2. Key Elements of Genre
Protagonist
 Stock Characters
 Plot and stock Situations
 Icons
 Background
 Themes
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3. Protagonist

The protagonist is the main character
in a narrative, who usually ends up in
conflict because of the antagonist.

4. Stock Characters

The minor characters that are quickly
recognised as they exaggerate any
stereotypes associated with the film
genre.

5. Plot Stock Situations

The Plot Stock situation is the
storyline that would usually

6. Icons

Icons allow you to define the territory
you are in within the film.

7. Background
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A background is a recognisable
location in a genre e.g. Haunted
house in a horror film

8. Themes

Ideas that run through and are a part
of the genre.

9. Example

Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the
last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now
married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately, Sidney's appearance
also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with
Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger. Written by Joey
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Sidney Prescott returns home to Woodsboro on her last book tour stop. But, when she
arrives, everything is not all great reuniting with Gale and Dewey as Ghostface lurks in
town as well. When Sidney's cousin Jill's life is threatened, and her friends are being
picked off one by one, Sidney, Gale and Dewey need to figure out who's reinventing the
deadly game before it becomes too late. Written by Kris Hopson
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After 10 years, Sidney Prescott returns to Woodsboro for her book tour "OUT OF
DARKNESS" a self help book about life before and after the murders, Dewey is now Sheriff
of the town with Deputy Judy Hicks. Since the year 2000 when the murders ended in
Hollywood Gale has got writers block as Woodsboro has become boring. Sidney also
reconnects with her cousin, Jill and her aunt Kate. But Sidney's appearance also brings
back the ghost of her past. Written by Liam Jacobs

10. Example

In the 70's, the boy Billy is born with yellow skin due to a lever disease and his
dysfunctional mother rejects him. Later he witnesses his mother and her lover
killing his beloved father and burying him in the basement of their house, and he
is locked in the attic alone along his childhood. When he is a teenager, he is
sexually abused by his mother and she has a baby girl called Agnes. During
Christmas, the deranged Billy escapes from his imprisonment, kills his mother
and stepfather and blinds one eye of Agnes. He is declared insane and his sister
is sent to an orphanage. In the present days, Billy escapes from the Clark
Sanatorium to spend Christmas with his family. Meanwhile, his former house is
the Delta Alpha Kappa sorority house in the campus of the Clement
University, and the housemother and the sisters Kelli Presley, Dana, Lauren
Hannon, Megan, Heather, Megan Helms, Melissa and Eve Agnew are preparing
the house for Christmas party in a stormy night while Clair Crosby is in her room
writing a card to bury the hatchet with her sister. When three sisters vanish, the
others receive weird phone calls and believe something is wrong, but they find
that they are trapped in the location