GENRES

Categories & Definitions

• Drama – Drama Films are serious presentations or stories with settings or life situations that 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.

 

The Drama Definition is courtesy of Drama Films - Filmsite.org

                  www.filmsite.org/dramafilms.html

 

• Action – Action film is a genre in which the protagonist or protagonists end up in a series of challenges that
                  typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases.

 

The Action Definition is courtesy of Action film – Wikipedia

                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_film

 

• Comedy – Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. These films are designed to make
                     the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for
                     humorous effect.

 

The Comedy Definition is courtesy of Comedy film – Wikipedia

                     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film

 

• Fantasy – Fantasy is a genre of fiction set in a fictional universe, often, but not always, without any locations,
                    events, or people referencing the real world. ... Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements
                    as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic and magical creatures are common in many of
                    these worlds.

 

The Fantasy Definition is courtesy of Fantasy – Wikipedia

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy

 

• Sci-Fi – Science fiction (often shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with
                 imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light
                 travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

 

The Sci-Fi Definition is courtesy of Science fiction – Wikipedia

                 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction

 

• Inspirational –"inspirational fiction" is a category and genre larger than religious writing, in the United States and
                            Canada it is often used only to refer to "religious fiction," "faith-based fiction," or more narrowly
                            (and perhaps most often), "Christian fiction".

 

The Inspirational Definition is courtesy of Inspirational fiction – Wikipedia

                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspirational_fiction

 

• Musical – The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative,
                    sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters,
                    though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate
                    "production numbers".

 

The Musical Film Definition is courtesy of Musical film – Wikipedia

                   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_film

 

• Dance – A dance film is a film in which dance is used to reveal the central themes of the film, whether these themes
                 be connected to narrative or story, states of being, or more experimental and formal concerns. In such films,
                 the creation of choreography typically exists only in film or video.

 

The Dance Film Definition is courtesy of Dance film – Wikipedia

                 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_film

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