RESEARCH - genres and sub-genres

Genres

A genre is a way in which movies are assorted into groups. The word genre, is French for type. Some genres are:

• Comedy
• Thriller
• Action
• Horror
• Science-fiction
• Fiction
• Etc...

Genres allow producers to use a set of generic codes to make the film. This also allows them to assort the props, locations and actors then they can be reused from film to film. For example, an actor like Matt Damon is more commonly found in thrillers than comedies.

Sub-genres

A sub-genre is a way in which a genre of movies is assorted into groups, for example some thriller sub-genres are:

• Conspiracy
• Crime
• Disaster
• Mystery
• Psychological
• Supernatural