Genre Study Chart

Genre name	Film Title, Poster, Link	Narrative Conventions	Typical pieces
Action/ Adventure	The Dark Knight, Harry Potter Series, Avatar	A villain type character takes something away from the protagonist causing the protagonist to seek revenge.	Male protagonist, conflict that leads to violence, lighting darker when entering lair of antagonist, set in exotic locations or famous cities, usually something taken away from protagonist and fights to get back.
Animated Films	Wall-E, Up, Toy Story Series	Can fall under any genre, typically likeable characters that try to perform a duty others don’t think they can achieve. Rely on the likeability, cuteness, and some moments of humor. Usually teach lessons of conquering fear, friendship, or courage despite the odds.	Protagonist can be anything doesn’t even have to be human, small conflict presented that leads to a desire to get back something or go back to moment from past, setting can be anywhere, typically either stop motion, clay-mation, or computer designed animation, cute family style dialogue
Comedy	The Hangover, Office Space, Home Alone	Plot only present to tie together film, relies more on clever dialogue and slapstick to cause humor, can teach a lesson to the viewer.	No connections in plot, more outrageous the story or desired destination the better, witty dialogue with puns, satire, and sarcasm, usually male protagonist, dress changes based on type of comedy and how outrageous the story is