Film genres and sub-genres
A film genre is a category in which a particular film falls under. There are money genres of film, such as Action, Thriller and Romance, that are determined by similar narrative qualities that the particular films may share. For example, in a typical action film, an audience will expect to see the likes of explosions, emphasised violence and other content of similar nature.
A sub-genre is a sub-category for a film that is already classified under a particular film genre. Sub-genres are determined by further narrative qualities that exist within a particular film. For example, the Thriller film genre contains several sub-genres within it's existing category such as conspiracy thrillers, action thrillers and psychological thrillers.
Examples of Thriller films that come under a sub-genre:
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| 'Enemy Of The State' a 1998 American action thriller, starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman |
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| 'Unknown' a 2011 British release psychological thriller, starring Liam Neeson |
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| 'Source Code' a 2011 sci-fi techno-thriller, an American release starring Jake Gyllenhaal
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These sub-genres could possibly influence our own film opening. Narrative qualities can be taken from each sub-genre, and manipulated to create an original thriller narrative opening.
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