Film genres

Film genres are identifiable types of films that have similar techniques such as:

• Content
• Settings
• Props
• Stars
• Subject matter
• Structures 
• Mood
• Plot
• Situations
• Narrative events 
• Themes

Types:

Action: Action films usualy include high energy, big budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, races against time and crises featuring, often two or more good characters battling the bad guys for pure audience escapism. 

Adventure: Adventure films are exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locales, very similar to the action film genres.                              

                                                               

Comedy: Comedies are designed to amuse and provoke laughter by exagerating the situation, language, actions, relationships and characters. uses the humor as driving force. they are more likley than other films to fall back on the success and the popularity of an individual star. 

Drama: Are serious presentation or stories with settings or life situations at portray realistic characters in conflict with either themselves,others or forces of nature. A dramatic film shows us human beings at their best, their worst, and everything in-between. Each of the types of subject-matters themes have various kinds of dramatic plots.

Horror genre: Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm and dread for the audience. They usually center on the arrival of an evil force, person or event. Many horror films include mythical creatures such as ghosts, vampires or zombies. Thought it has it´s own style, horror films overlaps into fantasy thriller and science fiction genres.  

Epic genre: Epic film is a genre that takes historical events and people and interprets them in a larger scale. Historical accuracy is not the main focus in epics but rather the telling of the grandiose story. The drama of an epic film is often accentuated by a sweeping musical score, lavish costumes and high production value.

 

Musical genre: a musical interweaves vocal and dance performances into the narrative of the film. the songs of a film can either be used to further the story o simply enhance the experience of the audience. These films are often done on a rande scale and corporate lavish costumes. These films explore concepts such as love and success, allowing the adience to escape from reality.