Film genres

Fantasy Genre Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre that uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in exotic fictional worlds where magic and magical creatures are common. The development of the fantasy’s themes and motifs can be explained by the release of The Lord of the Ring. This film did much to establish the genre of fantasy as commercially distinct and viable. Today fantasy continues as…

Wars there is space travel, laser guns/swords, and there is alien species. The plot for 2001: A Space Odyssey has long distance space travel and an artificial intelligence. Both of the films had to be written and later depicted by a director, then lastly put onto film. The person who wrote the beginnings of the film had to be educated enough to write these stories. This leads to fact that using science fiction in school classrooms will better enhance student understanding of their own…

Screenplay Critique #2 When you imagine different films in different genres, there are a whole list of different assumptions that audiences expect from each genre. Based on the fast scene changes of the script, it’s evident that The Departed is a crime drama action film. Since it’s an action film, there are also not many long winded character monologues and all of the characters have short dialogue to keep up with the faster pace of the film and keep the audience engaged. The action starts from…

term television music is a term of all music that is broadcast on television. It has functioned in several different ways, reflecting the array of genres and modes of broadcasting. It has also been called as “production music,” to emphasize dramatic programs, enhance mood and narrative structure and meaning, which is similar to music’s function in films, and as a way to mark transitions within a television program and between programs. Scholarships have claimed that the function of music on…

focus on one genre, this itself can prove that they led a much richer life. They did not just focus on the masterpieces of the authors, like what the Modernists do, that would be too minimal to fulfill any sort of goal of the writer. The earlier time period of literature focused on an array of genres to get many different things across to their readers; such as: histories, sermons, social critiques, political arguments, scientific and religious debates, aesthetic questions. All of the genres…

futuristic advances while fantasy movies use imaginative elements that are impossible. The misconception between Star Wars and Star Trek fans that both franchises fall into the same genre is easily refuted. These loyal fanatics are familiar with untrue comparisons and they give the true arguable difference between the two genres. Star Wars and Star Trek do share similarities within settings, action, romantic scenes and their participation within the movie franchise. Yet there are people that to…

becomes aware of what makes his or her life truly affirmative. We question about accepted societal values and observe about different views and different perspectives, which reshape our thoughts, like literary genres that possess varying outlooks for which serve many purposes within each…

Science fiction is a genre, which deals with unfamiliar concepts most that are scientific theories such as time travel, or human cloning. It is out of convenience that most science fiction novels are set in the future, since this allows the author to take a light notice into realist convections, which naturally would slow down the exploration of the chosen idea. But they are cases that science fiction is not always about advanced technology and space exploration but it explores concepts such as…

Fiction 3. Creative Nonfiction Understanding Niche and Genre Why it is important to discover your niche or genre. With a niche or genre, you discover your path, find your passion more quickly, avoid false starts and wasting time writing what doesn’t truly interest you. To start, notice any recurring thoughts or emotions that get your blood boiling…

want to know tomorrow, but tomorrow is not ours to know; it is however ours to ponder. Science fiction (sci-fi), as a genre, provides an outlet for many visionaries to contemplate the endless possibilities of technological advances, and how they will impact our world. In this paper, a subgenre of sci-fi, known as cyberpunk, will be defined and related to a postmodern work of film, “Blade Runner” and the book the movie is based on: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” by Philip K. Dick. These…