts to reformulate with new qualities to prevent audiences from becoming bored of a formula

Narrative image= the expectations of a genre text based on its label often passed by word of mouth

Expectations and hypotheses= Requirements to be fulfilled and narrative and other predictions made by an audience based on their prior experience of a genre

Suspend disbelief= allowing yourself to be immersed in a fictional world

Repertoire of elements – the certain features that are expected in a genre which are often described as the ‘repertoire of elements’.

Corpus – the ‘body’, there has to be enough texts in a genre for ir to be recognised as a genre 

Hybridisation – the joining of multiple genres

Historic specificity – genres are associated with specific time periods/ may have been popular then due to cultural, economic or historical factors 

Repetition and sameness/Variation and change – means there is a fine line between media creators changing too little and the text becoming boring and changing too much where it becomes unfamiliar 

Narrative image – the way the text is organised to tell a story 

Expectations and hypotheses – the audiences previous experiences of the genre  

Suspended disbelief – when the audience buy in to the film/characters/tv narrative

Generic regime of verisimilitude – what is likely in the text 

Conventions and rules – Technical, written and symbolic tools used to construct or suggest meaning in media forms and products

Sub-genre – a more specific category within a genre 

Hybridity – the merging of genres 

Genres of order and integration (Thomas Schatz) – Genres of order value individualism and personal sacrifice. This genre sees violence as justified in certain circumstances and the heroes’ role is to reinstate the social order that has been undermined by the threat. Genres of integration value collectives and groups who communicate and cooperate for the general good. Negotiation and compromise are often used to help solve problems so that whatever has threatened the equilibrium can find a way to be integrated into the community. 

‘Genre as cultural category’ (ie an expression of a social, cultural and historical moment; again Thomas Schatz writes about how genres change over time and are indicative of the time in which they were made and of which they are representative)