Genres - detailed

PART SEVENTEEN

GENRES

A STYLE OR CATEGORY OF ART, MUSIC OR LITERATURE.

"the spy thriller is a very masculine genre"

SYNONYMS:

category class, classification, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set;

 

EXAMPLES OF FILM GENRES: 

Action and adventure  

Animation 

Biopics  

Bollywood  

Comedy  

Crime  

Documentary  

Drama  

Family  

Horror  

Music documentary  

Musicals  

Period and historical

Romance   

Science fiction and fantasy   

Short films   

Sport   

Thriller   

War films   

Westerns  

World cinema

 

 

 

THREE THINGS THAT THRILLER FILMS HAVE IN COMMON:

1. The protagonist will fall victim to someone else’s scheme and get stuck in a moment of dread.

2. The protagonist will feel grief, false hope, heartaches, anxiety and near-death experiences.

3. Pacing must be high: Strong Narrative Thrust.