Cinema · Reference
Cinema: genre, visual style and narrative
Film and series genres, with the visual style, story, sound and adaptation links that shape them.
Cinema
Genres
Action and adventure
Drama
Comedy
Science fiction and fantasy
Mystery
Documentary
Animation
Historical
Family
Data model
What each entry records
GenreSub-genreVisual styleNarrativePeriodCountrySound and musicAdaptation
Relations to other domains:
Film ↔ genreScene ↔ visual styleFilm ↔ musicAdaptation ↔ book
Reference sample
Sample watchlist structure
A demonstration of the reference structure — not anyone's personal list.
01 Interstellar
2014 · Christopher Nolan
02 Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
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Cinema articles
Cinema
Film genres explained: what makes a comedy a comedy
How film genres work — the promises each one makes to its audience — from drama and comedy to documentary, animation and family films.
Cinema
How animation works: frames, keyframes and the illusion of motion
How still pictures become movement — frame rates, keyframes and in-betweens — and the main techniques: hand-drawn, stop-motion and 3D computer animation.
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