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Film GenresFILM GENRES
Elements, Examples and Ideas
Action
ELEMENTS• Cars, weapons,
fight scenes• Stunts, chase
scenes• High tempo• Extreme
locations• Escape,
revenge, assassin, kidnap
EXAMPLES• 2012• Back to the
future• Batman• Big Fish• 127 hours
POSSIBLE IDEAS• High speed chase scene, pause action shots
to show titles and actors names• Car racing- driver gets out of car to introduce
main character and dialogue begins
ELEMENTS• Sensitive
content• No bad language
or upsetting scenes
• Colourful• Upbeat music• Friendly
storylines• Good morals
EXAMPLES• Avatar• Bambi• 101 Dalmatians• Shrek• Toy Story
POSSIBLE IDEASBecause of limitations in school, animation isn’t a practical idea because we have to display our filming abilities and have limited editing facilities
Children’s Animation
Possible Ideas• Girl cycles along beach- music in headphones
stops when she hits man and earplugs fall out• Old man at home alone- pans across the room
showing old pictures of a happy couple
Elements• Relationships• Dreamlike
lifestyle• Softer music• Heart ache• Elements of
other genres e.g. comedy or tragedy
Examples• Dear John• Titanic• The Notebook• The Last Song• The Lucky One
Romance
ELEMENTS• Light hearted
humour• Exaggerated
stereotypes• Upbeat
storyline• Easy to follow
storyline• Puns/
innuendos
EXAMPLES• 21 Jump Street• The Hangover• The Interview• American Pie• Dumb&Dumber
POSSIBLE IDEAS• Male main characters going on a surf
weekend- learning to surf together• Scrawny boys fail their a levels and sign up
for the army- go through physical training program
Comedy
Elements• Investigation• Detective• Problematic
storyline• Clues and
mystery• Law breaking-
burglary, murder etc
Examples• Fast and Furious• Goodfellas• The Dark Knight• The Godfather• Jack Reacher
Possible Ideas• Panning camera across murder scene then
begin the film with the investigation• Police chase scene then the film gives the
background to why they are being chased
Crime
ELEMENTS• Adrenaline• Suspense• Paranormal• Eerie music
with changing tempo to build tension
• Aspects of gore and violence
EXAMPLES• HumanCentipede• The Awakening• The Quiet Ones• Woman In Black• Storage24
POSSIBLE IDEAS• Haunted house with bottles of body parts
lined up on shelves- new family moves in• Introduces main characters in the forest- its
getting dark and have to survive the night
Horror