A movie, also popularly known as a motion picture, video or digital movie, is a creative work of visual arts used to simulate real-life experiences, stories, emotions, sights, beauty, or ambiance through the use of visually moving images. The word “movies” can be related to either the motion picture industry, which includes home movies, commercial movies, and other forms of entertainment offered on VHS tape or by videotape, or to the title of the artistic works. Movies are created for a variety of different reasons and each relates to the medium. However, regardless of whether the movie is created for the motion picture industry or for other reasons, most movies contain at least one underlying theme, namely the experience of viewing the movie. Viewing the movie involves a combination of the senses, including sight, sound, touch, and a sense of imagination.
There are four basic types of motion pictures, including home videos, independent films, action/adventure films, and horror/ Suspense films. These categories share some attributes, but they generally fall into two general genres. The genre of a motion picture can be related to the type of film or production it is, the type of audience it targets, and the methods of distribution. All of these factors impact the nature of the films and their suitability as a subject for any given genre. The genres of home videos, independent films, and the movies discussed here all share elements in common, but each has its own distinctive characteristics unique to it.
Early Days – The early days of cinema (the period spanning from the late 19th century to the early 1960s) included movies about matters of daily life, such as the lives of teenagers. Cinema then became more closely linked with events in the lives of middle-class citizens, and so the term “cinema” was gradually replaced by “culture”. Consequently, classic films that predate the modern era (such as Citizen Kane or Lawrence Of Arabia) are often classified as “culture films”, even when they are technically action/adventure films. These films deal with subjects that affect the lives of ordinary people and are thus considered “culture films”. One of the biggest influences of modern cinema, after Disney (and possibly earlier), was Japan, which produced a large number of movies during the decades following World War II that have been hailed as “the first big break” for Hollywood.
Family Film – A family film (also known as a “family” film) is designed to entertain its audience through various plotlines, and its goal is to entertain for multiple views. The plot of such films is usually centered on a single family or a small group of people who have some sort of connection. The character(s) in such films may be friends, siblings, extended families, or celebrities (or other figures). It’s a great idea to make a list of potential family film ideas and pick from it what seems most likely to be the theme of your own family film.
Action/Adventure Movies – Most of the action movies ever made are both entertaining and highly profitable worldwide. This is primarily because action movies require some degree of skill and originality on the part of the director. A successful action movie is one that tells multiple stories, all of which build up to a strong climax and then build up tension and build resolution until the movie is over. In this genre, there are no strict rules. Movie studios can be more innovative and less conservative, letting the director tell stories that other directors wouldn’t dare to touch.
All three of these major film genres are important and lucrative, but it’s the romance/ Friendship genre theory that has the power to make or break any movie at the box office. Romance films are usually high ticket and therefore command a higher price than independent or mainstream films. Friendship films are much lower budget and are usually made by studio executives who want to provide a romantic spin on the story. With a combination of good marketing, good casting and imaginative screenplay, romance/ Friendship films can make the studio dollars flow and help make or break a movie at the box office. In conclusion, if you’re an aspiring filmmaker, I’d suggest studying all three film genres.