Types of Genres

In order to understand the premise, one must determine the genre of the material. Usually there are four types of genres namely; 1. primary, 2. compounded, 3. qualified and 4. combined. Let say for example your material is using the primary genre called drama, the structure of the premise will have two main structural components namely; 1. the dramatic problem and 2. the dramatic solution. The dramatic problem serves as the subject of the premise while the dramatic solution will serve as the action of the premise.

When we refer to the conflict model, the premise represents the central problem of the material. Within the framework of the central problem are the character's conflict and the story's conflict. From these two conflict arcs, the material will move from the dramatic problem to the dramatic solution.

This is the reason why we need to know the genre of the material. Or else, we won't be able to construct the Bible and eventually construct the Beat Outline of the Material. In theory, when we combine the approach to reality (the look) and the genre ( the feel), the end result is what we call the unified art direction of the material from the character designs, background designs and other related designs.