Kieran's AS Media Coursework 2013: Film Genres

Film Genres

Film genres are identifiable types, categories or classification used to categorize films with similar themes. There are many different types of genre including; Comedy, Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller and epics. Each of these different genres have different paradigms and tend to be structured differently. Here are some examples of films from different genres;

Action/Adventure

Here is the trailer of blockbuster action film, A Good Day To Die Hard (Clip taken from YouTube):

This is a typical action film, which is extremely obvious from the trailer as there is a lot of explosions and gunfire which is a common feature of most action films. You can also often tell what genre of film you are watching from the actors that are in the main parts. In the case of this film, the main character is played by Bruce Willis who is often associated with action films.

Comedy

Here is the trailer of one of my favourite comedy films, White Chicks

As soon as this trailer starts playing it is obvious that it is a trailer for a comedy because of the voice over and the description of what the film is about. Also the themes in the film cannot be any other genre because of the nature of them