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This refers to a category in an art, film, music, and literature. This helps the audience identify the purpose why the material was created – to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.
cinema
genre
news
television
These shows are used to inform the public about the latest updates in the world, country, and community.
documentaries
movies
news
talk shows
This is a short news report on radio or television, giving the most recent information about an important or unexpected event. This is usually given in the middle of another television or radio show that highlights urgent breaking news.
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documentary
news
flash news
This is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to show reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record.
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documentary
news
flash news
Check the following items that describe a NEWS.
is relatively short
uses straightforward language
uses descriptive language
utilizes short, meaningful interviews
presents factual data in a more creative manner
Check the following items that describe a DOCUMENTARY.
is lengthy
is intended primarily to inform
uses descriptive language
utilizes relatively longer and more in-depth interviews
uses straightforward language
This, also called motion picture or moving picture, is a visual art-form used to simulate experiences that communicate ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound, and more rarely, other sensory stimulations.
cinema
film/movie
news
vlog
This is a commercial advertisement for a feature film that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, the result of creative and technical work.
advertisement
film
movie trailer
vlog
This genre is also called family film that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family.
animated
children
drama
educational
fantasy
These are the cartoons we see on TV. Their themes vary, as well as the target age group (some are for toddlers and kids, while some are for teenagers.) These are made with computer-generated imagery.
animated
comedy
educational
fantasy
horror
This is the method in creating films in which figures are manipulated to appear as moving images.
animation
photoshop
videography
These shows are intended to scare audiences for entertainment purposes, usually employing supernatural beings, like ghosts.
animated
drama
educational
fantasy
horror
These shows are highly informational and can be intended for children, teenagers, or adults. They have been used in classrooms as an alternative to other teaching methods.
animated
comedy
drama
educational
fantasy
These shows use unrealistic characters and plots, usually including fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. They can be animated or not, with a lot of visual effects.
animated
comedy
drama
fantasy
horror
This is a category of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect.
animated
comedy
drama
fantasy
horror
They are serious presentations or stories with settings or life situations that portray realistic characters in conflict with either themselves, others, or forces of nature.
animated
children
drama
fantasy
horror
What is/are your favorite genre/s?
animated, children, educational
comedy
drama
fantasy
horror
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