Horror-These films play with audience’s minds and their fears. Most horror films have a scary character portraying reference to something evil, or something unknown.
Most Horror films include:
-A dark settings and low key lighting creating a gloomy, scary atmosphere.
-Suspension music when building up to a scary moment, and highlights each event adding to the atmosphere.
-Focuses on visual elements for example mysterious figures or shadows.
-Reality statements 'This is based on true events' make the audience believe and fear the film more.
-Makeup in some films to make and evil character more creepy and fearing.
-Usually there is a victim/s to make the film suspension with a scary atmosphere.
Romance-
These films involve two characters who fall in love, and have to forward various objects to be together. They usually end happily and show a sense of truth and reality.
Most Romance films include:
-Realism- usually a normal everyday circumstance is turned into a romance, and can come about during an ordinary moment.
-The characters involved are usually given a background and a history, showing there development and falling in love.
-Music- love songs are usually played throughout with a powerful Ballard during intense moments like kissing and end scenes.
-Sub genres include chick flicks, Romantic drama, Romantic comedy and Romantic thriller.
Comedy-
These films aim to make the audience laugh with elements of reality, and emphasising certain situations. Comedies are usually feel good films because of their light hearted nature.
Most Comedy films include:
-Purposely funny characters, in some case a group of funny characters.
-A happy and funny ending.
-Light hearted jokes and a one liner.
-Happy music, usually pop songs.
-Majority of comedies are aimed at a younger audience.
-Elements of reality and truth.
-Sub genres include black comedy, Romantic comedy, action comedy, parody or spoof films.
Thriller-
These films use suspense and tension to toy with the audiences emotions. Thrillers use techniques to scare audiences to get them a alert and wondering, and usually keep you on the edge of your seat.
Most Thriller films include:
-An evil character/s for the audience to fear.
-A protagonist, a good character to fight evil.
-Red hearings, scapegoats, and twists in the plot to keep the audience guessing.
-Sub genres include physiological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers.
