Matching Pairs Characteristics of Movie GenresOnline version Top 5 Movie Genres' Characteristics by Dario Gonzalez 1 Characters 2 The Purpose of Genre 3 Creative exceptions 4 Plot 5 Presentation These are persons or beings in a narrative. They are recurring in each genre. How the story is presented to the audience. The narrative structure. Spoof, Subversion, Genre Switch, Hybrid Genre. To set up audience expectations and to provide a roadmap for storytellers. It is how the formal elements of a film are put together: cinematography, costumes, editing, music, setting, atmosphere.