Genre...

There are many genres, genres allow producers to catergorize there film or programme. They can be seen as a set of rules or laws that producers use to put there film or programme into. Genre allows the audience to identify which type of film it is. Genre is not a static it is able to change over time.

The main genres are...

Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime and gangster
Drama
Epics/Historical
Horror
Musicals
Science-Fiction
War

Western

The Sub-genres are...

Bibliographical

Chick flicks

Detective and mystery

Disaster

Fantasy

Fim Noir

Romance

Road Films

Sports

Thriller

Suspence

Supernatural