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1、What are Film Genres?,Film genres are various forms or identifiable types, categories, classifications or groups of films that are recurring and have similar, familiar or instantly-recognizable patterns, syntax, filmic techniques or conventions - that include one or more of the following: settings (
2、and props), content and subject matter, themes, mood, period, plot, central narrative events, motifs, styles, structures, situations, recurring icons (e.g., six-guns in Westerns), stock characters (or characterizations), and stars.,The Major Categories (Mega Genres) or Classifications of Film:,Actio
3、n/AdventureComedyCrime/Gangster (mafia )DramaEpics/HistoricalHorrorMusicalsScience FictionWarWesterns,Action/ advanture films,Action/ advanture films usually include high energy , physical stunts and chases, designed for pure audience escapism.The James Bonds series is a typical example. A major sub
4、-genre is the disaster film.Advanture films are usually exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locals, very similar to or often paired with the action film genre.,Comedies,Comedies are lighted-hearted, designed to muse and provoke laughter by exaggerating the situation, the language, actio
5、n, and characters. There are various forms of comedy through cinematic history , including slapstick, screwball, spoofs and parodies, and more.,Crime/gangster films,Crime/gangster films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or mobsters and theire conflict with law, competitive colle
6、ague , or a rival gang. Headline-grabbing situations, real-life gangsters, or cirme reports have often been used in crime films.,Dramas,Dramas are serious presentations or stories with settings or life situations that portray realistic characters in conflict with either themselves, others, or forces
7、 of nature. A dramatic film shows us human beings at their best, their worst, and everything in-between. Dramatic themes often include current issues, societal problems, or injustices. Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre because many other genres have developed from it, such as crime
8、films, melodramas ,epics(historical dramas), biopics(biographical dramas)etc.,Epics Films,Epics Films often involve a historical or imagined event, legendary figure, cast in extravagant setting and accompanied sweeping musical score. Epics include costume dramas, historical dramas , war film epics,
9、etc. They are often expensive to produce.,Horror films,Horror films are designed to cause dread and alarm, invoke our hidden worst fears, and captivate and entertain us at the same. Whatever dark, primitive, and revolting traits that simutaneously attracted and repel us are featured in the horror ge
10、nre. They are often combined with science fiction.,3惊险片（thriller film）,惊险片处理的大多是现代人的焦虑和恐惧，表现了人类境遇中的荒诞和心理上的幽暗面，并且通过强化表现这类焦虑和恐惧，缓释了现代人的心理压力。 20世纪最著名的惊险片大师当数阿尔弗雷德希区柯克，其代表作有爱德华大夫（1945）、后窗（1954）、晕眩（1958）、西北偏北（1959）、精神病患者（1960）、群鸟（1962）、暴怒（1971）等。,阿尔弗雷德希区柯克（Alfred Hitchcock，1899-1980）,后窗,Musical /dance fi
11、lms,Musical /dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale song and dance rountines or the films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choregraphy. Musicals highlight various musical artists or dancing stars, with lyrics that support the story line, often with an alt
12、ernative , escapist vision of realitya search for love, success, wealth, and popularity.,Science Fiction Films,Science Fiction Films are usually imaginative, with distant planet, impossible quests, improbable settings, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, etc. Commonly, sci-fi films express s
13、ocietys anxiety about technology and attempt to figure out the future.Besides horror film, science fiction films share characteristics with many other genres, including fantasy films(Star War(1977), westerns (Outland(1980), advanture films(The Thing From Another World(1951), action films(Terminator
14、2- Judgment Day(1991), etc.,科幻片（science fiction）,主要指用幻想的形式表现人类科学技术远景，其主要特色在于情节中包含了科学奇想。 美国导演奇才库布里克奇爱博士（1964）和太空漫游2001年（1968）卢卡斯星球大战系列三部曲 斯皮尔伯格ET外星人 侏罗纪公园,美国导演奇才库布里克,卢卡斯,星球大战,斯皮尔伯格,斯皮尔伯格,侏罗纪公园,辛德勒的名单,War films,War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting
15、provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. War films are often paired with other genres, and they often take a denunciatory approach toward warfare.,Western films,Western films are the major definning genre of the American film industry , a nostalgic eulogy to the early days
16、of the expansive, untamed American frontier (the borderline between civilization and the wilderness). They have also been called the horse opera or the cowboy picture. Over time, westerns have changed a lot.,西部片（western movies）,常常以美国西部拓荒时代为背景，反映文明与蛮荒、个人与社会、本族文化与异域文明之间的基本矛盾。 关山飞渡 （约翰福特导演，1939）是奠定西部片基本模式的经典之作。 与狼共舞（凯文科斯特纳导演，1990）,关山飞渡,与狼共舞（凯文科斯特纳导演，1990）,电影类型汉语表格.doc电影类型大致分类。english,
