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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Genres Of Film
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Action• High-energy physical stunts• Two-dimensional good guys vs bad
guys• Designed for audience escapism• Began in Post-Cold War(1960s)
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Notable examples
• 007 James Bond spy series• Terminator Series• Rambo series
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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
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Notable examples
• Indiana Jones series• Robin Hood (1922)• The Three Musketeers (1916,
1921, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1973, and 1993)
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Animation
• not a strictly-defined genre category, but rather a film technique
• often appeal to children
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Notable examples
• Little Nemo in Slumberland (1911)
• The Adventures of Felix (1919)• Steamboat Willie (1928)
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Biopic
• from the combination of the words "biography" and "pictures“
• depict and dramatize the life of an important historical personage
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Notable examples
• The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
• The Life of Emile Zola (1937)• Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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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
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Notable examples
• The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
• Dead Man Walking (1996)• The Godfather (1972)
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Children/ Family/Comedy
• Light-hearted plots• Amuses audience through
exaggeration• Usually has happy endings
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Types of comedies
• Comedian-led• Situation-comedies
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Notable examples
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
• The Mask (1994)• Men in Black (1997)
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Disaster
• concentrate on the chaotic events surrounding the disaster
• have large-scale special effects
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Notable examples
• Planet of the Apes (2001)• Day the World Ended (1956)• Godzilla: King of the Monsters
(1954)
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Documentary
• non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art
• sometimes known as cinema verite
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• Nanook of the North (1922)• Don't Look Back (1967)• Memphis Belle (1990)
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Dystopian
• Generally set in the future• Often grim, dirty, dark and
unimaginably awful
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Notable examples
• Equilibrium (2002)• Starship Troopers (1997)• Death Race 2000 (1975)
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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
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Notable examples
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940, UK)• Tom Thumb (1958)• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
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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
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Notable examples
• Dark Passage (1947)• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920,
Germ.)• The Maltese falcon (1941)
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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
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Notable examples
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)• Paranormal Activity (2007)• Cloverfield (2008)
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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
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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)
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Martial Arts• contains numerous fights between
characters• Focus is placed on action• Characters are many times played by
real martial artists
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Notable examples
• Ip Man (2008)• The Karate Kid (1984)• Bruce Lee Films
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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
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Notable examples
• The Golem (1915)• The Invisible Man (1933)• The Host (2006)
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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
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Notable examples
• The Lion King (1994)• The Singing Fool (1928)• The Jazz singer (1927)
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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
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Notable examples
• Sherlock Holmes films• Charlie Chan films• Mr Moto Films
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Pirate
• built upon action scenes of sea battles
• included lavish sets, costumes, and weapons
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Notable examples
• The Black Pirate (1926)• Captain Blood (1935)• The Sea Hawk (1940)
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Romance• love stories• center on passion, emotion, and the
romantic• Many romantic films do not have
fairy-tale, wistful-thinking stories or happy endings
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Notable examples
• King Kong (1933)• It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)• Romeo and Juliet (1968)• Titanic (1997)
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Sci-Fi• quasi-scientific, visionary and
imaginative• often expresses the potential of
technology to destroy humankind• Began in 1980s
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Notable examples• Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip
to the Moon) (1902)-1st Sci-Fi film
• Godzilla (1998)• Flash Gordon series
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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
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Notable examples
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)• The Champ (1931)• The Hustler (1961)
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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
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Notable Examples
• RoboCop series• Batman (1943)• X-Men series
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Teen
• targeted at teenagers and young adults
• Plot is based on first love, rebellion against parents, teen angst etc
• Often set in high schools
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Notable examples
• 17 again (2009)• Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)• River’s Edge (1986)
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War
• often acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war
• often been used as 'flag-waving' propaganda to inspire national pride and morale
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Notable examples
• Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)• The Birth Of A Nation (1915)• Wings (1927)
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Western• one of the oldest, most enduring and
flexible genres• Features the early days of the
expansive, untamed American frontier
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Notables
• The Great Train Robbery (1903)• Tumbleweeds (1925)• King of the Cowboys (1943)
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Cross Genre
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Action-Comedy
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Horror-Action
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Romantic-Comedy
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Western-Sci Fi
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Sci-Fi - Dystopian
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Resources• http://
www.indianajones.de/multimedia/download/wallpaper_comic_03_1024.jpg
• http://filmsite.org• http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the
-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/