Steve Neale's Genre Theory

Steve Neale states that all genres contain repetition and difference.

Hybrid genres e.g. scary movie (horror+comedy)

DISTINCT

D: describe...

I: ... in detail

S: setting - location, historical time period

T: themes - love, guilt, revenge, good v evil

I: icons - significant props - weapon or wallet

N: narrative - how a story is told, plot

C: characters - boy/girl, background

T: textual analysis - style of camera, editing, sound