Genre

1) Levels of Verisimilitude - the degree to which media content references real life.

2) Narrative Similarities - defined story structures or formulaic narrative devices.

3) Character-Driven Motifs - lead characters often have specific defined attributes or follow genre-driven narrative arcs.

4) Iconography - mise en scene expectations, camera and editing styles.

5) Audience Targetting - different genres appeal to different audience segments.

6) Representational Effects - genre is sometimes recognisable through their genre-specific representation.