2. Horror
• Some of the ‘best bits’ are shown to attract the viewer
• Title and credits are usually near the end
• Music interacts with what is on/coming on the screen (scary or intense non-diegetic asynchronous music)
• Short dialogue
• Low-key lighting
• Screams
• Institution companies logo is at the start
• Props – blood, guns, knives, dolls, creepy children, devilish, goats, bats and ghosts
• Colours – red, blacks, dark green, dark blue, yellow and greys
• Quick continuity editing
• Isolated setting
• Girls (most likely blonde)
• Antagonist is usually a male
• Pale skin
‘Let me in’ – 2010’ ‘Dark skies’ – 2013 ‘The Exorcist’ - 1973
3. Romantic comedies
• Typical ‘boy meets’ girl situation
• Often has a voice over introducing characters
• Often centred around a females point of view
• Usually set in cities
• Props – wedding rings or dresses, something to show lack or wealth or extreme wealth
• Hearts and doves
• Colours – pink, red, yellow, white, baby blue and orange
• Protagonist is female
• Simple costume
• High key lighting normally, darker lighting for romantic scenes to show intimacy
• Attractive actors (Scopophilia)
• Light and happy or chart non-diegetic asynchronous music
‘Love Actually’ – 2003 ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ – 2001 ’50 First Dates’ - 2004
4. Action
• Big city
• Props - expensive cars, guns, knives, gadgets, high tech
• Heroes and villain's
• explosions and crashes (massive destruction)
• Fights
• Car chase
• A mission
• Colours – red, green, black, blue, white (dependent on story lines)
• Costumes- super heroes, suits, very low class plain clothing
• Suburban locations and Capital cities with big poulations
‘Avengers’ – 2012 ‘Casino Royale’ – 2006 ‘Kill Bill’ – 2003
5. Drama
• Real life situations (relatable)
• Journeys or character development
• Dramatic storyline
• A lot of social interaction
• Struggles and pain
• Emotionally attachable
• Normally a happy ending
• Can be interlocked with many other genres (such as; romance, history and comedy)
• Costume – very natural, not fancy
• Colours – very mixed depending on the interlocked genre
‘The wolf Of Wall street’ – 2013 ‘Me before You’ – 2016 ‘12 Years A Slave’ – 2013
