The Greatest Among Art 1 What particularities

The Greatest Among Art 1. What particularities genres are there in film industry and what are they based on? 2. What genres are the most popular?

Contents 1 Categorizing film genres Setting Mood Format Target audience 2 Favourite genres 3 Explaination of popularity 4 Conclusions

INFORMATION Ø In film theory, genre refers to the primary method of film categorization. A "genre" generally refers to films that share similarities in the narrative elements from which they are constructed

Categorizing film genres Three main types are often used to categorize film genres; setting, mood, and format. Ø The film's location is defined as the setting. Ø The emotional charge carried throughout the film is known as its mood. Ø The film may also have been shot using particular equipment or be presented in a specific Ø

Setting Ø Ø Ø Ø Crime: places its character within realm of criminal activity. Film noir: portrays its principal characters in a nihilistic and existentialist realm or manner. Historical: taking place in the past amidst notable historical circumstances. Science fiction: a setting or plot defined by the effects of speculative (not yet existing) technology (i. e. future space travel, cyberpunk, time travel). Sports: sporting events and locations pertaining to a given sport. War: battlefields and locations pertaining to a time of war. Westerns: wilderness on the verge of civilization, usually in the American West.

Format Ø Animation: the rapid display of a sequence of 2 -D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. Ø Live action Ø Documentary Ø Musical: songs are sung by the characters and interwoven into the narrative.

Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø MOOD Action: generally involves a moral interplay between "good" and "bad" played out through violence or physical force. Adventure: involving danger, risk, and/or chance, often with a high degree of fantasy. Comedy: intended to provoke laughter. Drama: mainly focuses on character development. Fantasy: speculative fiction outside reality (i. e. myth, legend). Horror: intended to provoke fear in audience. Mystery: the progression from the unknown to the known by discovering and solving a series of clues. Romance: dwelling on the elements of romantic love. Thrillers: intended to provoke excitement and/or nervous tension into audience

We found out : The great part of people like to watch comedy, cartoons to relax. The most popular films are:

Target audience Children's film: films for young children; as opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences. Ø Family film: intended to be attractive for people of all ages and suitable for viewing by a young audience. Examples of this are Disney films. Ø Adult film: intended to be viewed only by an adult audience, content may include violence, disturbing themes, obscene language, or explicit sexual behavior. Adult film may also be used as a synonym for pornographic film. Ø

Some genres are based on story content (the war film), -we learn a lot of interesting information Ø are borrowed from literature (comedy, melodrama) - especially for women Ø from other media (the musical). Ø Some are performer-based (the Astaire-Rogers films) or budget-based (blockbusters), Ø others are based on artistic status (the art film), Ø racial identity (Black cinema), Ø location (the Western) Ø sexual orientation-

Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Comedy. . . . . 45. 7% action. . . . . 23. 8% thriller. . . . 18. 9% mystery. . . 15. 5% melodrama. . 9. drama. . . . 7. 6% horror. . . . 18. 3% fantasy. . . . 38. 1% erotic. . . . 31. 1% documentary. . . 14. 6% (48)

Conclusions Watching films we don’t think about genres We want to relax, to digress of our problems , to enjoy , to cheer up, to laugh, to learn more, to compare book with film and so on…. . Film Аrt is long, life is short» and YOU MUST …? (think!!!) We understand «