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CATEGORIZING FILM GENRES Three main types are often used to categorize film genres; Setting , Mood , and Format . The film's location is defined as the ''setting''. The emotional charge carried throughout the film is known as its ''mood''. The film may also have been shot using particular equipment or be presented in a specific manner, or ''format''. The following are some examples of well-established genres in film. They are often further defined to form subgenres, and can also be combined to form hybrid genres. Setting
Mood
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Target audience
CRITICISMS OF FILM GENRES What genres are not There are other methods of dividing films into groups besides genre. For example Auteur critics group films according to their directors. Some groupings may be casually described as genres but this definition is questionable. For example, Independent Film s are sometimes discussed as if they are a genre, but in fact independent production does not determine a film's storyline, and they can belong to any genre. Some have argued that genre needs to be distinguished from film style. A film's style concerns the choices made about Cinematography , Editing , and Sound , and a particular style can be applied to any genre. Whereas film genres identify the manifest content of film, film styles identify the manner by which any given film's genre(s) is/are rendered for the screen. Style may be determined by plot structure, scenic design, lighting, cinematography, acting, and other intentional artistic components of the finished film product. Others argue that this distinction is too simplistic, since some genres are primarily recognizable by their styles. Many historians debate whether Film Noir truly is a genre rather than a style of film-making often emulated in the period's heyday. Are film genres definable? A genre is always a vague term with no fixed boundaries. Many works also cross into multiple genres. In this respect Film Theorist Robert Stam has noted:
Many genres have built-in Audience s and corresponding publications that support them, such as Magazine s and websites. Films that are difficult to categorize into a genre are often less successful. As such, film genres are also useful in areas of Marketing , Criticism and Consumption . |
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