Genre is a category of literature, music, art, or entertainment
OR
Genre is a style or category of art, music, or literature
- Genre is a french word meaning kind, category, or type.
- Genres are easier to classify type or kind of film, music
- Genres category based on similarities in either narrative elements or emotional responses to the film
- Film Genres are derived from components like setting, theme, mood, format
Film Genre Categories
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Crime
- Drama
- Epic/Historical
- Horror
- Musicals
- Science Fiction (Sci-fi)
- War
- Western
Additional Reading
- Wikipedia – Genre
- Wikipedia- Film Genre
- Studiobinder – Movie Genres List
- Wikipedia – Music genre
Amazon – Film Genre Books – View/Buy
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