What ARE

Importance, Influence, Types, and Genres

FILM
Film, also called movie, 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.
FILM “ M o t i o n P i c t u r e ”
The moving images of a film are
created by photographing actual
scenes with a motion-picture
camera, by photographing drawings
or miniature models using
traditional animation techniques, by
means of CGI and computer
animation, or by a combination of
some or all of these techniques, and
other visual effects.
 Difference between
FILM MOVIE
definition definition
Slang for Motion
A motion picture
picture. Short for
(older term)
“Moving Picture.”
Newer term.
Film is also the thin,
plastic material,
Movies also refer to
called celluloid,
the place where
where pictures are
motion pictures are
imprinted
shown.
 Difference between
FILM MOVIE
usage usage
Film is used more Movie is more often
often in the written used in the spoken
format language.

demographics
Film is used more often used by
those who work in the industry,
people who work closely with the
industry and by non-English
speaking European countries.
demographics
Movie is used more often
by consumers, Americans,
and non-native English
speakers.
 Difference between
FILM MOVIE
purpose purpose
A film is made usually with an A movie is usually made to
educational, informative, or entertain and make a
thought-provoking message. profit.
BRIEF HISTORY OF FILM
 AUG 15, 1878: First Motion Picture
Eadweard Muybridge
successfully captured
motion images of a horse
galloping. This was done
by placing 12 cameras
with electromagnetic
shutters along the track
and a thread was used to
activate them.
 AUG 16, 1888: Film in process

Inventor George Eastman

introduces the Kodak
Camera. A year later he
created the standard
transparent film base.
 AUG 15, 1889: First Motion Picture Camera

Thomas Edison and W.K.

Dickson develop the
Kinetoscope, a device in
which film is moved past a
light.
 DEC 28, 1895: Cinématographe

The Lumière brothers

built a Cinématographe, a
lightweight, hand-held
motion picture camera.
They discovered that their
machine could also be
used to project images
onto a large screen.
 AUG 15, 1902: Trip to the Moon

Georges Melies' 'A Trip to

the Moon' is released,
marking the first science
fiction film and innovative
use of special effects.
 AUG 15, 1922: First 3D Film

First commercially 3D film

is released called 'The
Power of Love'. It used
anaglyph glasses with
opposite coloured lenses
creating the 3D effect.
 AUG 15, 1927: Spoken Words begin

Warner Bros.’s 'The Jazz

Singer', presents the
movie’s first spoken
words.
AUG 15, 1928: First Cartoon with synchronized sound

Disney's 'Steamboat
Willie' was the first
Mickey Mouse film
released and the first
cartoon with
synchronized sound.
 DEC 31, 2009: Highest grossing film of all time

James Cameron’s 3D film

Avatar became the
highest-grossing film of all
time.
IMPORTANT?
 EMPATHY
The ability to recognize
emotions and to share
perspectives with other
people.

These are movies that

communicate the feelings and
experiences of others.
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 EDUCATION
Films can provide an
entertaining and unique way
of addressing cognitive and
affective instruction
objectives. Films can demand
that students develop the
ability to analyze, synthesize,
and offer criticism by
connecting what they see to
sociological concepts and
theories.
SOMETHING NEW
Seeing something you’ve
never seen before,
movies are one of the
greatest forms of creative
expression.
 MECHANICS:
Think of 3 words you can associate with the Importance of
Film in the society (2mins to think, write your words in your ½
cross-wise paper)

Choose two (2) statements below that you wish to explain in your
written work
Movies/films inspire us
Movies/films can create awareness on
multiple aspects of life
Movies/films mirror and shape culture
Movies/FILMS teach us history
Parenting Challenges
 MECHANICS:
Come up with an explanation and persuade your classmates about
the importance of Film in the society;

In your explanation, associate the words you have thought earlier

with the statement you chose;

You are given thirty (30) minutes to accomplish the task. You are
not allowed to browse from the internet.
How do films impact
our societies?
Movies/films inspire us

Movies/films can create awareness

on multiple aspects of life

Movies/films mirror and shape

culture
How do films impact
our societies?
Movies/FILMS teach us history

Parenting challenges
BASIC
FILM GENRES
Comedy Film Genre
A comedy film is a category of film
which emphasizes humor. These
films are designed to make the
audience laugh through
amusement.

One of the oldest genres in film—

and derived from the classical
comedy in theatre—some of the
earliest silent films were comedies
 Subgenres of Comedy Film
slapstick
Slapstick traces its roots back to vaudeville and the stage, where actors perform
exaggerated physical stunts and gags. The term slapstick was taken from the wooden
sticks that clowns slapped together to promote audience applause.

SCREWBALL
Screwball comedies combine farce, slapstick, and the witty dialogue of more sophisticated
films. In general, they are light-hearted, frothy, often sophisticated, romantic stories,
commonly focusing on a battle of the sexes in which both co-protagonists try to outwit or
outmaneuver each other.
SLAPSTICK
SCREWBALL
 Subgenres of Comedy Film
PARODY COMEDY
The idea of mocking or lampooning other forms of art is one of the most powerful forms
of comedy, as it allows audiences to both laugh and analyze preconceived notions about
the source of the ridicule.

BLACK COMEDY
Black comedy is a comedic style that makes fun out of ordinarily taboo subjects. These are
subjects we wouldn’t normally laugh at — situations like war, murder, and death. They take
on new life when re-examined through a comedic lens.
PARODY
BLACK COMEDY
ACTION Film Genre
One of the earliest film genres in
existence, the action genre has
close ties to classic strife and
struggle narratives that you find
across all manner of art and
literature.
Characteristics: Spectacular physical
action; a narrative emphasis on
fights, chases, and explosions; and a
combination of state-of-the-art
special effects and stunt-work.
Subgenres of ACTION Film
Martial Arts Action
Subgenres of ACTION Film
Spy and Espionage Action
Subgenres of ACTION Film
War and Military Action
 HORROR Film Genre
Horror is a genre of literature, film, and
television that is meant to scare, startle,
shock, and even repulse audiences. The key
focus of a horror novel, horror film, or
horror TV show is to elicit a sense of dread
in the reader through frightening images,
themes, and situations.
● frightening setting
● relatable protagonist who makes
dreadful decisions
● villain single-mindedly focused on
devastation
● suspense-driven pace
Subgenres of HORROR Film
Slasher Horror
Subgenres of HORROR Film
ZOMBIE Horror
Subgenres of HORROR Film
FOLk Horror
Subgenres of HORROR Film
BODY Horror
Subgenres of HORROR Film
PARANORMAL Horror
Sci-fi Film Genre
A genre characterized by stories
involving conflicts between
science and technology, human
nature, and social organization in
futuristic or fantastical settings,
created in cinema through
distinctive iconographies, images,
and sounds often produced by
means of special effects
technology.
Subgenres of HORROR Film
SPACE TRAVEL SCI-FI
Subgenres of HORROR Film
time TRAVEL SCI-FI
Subgenres of HORROR Film
Cerebral SCI-FI
Subgenres of HORROR Film
Robot and Monster SCI-FI
 Subgenres of HORROR Film
Disaster and Alien Invasion SCI-FI
 WESTERN Film Genre
Westerns are primarily set in the American
Old West between the late eighteenth
century and late nineteenth century and
tell the stories of cowboys, settlers, and
outlaws exploring the western frontier and
taming the Wild West.

Common themes: the conquest of the wild

west, the cultural separation of the East
and the West, the West's resistance to
modern change, the conflict between
Cowboys and Indians, outlaws, and
treasure/gold hunting.
Subgenres of WESTERN Film
Classic Western
 Subgenres of WESTERN Film
The Revisionist and Anti-Western Western
 Subgenres of WESTERN Film
Contemporary and Neo-Western Western films
 ROMANCE Film Genre
Romance films are love stories, or
affairs of the heart that center on
passion, emotion, and the romantic,
affectionate involvement of the main
characters (usually a leading man and
lady), and the journey that their love
takes through courtship or marriage.
Subgenres of ROMANCE Film
Historical Romance
Subgenres of ROMANCE Film
Romantic drama
Subgenres of ROMANCE Film
Romantic COMEDY
Subgenres of ROMANCE Film
PARANORMAL ROMANCE
 Thriller Film Genre
Thrillers are dark, engrossing, and
suspenseful plot-driven stories.

Characteristics of the thriller genre

often include a lone protagonist or
small group of heroes opposed by a
vastly superior enemy while pursuing
an overriding quest or objective. The
threat of death or capture is ever-
present, and clever plot twists usually
complicate the matter.
Subgenres of THRILLER Film
Conspiracy Thriller
Subgenres of THRILLER Film
CRIME Thriller
Subgenres of THRILLER Film
LEGAL Thriller
Subgenres of THRILLER Film
SUPERNATURAL Thriller
List down 3-5 notable statements/lines from the film
that captured your attention.
Cite 2 societal issues present in the film. Explain your
answers substantially.
Education amidst pandemic