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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

GENRE RESEARCH

LIST OF GENRES - 
Action - Majority of the scenes contain destruction and active, fast paced movement, for example if a movie has ONE plane crash it does not classify into the action category. 
Adventure - Scenes consisting of characters going through hazardous and and exciting experiences for a specific goal which is usually achieved by the end.
Comedy - Films which contain a range of funny and humorous jokes and scenes.  
Drama - Characters portraying realism, scenes are usually of every day life with life struggles and dilemmas. 
Fantasy - Mystical and/or magical characters are developed for a fantasy film which are portrayed throughout. 
Horror - The film should contain terrifying images that effect the audience. 
Sci-Fi - Consisting of narrative which is of scientific development or discoveries, environmental changes, space travel or life on any other planet. 
Top 5 of each genre over the last 3 decades:


  • Action; Braveheart, Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, Training Day and The Matrix.
  • Adventure; Children of Heaven, Inception, Gladiator, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Matrix.
  • Comedy; Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Airplane!, Young Frankenstein, Caddyshack,Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. 
  • Drama; Imitation of Life, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, Penny Serenade, Separate Tables. 
  • Fantasy; Imaginaerum, Pan's Labyrinth, The Wizard of OZ, Alice in Wonderland, Lord of the Ring: Fellowship of the Ring.
  • Horror; The Shining, Alien, Shaun of the Dead, Psycho, Cloverfield.
  • Sci-Fi; Westworld, Fahrenheit 451, Stalker, Sleep Dealer, Dreamscape.
Results found from IMDb. 

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