What Role Do the Conventions of a Genre Play in Its

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Essay

What role do the conventions of a genre play in its relationship with its audience? Why might a filmmaker choose to stick to those conventions? Why might that filmmaker choose to go against those conventions? How might this effect audience response?

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Definitions:

Field of Experience

The background, knowledge, perceptions, and understanding that individuals or groups bring to a communication situation, influencing their interpretation of messages.

Shared Understanding

A condition wherein all members of a group or team have a common and consistent comprehension of information, objectives, or tasks.

Psychographics

The study and classification of people according to their attitudes, aspirations, and other psychological criteria, especially in market research.

Communication Process

The sequence of steps through which information is transmitted from a sender to a receiver, involving encoding, medium selection, decoding, and feedback.