Playing with genres

Every genre has a DNA: a set of conventions, tropes, and emotional promises. This training shows participants how to identify, master, and play with them to satisfy or twist expectations.

Informations

Target Audience

Profile

  • assignment_indAuthors
  • assignment_indContent writers
  • assignment_indNarrative designers

Requirements

  • mindfulnessNo formal prerequisites
  • emoji_objectsParticipants are encouraged to bring an ongoing project and/or examples of favorite genre works to analyze

Learnt Skills

  • flareUnderstanding what defines a narrative genre and why it matters
  • flareLearning the conventions and obligatory scenes of major genres
  • flareExploring how to meet or subvert audience expectations

Programme

Beyond labels

Understand what defines a narrative genre and why it matters.

  • bookGenre DNA
  • bookConventions and obligatory scenes
  • bookSuspension of disbelief

Tropes and subversion

Explore the infinite library of tropes and experiment genre blending.

  • bookTropes
  • bookCross-breeding genres

This course is originally intended to last 2 days (14 hours), but its duration and content can be adjusted to your needs.