Children's Film Genre

Acton is a genre that is a class of creative work characterised by more emphasis on exciting action sequences than on character development or story-telling. There are many sub-genres, including martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, suspense action, and action comedy, with each focusing in more detail on its own type and flavour of action. It is usually possible to tell from the creative style of an action sequence, the genre of the entire creative works. For example, the style of a combat sequence will indicate whether the entire works is an action adventure, or martial arts. For example Spiderman 2. The characters are usually fictional in a naturalistic world. Spiderman himself has props which include his costume weapons. There is a lot of editing and special effects involved in making Spiderman such as Pyrotechnics, prosthetics, wire work, stunt doubles, sugar glass and computer generated imagery. The sound is non-diegetic which creates a tension filled atmosphere. Spiderman 2 is set in New York city and mainly involves the sky scrapers. The film is fast paced and reflects the rush and panic of the action. The film contains continuity and parallel editing while having cut transitions to create a sense of narrative reality and suspension. There is a lot of cinematography which involves most types of camera shots.




Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. For example Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets is full of characters with magical powers. They all have a variety of props including flying broom sticks and wands. The location is set is a far away land in a magical castle in a forest which is isolation from the real world. Throughout the film there are special effects to show when the impact of their powers are arising, including pyrotechnics and wire work. There is also a lot of prosthetics, sugar glass, stunt doubles and non diegetic sound. There also tends to be a character theme and sound bridge which runs throughout. The film contains parallel and continuity editing with cut transitions which creates a magical filled atmosphere.



Adventure is a genre were major characters are consistently placed in dangerous situations, and a fictional character who lives by their wits and their skills is often called an adventurer.For example Pirates of the Caribbean is an adventure film because there is a goal to achieve through adventure and findings were all characters are a risks of loosing their lives. Its also a comical film with funny moments. The characters are all fictional and have their individual props like Captain Jack Sparrow has his compass at all times and hat. The location is set at sea most the time on a big pirate ship although the do visit beaches/land at certain points in the film.



Science fiction is a sub-category within the broader context of the science fiction genre as a whole. An example of a science fiction film is X-Men.




By Saffron and Jake.