Genre, hybrid and sub genres

Film genres are identifiable types, categories, classifications or groups of films that have similar techniques or conventions such as;

• content
• subject matter
• structures
• themes
• mood
• period
• plot
• settings
• recurring icons 
• stock characters
• narrative events
• situations
• motifs
• styles
• props
• stars

Genres change and develop because of changes in the period in which the genre is being produced. Genres have also changed overtime with the introduction of brand new technology which allows a film to create new features.

Hybrid Genre

A hybrid genre occurs when an author or other creative professional attempts to merge two or more genres.

Sub genre

A sub-genre is a sub-category of a specific genre.