Film Genre

LO: To explore the concept of film genre

• Horror
• Action
• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance
• Sci-fi
• Thriller
• Chick flicks
• Musical
• Lesbian
• Crime
• Western
• Family
• Adventure
• Teen
• Animation
• Noir
• Fantasy

Hybrid 

combination of two or more genres e.g. rom-com  

Sub Genre

A way of classifying types of film within a genre

Horror films

• Scary movie- comedy horror
• Insidious- Paranormal
• Resident Evil- Monster
• Alien- Monster
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre- killer
• SAW V- gore 

Comedy:

21 & over

Inbetweeners

Joe & Caspar hit the road

Mac & Devin go to high school

The 40 year-old virgin

Kevin & Perry go large

The Dictator

Hot Fuzz

Shaun of the dead

The worlds end

American pie

The Hangover

Scary Movie

School of rock

Meet the Fockers

South Park: Longer, Better and Uncut

Haggard

Minghags

Jackass

CKY

Zombieland

Wayne's world

Sub-Genres

Parody

Black comedy

Satire

Slapstick