LibGuides: AS: Digital Cinema: Genres

Types of Film Genres

Film Genres have expanded from the original Action- Western and now there are literally hundreds to choose from. Here are just a small listing:

Action
American Indie
Biopics
Chick Flicks
Cinematography
Comedy
Documentary
Epics
Fantasy
Film Noir
Film Scores
Gangster
Horror
India
Literary
Musical
Period Drama
SciFi
Screenplays
Silent
Thrillers
War
Westerns
*Countries or regions such as Australasia, Britain, Canada, China, Eastern Europe, etc.

When searching for books or eBooks on films, searching by genre can often be helpful.

eBooks on Film Genres

In Lonely Places
ISBN: 9780786463053
Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing on non-urban settings.

Use the keyword "film genre" or use a specific genre such as "western" and "film" or "cinema" and limit to eBooks.

The Hollywood War Film
ISBN: 9781405173919
The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment
Fantasy Film by James Walters
ISBN: 9781847883094
Publication Date: 2011-06-15
Fantasy Film proposes an innovative approach to the study of this most popular cinematic genre. Engaging with the diversity of tones, forms and styles that fantasy can take in the cinema, the book examines the value and significance of fantasy across a wide range of key films.

Books on Film Genres

Film/Genre by Rick Altman
ISBN: 9780851707181
Publication Date: 1999-02-01
This book revises our notions of film genre and connects the roles played by industry critics and audiences in making and re-making genre.

When you limit your search to Books remember that some titles may be check out of the Library and some may be Reference Books which will need to be used in the Library.

Blockbusters
ISBN: 9780313330940
Examines twelve major film genres, their identifying characteristics, history and development, and representative films, for film students and fans alike.
American Film in the Digital Age by Robert C. Sickels
ISBN: 9780275998622
Publication Date: 2010-12-08
This eclectic, yet comprehensive analytical overview of the cataclysmic changes in the American film industry since 1990 shows how they have collectively resulted in a new era-The Digital Age. * Includes contributed chapters by two esteemed film scholars, Yannis Tzioumakis and Anne H. Petersen * Presents photographs

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