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…

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…

This school year I enjoyed this English class because it was not very difficult, but it was not easy at all. This year we did so many assignments and some of them were analyzing poems, emulating poems, writing a theme of a poem, presenting a speech in class and then working as a group to create a chapter. I believe that I have grown throughout this school year. I have grown as a listener because back then I was not used to listening to poems without having a paper right in front of me. Now I am…

This paper is a deep exploration of the cinematic world, focusing primarily on film directors, their styles and trademarks. This research paper endeavors to give a better understanding of the film world by answering a three part question: How does a film director develop his style and use trademarks to portray or affect viewers to his liking, using tools of film such as music, camera angles, post production, and the like; What are the elements that make up a film director’s style and what makes…

Fiction and Fantasy are very famous genres of reading. Fiction can be things with a good technology or interesting stories. Fantasy can be magic stories or animals that help humans. Both of them are very good genres of books to read. I prefer Fantasy but I like both of them. I will tell you information about Fiction and Fantasy and why I prefer Fantasy. Fiction stories are stories that are made up by the author's imagination. There are different kinds of fiction, such as Science Fiction, and…

few other arts can. And above all else, it fills you with a rush of emotions. These responses can either be heart-warming and inspiring. Or they can be daunting and uncomfortable, like with horror movies. By taking what film offers, the horror movie genre presents a unique form…

While science fiction might be most notably known as a hard-hitting, thought-perpetuating genre featuring novels of fascination, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy brings a refreshing element to the table; absolute hilarity. The title of this iconic book written by Douglas Adams immediately sparks interest. Before you can say “Zaphod Beeblebrox”, the novel immerses you. Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect embark on a space adventure. The book’s title doubles as the title of the…

Science fiction for children is a form of fantasy literature that takes real science and extrapolates the science to form fantasy stories. Science fiction teaches students how real science ideas work but tweaks it so that it does not become real. Back when society carried boom boxes and radios to listen to music around the house on the way to the beach, when nobody could peacefully listen to music because they had headphones that weighed a lot. A writer by the name of Ray Bradbury introduced a…

picks up a diary that has somehow gotten lost and finds a way to return it. According to “The Golden Lie” and “Dear Future” there are many similarities and differences. One similarity between “The Golden Lie” and “Dear future is the genre. Both stories’ genre is realistic fiction. In “The Golden Lie”…

Fiction in an important literary art form. Fictional writings, usually short stories or novels, are stories that depict imaginary events. But they are much more than that. Fictional stories have evolved as time has evolved, starting with Greek Mythology, leading into fairy tales, and eventually becoming well known favourites such as The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. It leaves us wondering, why do people like fiction? How have fictional stories withstood the test of time? I believe people…