Genre

What is Genre? Genre is where a film is put into a category depending on its settings. Films can be organised according to three principal concepts: setting, mood, and format. A genre can be defined as a group of movies that share similar elements such as scripts, types of actors, scenes, film techniques, camera shoots, sound, music, illumination, edition, etc. There are many different types of film genres consisting of:
Action: Includes films that have tremendous impact, continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, possibly extended chase scenes, races, rescues, battles, martial arts, mountains and mountaineering, destructive disasters (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.), fights, escapes, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous heroes - all designed for pure audience escapism with the action sequences at the core of the film. An example of an action film would be the recently released Inception.
Adventure: are usually exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locales, very similar to or often paired with the action film genre. An example of an adventure film would be Avatar.
Animation: are films where individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame (stop-frame cinematography). Usually, each frame differs slightly from the one preceding it, giving the illusion of movement when frames are projected in rapid succession at 24 frames per second. An example of an animation film would be Toy Story 3.
Biography: biography is a book about a person's life. If that book is written by someone else, it's called a biography. If it's written by the person himself or herself, it's called an autobiography, am example of this would be the Social Network.
Comedy: Comedies are light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter through the use of one-liners and jokes by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters an example of a comedy film would be, Due Date.
Crime: Crime (gangster) films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or mobsters, particularly bank robbers, underworld figures, or ruthless hoodlums who operate outside the law, stealing and murdering their way through life. An example of a crime film would be The Shawshank Redemption.
Drama: Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. An example of a drama would be, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Family: is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families. To attract these diverse audiences, film makers often create works that operate simultaneously on several levels of appeal, an example of this genre would be Elf.
Fantasy: are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic or exotic fantasy worlds, as distinct from science fiction films and an example would be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Film-Noir: means "black film" in French and features themes which are more negative than positive, with an overall dark and shadowy outlook--being filmed in black and white. This film genre takes in detective and crime noir as well as many gangster films of the 1930's and an example of Film Noir would be Double Indemnity.
History: often cover a large expanse of time set against a vast, panoramic backdrop and an example of a film within this genre would be Saving Private Ryan.
Horror: are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience and a film within this genre would be The Strangers.
Music/Musical: films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way usually with a musical or dance performance integrated as part of the film narrative and an example would be Step Up.
Mystery: are films that explores the unsolved crime, particularly murder, disappearance, or detective, investigative intrigue. Emphasis is usually placed on the person solving the crime and the reasons and events leading to the crime and an example of this would be Salt.
Romance: These films are based around love stories, or affairs of the heart that center on passion, emotion, and the romantic, affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage and an example of this would be, Eclipse.
Science Fiction: are often visionary and imaginative that involve heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places, great dark and shadowy villains, futuristic technology, unknown and unknowable forces, and extraordinary monsters and a film that comes under the sci-fi genre would be District 9.
Sport: are films that have a sports setting for example, football or an event such as a fight or a race and the character/or athlete is normally central and predominant in the storyline. A sports film would be The Blind Side.
War: These films normally acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting against nations or humankind on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film and an example of a war film would be The Great Escape.
Western: these films have defined the genre of the American film industry, a eulogy to the early days of the expansive American frontier. They are one of the oldest, most enduring genres with very recognisable plots, elements, and characters with six-guns, horses, dusty towns, trails, cowboys and Indians and a film that falls into the Western film genre category is A Fistful of Dollars.