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Genres by Mind Map: Genres

1. Drama

1.1. Focused on emotions and defined by conflict

1.2. Subgenres

1.2.1. Anthropological drama

1.2.1.1. Human behaviour and society at large

1.2.2. Docudrama

1.2.3. Legal drama

1.2.4. Medical drama

1.2.5. Melodrama

1.2.5.1. Plot over character

1.2.6. Political drama

1.2.7. Psychological drama

1.2.8. Religious drama

1.2.9. Teen drama

2. Experimental

2.1. Surrealist

2.2. Absurdist

3. Fantasy

3.1. Features situations that transcend natural laws and/or by settings inside a fictional universe

3.2. Subgenres

3.2.1. Contemporary fantasy

3.2.1.1. Occult detective fiction

3.2.1.2. urban fantasy

3.2.1.3. low fantasy

3.2.1.4. supernatural fiction

3.2.1.5. paranormal fiction

3.2.2. Dark fantasy

3.2.2.1. Disturbing

3.2.3. High/epic fantasy

3.2.4. Urban fantasy

4. Historical

4.1. Features representatiosn fo historical accounts or depict fictional narratives placed inside an accurate depiction of a historical setting

4.2. Subgenres

4.2.1. Alternate history

4.2.2. Biopic

4.2.3. Historical epic

4.2.4. Historical event

4.2.5. Historical fiction

4.2.6. Period Piece

5. Horror

5.1. Found footage

5.2. Ghost

5.3. Monster

5.3.1. Vampire

5.3.2. Werewolf

5.4. Slasher

5.4.1. killer/group of killer stalking & murdering a group of people

5.5. Splatter

5.5.1. gore & violence

5.6. Zombie

5.7. Supernatural

6. Noir

6.1. Stylish crime dramas, popular in 40-50s

6.2. Subgenres

6.2.1. Neo-noir

6.2.1.1. film noir revival - after wwii

6.2.2. Horror-noir

6.2.2.1. blends horror and noir

6.2.3. Tech-noir

6.2.3.1. blends noir and scifi

7. Romance

7.1. Emphasis on passion. emotion & affection

7.2. Subgenres

7.2.1. Historical romance

7.2.2. Paranormal romance

7.2.3. Romantic comedy

7.2.4. Romantic fantasy

7.2.5. Romantic thriller

8. Western

8.1. American West 19th century

8.2. Subgenres

8.2.1. Epic western

8.2.1.1. emphasize western elemeents

8.2.2. Empire western

8.2.2.1. creating largescale business

8.2.3. Marshal western

8.2.3.1. lawman trying to track down and punish gangsters

8.2.4. Outlaw western

8.2.4.1. follow criminals

8.2.5. Revenge western

8.2.5.1. Revenge

8.2.6. Revisionist western

8.2.6.1. Disproving notions of traditional western genre

8.2.7. Spaghetti western

8.2.7.1. Made in italy

9. Action

9.1. Associated with particular types of spectacle

9.2. Shows evolution of cinematic hero's journey and classic Hero vs Villain narratives

9.3. Subgenres

9.3.1. Disaster

9.3.2. Heroic Bloodshed

9.3.2.1. Themes such as duty, brotherhood, honour, redemption

9.3.3. Martial arts

9.3.4. Military

9.3.5. Spy

9.3.5.1. Episonage rather than political/psychological aspects

9.3.6. Superhero

9.3.7. War

10. Adventure

10.1. Narratives that are defined by journeys, and is usually located in a fantady or exoticized setting. Typically include quests

10.2. Subgenres

10.2.1. Pirate

10.2.2. Swashbuckler

10.2.3. Samurai

11. Animated

11.1. Film created by computer or hand Incorporates any genre/subgenres

11.2. Subgenres

11.2.1. Live-action animated

11.2.1.1. animation mixed with real life objects

11.2.2. CGI animation

11.2.3. Cutout animation

11.2.4. Stop motion

11.2.5. Claymation

11.2.6. Traditional animation

11.2.6.1. hand drawn

12. Comedy

12.1. Includes events that are intended to make the audience laugh

12.2. Subgenres

12.2.1. Action comedy

12.2.2. Buddy comedy

12.2.2.1. Two+ buddys with platonic relationship go on some kind of mission

12.2.3. Dark/black comedy

12.2.4. Mockumentary

12.2.5. Parody (spoof)

12.2.5.1. Mocks something / a genre

12.2.6. Romantic comedy

12.2.7. Screwball comedy

12.2.7.1. Satirizes the traditional story

12.2.8. Sitcom

12.2.8.1. situational comedy

12.2.9. Slapstick

12.2.9.1. Humor from physical movement, harm, or frustration

13. Crime

13.1. Deals with both sides of the criminal-justice system

13.2. Subgenres

13.2.1. Caper

13.2.1.1. Humorous, less serious, often non-violent

13.2.2. Heist

13.2.3. Gangster

13.2.4. Police

13.2.5. Detective

13.2.5.1. Whydunit - more concerned with "why" than "who"

13.2.6. Courtroom

13.2.7. Procedural

14. Musical

14.1. Musicals

14.2. Subgenres

14.2.1. Jukebox musical

15. Porn

15.1. Pornography - sex & nudity

15.2. Subgenres

15.2.1. Softcore

15.2.2. Hardcore

15.2.3. Erotic horror

16. Science Fiction

16.1. Combination of imaginative speculation & scientific premise

16.2. Subgenres

16.2.1. Dystopian

16.2.2. Post-apocalyptic

16.2.3. Military science

16.2.4. Steampunk

16.2.4.1. Victorian england - steam era

16.2.5. Tech noir

16.2.6. Utopian

16.2.7. Space opera

16.2.8. Cyberpunk

16.2.9. Contemporary

17. Thriller

17.1. Evokes excitement and suspense

17.2. Subgenres

17.2.1. Psychological thriller

17.2.1.1. unstabel psychological state of the characters

17.2.2. Mystery film

17.2.3. Techno-thriller

17.2.4. Political thriller