There are four main genres of short films: romance, comedy/dark comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, and drama. Romance films follow characters' journeys to love, often dealing with passion and emotion. Comedies and dark comedies aim to make audiences laugh, sometimes through humorously dark stories that usually have happy endings. Sci-fi and fantasy films are set in futuristic or imaginary worlds that rely on technology or the imagination. Drama films portray real-life situations. Film noir is not a specific genre but has a mood of cynicism and deals with crime stories involving a disillusioned male and seductive femme fatale.

1. Genres in Short films
There are many different genre that short films are made up, below are the
popular four.
Romance- this consists of plots that follow the focus of passion, lust and emotion.
Usually allowing the audience to follow the characters journeys to love.
Examples of this are:
RPG OKC- this is a storyline of two characters in a video game, that fall in love which
provesto be unlikely for these particular characters.
The Youth in Us- this is about a young couple confronting a painful future by looking
at the past.
Long Branch- A quest for a one night stand gets complicated when the male
protagonist lives2 hours away.
Comedy/ dark comedy- these types of films are usually light hearted dramas
and can sometimes be humorously dark but are used to make the audience laugh
and usually have happy endings.
Examples of this are :
The Promise- A five year old promise leads friends to seek their darker personalities.
Erica Wexler is online-Everyonewritesto Erica and she is exceptionally good at
replying, except she is dead.
My mom smokes weed- A mother and son go to replenish their supply of herbs.
Sci-Fi/ Fantasy- these are often set in futuristic environments that show
advances in technology, special effects are widely used throughout (Sci-Fi). Usually
influenced by scientific truths and is often dependant on the audiences imagination
and beliefs(fantasy).
Example of this are:
Post human- A genius hacker and his dog help an enigmatic woman free a test
subject of black ops.
True Skin- This is wherehuman cyber modification is the norm; protagonist Kaye
finds himself on the run.
Caterpillar- An eerie world comes alive with an elderly woman’s transformation.
Drama – these types of film often portray real life situation.
Examples of this are:
Margo Lily- A young couple go and plant a tree in memory of their deceased
daughter.
Requiem for romance- A “Crouching love, hidden breakup” story.
Get back – A relationship distracted by technical distractions.
Film Noir- The film noir isn’t a specific genre but has certain mood and tone to the
film. They are often based around cynical, hard hearted, disillusioned male
encounters a seductive femme fatale. Main focus is on Crime genre.