Genre: Codes + conventions

Question 1

Define codes and conventions:

Answer 1

Codes = Media lang choices that help to identify genre
Conventions = The way the codes are used (things wed expect to find)

Question 2

What are the conventions in an adventure video game?

Answer 2

Guns, violence, adventure map

Question 3

What are the codes and conventions of newspapers?

Answer 3

• Printed on cheap paper + published everyday
• Images + texts used to pass info onto reader
• Use headlines + organise info into columns

Question 4

What are the codes + conventions of tabloids and broadsheets?

Answer 4

They follow newspaper conventions but in distinct ways - Media lang choices made in their construct are different

• Tabloids printed on smaller sheets than broadsheets
• Use more images and fewer words than broadsheets
• Use more informal + sensationalist lang than broadsheets

Question 5

What type of news do tabloids prioritise?

Answer 5

Soft news (human interest, celeb gossip, scandals)

Question 6

What type of news does broadsheets prioritise?

Answer 6

Hard news (War, conflict, political issues)

Question 7

Which newspaper focuses on hard news?

Answer 7

The Guardian

Question 8

Which newspaper focuses on soft news?

Answer 8

The Sun

Question 9

What term do u use when discussing a texts genre?

Answer 9

Generic conventions

Question 10

What is hybridisation?

Answer 10

Mixed-genres