genres of film
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Genres Of Film
Action• High-energy physical stunts• Two-dimensional good guys vs bad
guys• Designed for audience escapism• Began in Post-Cold War(1960s)
Notable examples
• 007 James Bond spy series• Terminator Series• Rambo series
Adventure• usually exciting stories,new
experiences or exotic locales• intended to appeal mainly to men• Showcased courageous, altruistic,
patriotic heroes who fight for beliefs, freedom or against injustice
Notable examples
• Indiana Jones series• Robin Hood (1922)• The Three Musketeers (1916,
1921, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1973, and 1993)
Animation
• not a strictly-defined genre category, but rather a film technique
• often appeal to children
Notable examples
• Little Nemo in Slumberland (1911)
• The Adventures of Felix (1919)• Steamboat Willie (1928)
Biopic
• from the combination of the words "biography" and "pictures“
• depict and dramatize the life of an important historical personage
Notable examples
• The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
• The Life of Emile Zola (1937)• Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Crime-Ganster• developed around the sinister actions
of criminals• often highlight the life of a crime
figure or a crime's victim• provide a view of the secret world of
the criminal
Notable examples
• The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
• Dead Man Walking (1996)• The Godfather (1972)
Children/ Family/Comedy
• Light-hearted plots• Amuses audience through
exaggeration• Usually has happy endings
Types of comedies
• Comedian-led• Situation-comedies
Notable examples
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
• The Mask (1994)• Men in Black (1997)
Disaster
• concentrate on the chaotic events surrounding the disaster
• have large-scale special effects
Notable examples
• Planet of the Apes (2001)• Day the World Ended (1956)• Godzilla: King of the Monsters
(1954)
Documentary
• non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art
• sometimes known as cinema verite
• Nanook of the North (1922)• Don't Look Back (1967)• Memphis Belle (1990)
Dystopian
• Generally set in the future• Often grim, dirty, dark and
unimaginably awful
Notable examples
• Equilibrium (2002)• Starship Troopers (1997)• Death Race 2000 (1975)
Fantasy
• transcend the bounds of human possibility and physical laws
• often in the context of imagination, dreams, or hallucinations
• appeal to both children and adults
Notable examples
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940, UK)• Tom Thumb (1958)• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
Film Noir• literally 'black film or cinema‘• Fear, mistrust, bleakness, loss of
innocence, despair and paranoia are readily evident
• is not a genre, but rather the mood, style, point-of-view, or tone of a film
Notable examples
• Dark Passage (1947)• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920,
Germ.)• The Maltese falcon (1941)
Found Footage• Footage is presented as something
found• events on screen are seen through
the camera of the characters involved, who often speaks off screen
• Shaky camera work is employed for realism
Notable examples
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)• Paranormal Activity (2007)• Cloverfield (2008)
Horror
• Designed to frighten and invoke fears• Often combined with Sci-Fi• Center on the dark side of life• Goes as far back as the onset of films
Notable examples• Le Manoir Du Diable (1896, Fr.) (aka
The Devil's Castle/The Haunted Castle)-1st horror film
• Notre-Dame De Paris (1911, Fr.) (aka The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• Frankenstein (1910)
Martial Arts• contains numerous fights between
characters• Focus is placed on action• Characters are many times played by
real martial artists
Notable examples
• Ip Man (2008)• The Karate Kid (1984)• Bruce Lee Films
Monster• centre on the struggle between human
beings and one or more monsters• The monster is usually created by a
folly of mankind• Serves as a metaphor for human’s
continuous destruction
Notable examples
• The Golem (1915)• The Invisible Man (1933)• The Host (2006)
Musical• emphasize and showcase full-scale
song and dance routines• centered on combinations of music,
dance, song• has been considered the most
escapist of all genres
Notable examples
• The Lion King (1994)• The Singing Fool (1928)• The Jazz singer (1927)
Mystery• emphasize the detective solving the
crime through clues and exceptional rational powers
• focus on the unsolved crime• Detective often succeeds in cleverly
trapping the killer or criminal
Notable examples
• Sherlock Holmes films• Charlie Chan films• Mr Moto Films
Pirate
• built upon action scenes of sea battles
• included lavish sets, costumes, and weapons
Notable examples
• The Black Pirate (1926)• Captain Blood (1935)• The Sea Hawk (1940)
Romance• love stories• center on passion, emotion, and the
romantic• Many romantic films do not have
fairy-tale, wistful-thinking stories or happy endings
Notable examples
• King Kong (1933)• It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)• Romeo and Juliet (1968)• Titanic (1997)
Sci-Fi• quasi-scientific, visionary and
imaginative• often expresses the potential of
technology to destroy humankind• Began in 1980s
Notable examples• Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip
to the Moon) (1902)-1st Sci-Fi film
• Godzilla (1998)• Flash Gordon series
Sports
• have a sports setting that are central and predominant in the story
• Features individuals or teams with tough odds in a large-scale sport event
Notable examples
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)• The Champ (1931)• The Hustler (1961)
Super Hero
• focused on the actions of one or more superheroes
• often includes a focus on the origin of the special powers
• Most are based on comic books
Notable Examples
• RoboCop series• Batman (1943)• X-Men series
Teen
• targeted at teenagers and young adults
• Plot is based on first love, rebellion against parents, teen angst etc
• Often set in high schools
Notable examples
• 17 again (2009)• Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)• River’s Edge (1986)
War
• often acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war
• often been used as 'flag-waving' propaganda to inspire national pride and morale
Notable examples
• Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)• The Birth Of A Nation (1915)• Wings (1927)
Western• one of the oldest, most enduring and
flexible genres• Features the early days of the
expansive, untamed American frontier
Notables
• The Great Train Robbery (1903)• Tumbleweeds (1925)• King of the Cowboys (1943)
Cross Genre
Action-Comedy
Horror-Action
Romantic-Comedy
Western-Sci Fi
Sci-Fi - Dystopian
Resources• http://
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• http://filmsite.org• http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the
-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/
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