Generic Code and Conventions

1) What is a genre?
A genre can represent a group of things or classify the thing such as music, films or books. It can also represent a group that can identify and group things into categories.

2) What music genre's do you know?
Indie, RnB, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Rap, Hip-Hop, Pop, Classical, Folk and Punk. There are many genre's from different countries.

3) What are generic codes and conventions?
Codes are systems which create a meaning. Technical codes are all the ways in which equipment is used to tell he story in a media text. Symbolic codes show is beneath the surface of what we see.

Conventions are generally accepted ways of doing things an example such as 'bling' in a Hip - Hop video.

4) Why is genre important?
It defines the type of thing and also gives it an identity which allows the audience to associate the genre with.

5) What are the drawbacks of genre?
It stereotypes the music as well as the artists. It also shows the audience over reliance on the music.

Hybrid Genre's are a mixture of 2 genre's that can reach a much wider audience such as Dance music as it contains sub genre's such as House, Funky and Techno.