Rick Altman

Rick Altman introduces 3 resolution to describe what genre is.

1. Semantic - all of the codes

- Settings

- Props

- Characters

- Sounds

- Shooting Style

Example: Western Semantic codes 

Settings:

- California

- The wild west

- Bars

- Prison

- Frontier town with saloon

- Mountains

Props:

- Guns

- Beers/Alcohol

- Horse

- Cards 

- Whips

- Dice

Characters:

- Cowboy

- Marshall

- Town Drunk

- Bar Tender

- Indians

- Black Smith

- Homesteader

- Bounty Hunters

- Hooker

(Costumes:)

- Cowboy outfit (stetson hats, shoes)

Sounds: 

- Banjo

- Drums

- Piano

- Guitar

- Harmonica 

Shooting Style:

- Tracking

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2. Syntatic - Narrative
In a romantic comedy, we expect the potential lovers to begin by not liking each other, then end up together.

In a horror movie, we expect someone to die by a devil