What are the most important genres in TV and Film?
Action: It is a genre in which the protagonist or protagonists end up in a series of challenges that typically include violence
Animation: It is the process of making the illusion of motion and the illusion of change by means of the rapid succession of sequential images that minimally differ from each other.
Biopic: A biographical film, or biopic, abbreviation for biographical motion picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people.
Comedy: It is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect.
Drama: When used to define a specific genre or type of film or television programme, drama is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular subgenre, such as "political drama", "courtroom drama", "historical drama", "domestic drama", or "comedy-drama"
Documentary: A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record.
Fantasy: Films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds.
Historical: It refers to a work set in an earlier time period; usually used in the context of film and television.
Horror: It is a movie that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction, such as an elevated heartbeat, through the use of fear and shocking one’s audiences.
Musical: It is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing.
Noir: It is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly such that emphasize cynical attitudes and grim motivations.
Sci-fi: It is a genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception and time travel, along with futuristic elements.
Thriller: It is also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that invokes excitement and suspense in the audience.
Western: Movies set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier.
Match these words with their proper definition:
Cult Classic - Premiere - Release - Cast - Big Screen - Small Screen - Period Piece - Pilot - Epic
A) The medium of television.
B) Films known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase.
C) When a film or movie is first shown to the public.
D) The medium of cinema.
E) When a film or show is first shown to a selected group of people.
F) The actors chosen to interpret characters.
G) A story involving world changing events.
H) The first episode of a series shown to producers as an example.
J) A story belonging to a different era which requires complex settings and different dressing than usual.
Top 10 Most Expensive TV Shows Ever Made
Why are these shows so expensive to make?
What shows do you like from the list? Why?
What shows would you like to see? Why?
What is your favorite genre? Why?
What kind of series call your attention?
What series are you waiting to watch?
Watch these short films and discuss:
Watch the film and discuss these questions:
- What is the film about?
- What genre is it?
- What is the best part?
- Do you like it? Why?
- Black Hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk
- The Device
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9nnr2OC_44
- Cargo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryenlQKTbE
Speaking Task: The Pitch.
Roleplay: You are a group of producers that want to create a new show for Netflix, but you need to give a Pitch. So, in your group, invent a series or film that you want to create. Follow these steps.
1. Brainstorm different ideas and get a name that represents the show.
2. What is the show about?
3. What is the plot?
4. What kind of audience is it going to attract? What makes it interesting?
5. What are you going to need to do the show?
6. Explain what you are going to do as a publicity stunt.
Writing Task: The Critique
You are going to summarize and criticize one movie or series you would like to talk about. The idea is to describe the story, who the characters are, what makes the series or movie unique, indicate the strong and weak points and give your general opinion about it. 120 words minimum (around 10 good long lines from a serious notebook).
Example:
I am going to talk about my favorite movie. The movie is called Saving Soldier Ryan. It is about a group of soldiers during WWII who have to go save Ryan, the last survivor of 5 soldiers. The main character is interpreted by Tom Hanks, he is the sergeant and he helps all his soldiers go through the war until one by one die trying to find Ryan. The other characters are a series of soldiers with specialized skills. This movie is unique because of its realistic war depiction, the exciting action and the moral problems presented. The best of the movie are Tom Hank's acting and special effects. What I don't like about the movie is that the beginning goes too slow and you get bored with so much talking. I think this movie is great. Probably Saving Soldier Ryan is the best WW2 movie out there and I recommend you watch it if you like action or war movies.
