Reasearch and Planning - Genre

Horror

Horror films tend to be mainly all fictional due to their violent nature, this means they are not based on real life events and are made up. There are few films however that are said to be non-fictional which are based on true events such as the The Amityville Horror. Horror films tend to be aimed to a more mature and older audience due the the violence and graphic nature that occurs throughout the films, they tend to be either rated 15 or 18 dependent on how bad the violence is or language used. Horror films tend to have blood and violence throughout as they are trying to frighten the audience, horror films tend to be released at the same time of year; Halloween as this is most appropriate time of year however they are released throughout the year as well.

Comedy

Comedies are films aimed at a younger audience however they can also attract more of a teenage audience due to most comedies using bad and offensive language which would be inappropriate for younger people, they tend to be rated 15+. People enjoy watching comedies due to them making the audience laugh as they mean no offense with what they say as they are just portraying a light hearted message.

Action

Action films are the most popular genre of films due to people loving the fact that they tend to have a hero a villain and violence throughout, this keeps the audience entertained throughout the film as there is continuous action throughout, there are films like M:I:III and James Bond which are both franchises which already have a very large audience and due to this nature they tend to do the best when they are released as people will want to come and see the follow up of a film.

 Animated

 

Animated films such as Toy Story and Shrek are mainly aimed at a much younger audience due to the nature of the film, they attract an audience between 2 and 8 years this is due to the children believing the fantasy's that happen throughout the films and also the story lines, the films are very easy to understand tend to have no violence and bad language and are filled with bright colors so that the children are attracted to the films.