Possible Genres

Action:

·         Fast paced, a lot of physical stunts and chases, rescues, battles, difficult and tense escapes, mass destruction, adventurous,

·         Protagonist is often a  two-dimensional 'good-guy' heroes (more recently, heroines) battling 'bad guys' - all designed for audience escapism.

·         Examples of action films are; James Bond, Batman returns and x-men.

Adventure:

·         Exciting plots, with new experiences, exotic locations, searches or expeditions for lost continents.

·          Jungles and tombs are common locations

·         Protagonist is often of some form of treasure hunts, or a search for the unknown.

Comedies:

·         Light-hearted plots designed to amuse and provoke laughter through the use of one-liners or jokes or by exaggerating the situation, language or action.

·         Comedies include slapstick, spoofs and parodies, romantic comedies.

Horror:

·         Designed to scare and to invoke our hidden worst fears, and often have a shocking, fast paced finale.

·         Horror films feature a wide range of styles, often combining  science fiction with the danger of a monster related to a corruption of technology, or when the Earth is threatened by aliens. There are also a lot of sub-genres of horror such as slasher films, mass serial killers, poltergeist and hauntings, Satanic rituals and the more classic threats such as Dracula or Frankenstein.

Musicals:

·         Musical (and more recently dance films) emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routine, with a musical or dance performance usually integrated as part of the film narrative.

·         There are films that are based on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography.

Science Fiction:

·         Contain heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, futuristic settings and technology, , unknown forces, creatures from space (often either created by mad scientists or by nuclear mishaps)

·         Science fiction often expresses the potential of technology to destroy humankind.

Westerns:

·         One of the oldest, most enduring genres with very recognizable plots, elements, and characters

·         Usually include guns, horses, dusty towns, cowboys, Indians, etc

·          Over time  westerns have been re-defined and to some extent re-invented and spoofed.