Film genres

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An examination of different types of films, such as westerns, comedies, horror movies, etc., and how they are characterized by their style, themes, and motifs.

"Film genre is a stylistic or thematic category for motion pictures based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the emotional response to the film."
"Film genres are usually delineated by 'conventions, iconography, settings, narratives, characters and actors'."
"One can also classify films by the tone, theme/topic, mood, format, target audience, or budget."
"Genre films are commercial feature films that, through repetition and variation, tell familiar stories with familiar characters and familiar situations in a given genre."
"A film's genre will influence the use of filmmaking styles and techniques, such as the use of flashbacks and low-key lighting in film noir."
"Genres have associated film scoring conventions, such as lush string orchestras for romantic melodramas or electronic music for science fiction films."
"Genre also affects how films are broadcast on television, advertised, and organized in video rental stores."
"Alan Williams distinguishes three main genre categories: narrative, avant-garde, and documentary."
"With the proliferation of particular genres, film subgenres can also emerge... they include courtroom- and trial-focused films."
"Genres can also merge with seemingly unrelated ones to form hybrid genres, where popular combinations include the romantic comedy and the action comedy film."
"Broader examples include the docufiction and docudrama, which merge the basic categories of fiction and non-fiction (documentary)."
"Genres are not fixed; they change and evolve over time."
"A key role is played by the expectations of an audience about a film."
"Institutional discourses create generic structures."
"Tight framing in horror films..."
"Fonts that look like rough-hewn logs for the titles of Western films."
"Genres affect how films are organized in video rental stores."
"The melodrama."
"Popular combinations include the romantic comedy and the action comedy film."
"The docufiction and docudrama merge the basic categories of fiction and non-fiction (documentary)."