ICONOGRAPHY IN FILM AND TELEVISION
- Icons for the Western genre of films includes ten gallon hats, spurs, horses, saloons, guns, jails, and the badge of the sheriff.
- Icons for horror movies may include young girls, haunted houses, and contrasting shadow and light in darkened places.
- Bad guys often wear black to symbolize evil and leather jackets, often black, are worn by rebels or tough guys.
- Thrillers are often filmed in urban neighborhoods whereas scary movies are often set in the suburbs.
- Science fiction movies have high tech gadgets and automobiles that fly.
