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Action
1. often a protagonist (hero) and an antagonist (villain)
  1. sideman joker princess
2. fiction and non realistic
  1. superficial
  2. violence guns dramatic
    1. fire smoke
  3. free running stunts / jumping
    1. typical muscley men
3. intense voiceovers
  1. typically a man
  2. dramatic angles
    1. zoom in
  3. background music
    1. starts and stops with action and tense moments
Romance
1. build up throughout
  1. meaningful background music
    1. voiceover
      1. 1st person
      2. story
  2. constant text pops up on screen
    1. rhetorical Qs
      1. answered through following clip
  3. clips of passion including hugging kissing and sexual scenes
  4. childhood like scenes including sitting on benches and swings
2. two main characters
  1. seduction
  2. passion
3. characters lying on grass
  1. feelings
  2. mood
Thriller/Horror
1. Tension and suspense
  1. dramatic music
    1. flashbacks
    2. history/background of story in voiceover
  2. silent pauses for effect
  3. heavy breathing
  4. sudden screams or movement
    1. facts and stats
2. blood and gore
  1. graphic scenes
3. recorded footage shown on film
Drama
1. background music
  1. drums
  2. no lyrics
  3. clear beat
  4. tension building
2. voiceovers
  1. man speaking
    1. 1st person
  2. intense
3. fast pace editing
  1. camera shots from face on
    1. no extreme close ups
  2. wide shots
    1. long shots
    2. party/group scenes
      1. lots of extras=big budgets
        audiences
4. credits are bold
  1. block writing
    1. various clips - non continuous
      1. blackout at end
        exaggurated
        glamorous
    2. bold colours/primary
5. light humour
  1. very American

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