Breaking Down A Few (mayan astronomy) Movie Genres
No commentsBy Terry Parker
Movie genres are as numerous and varied as the screenwriters, directors, producers, and actors who help make them possible. This article will identify some of the most common types.
Of all of the many movie genres in existence, the drama is inarguably one of the best known and most popular. Dramas are plot, as opposed to character driven, which means that the action of the story revolves around situations and circumstances affecting the characters.
Dramas are said to be the largest, or most encompassing film genre, incorporating the sub categories of the melodrama, the historical drama, and the romance film. Unlike many other movie genres, dramas do not rely heavily on the use of special effects.
Horror films are designed to do what their name implies, horrify and frighten. Horror movies often focus on common human fears, and feature monsters and terrifying situations.
The first horror film, Le Manoir Du Diable, or The Devils Castle, was made by French filmmaker Georges Meles in 1896. Although it was only two minutes long, it did contain many plot elements that later vampire and horror genre films would feature. The first popular horror film, Nosferatu, also dealt with vampires and was made in 1922, based on Bram Stokers novel, Dracula. Many, many, official and unofficial adaptations of the novel have been made over the years, but Max Shreks characterization of Count Orlock has become a classic horror movie icon.
Science fiction movies have genre characteristics similar to those of horror movies, particularly science fiction films dealing with supernatural creatures or monsters from outer space. Distant planets, alternate universes, and futuristic technology are common plot elements of the science fiction film.
Georges Meles is also credited with making the first science fiction film, A Trip To The Moon, which depicted the adventures of a group of astronauts who encounter a tribe of aliens after landing on the moon. This film is notable also for the stop action photography techniques employed within it.
Fantasy films are often included within this genre, since they share similar elements. The earliest science fiction writers, such as Jules Verne and HG Wells, often incorporated elements of fantasy into their science fiction novels, which have undergone many film adaptations since then.
Although movie genres are varied and sometimes intertwined, they nevertheless contain specific, unique thematic elements that distinguish them. Learning more about these elements and the history behind them leads to a greater understanding and enjoyment of the films themselves.
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Improving Your Childrens Reading Skills
By Jet Lee
Teaching your chidren to read exposes them to more opportunities in life. They can go anywhere and do anything through books. But in today’s age of high-tech gizmos and playstations often the last thing our kids want to do is to learn to read. However, you can overcome your child’s disdain of learning with some fun and simple tricks. Carrying out a few of these ideas will encourage your kids to start reading on their own.
Show Them Through Your Actions
You cannot expect your children to love something that you personally dislike.Yes, your kids are more perceptive than you might believe!. If you desire your kids to be prolific readers you have to be one too. It can be books, magazines, or even lovely coffee table books full of pictures. Just let them see you reading and encourage them to read often together.
Reading to Them
Kids love being read aloud to. Cuddling up on the couch with a good book is a wonderful way to spend time with your child. Even older children like to be read to, especially while they are involved in other hands-on type activities.
Have a Hide Away
Make a reading corner in your house.You can create a specific theme also. Fix up a cozy corner with beanbag chairs, or a large overstuffed pillow, a small bookcase. You won’t have to look far when they get quiet to find them.Encouraging them to read will also significantlyreduce the noise level in your home! Once they start using the place, you may find that your home is a lot quieter too!
Spread Books Around Your Home
Always Leave books lying around. Place books in the bathroom, on their nightstands, in the living room and even in the kitchen. When they are bored they will pick them up out of curiosity.
Use a Library Card
Get them their own library card. Children love having their own library cards and checking out books they choose, on their own.
Got to the Library Often
Visit the library often. Schedule a regular library day, and just let them sit and read for a while in the library. Take advantage of your local library’s programs, such as story times, to help capture a child’s interest in books.Of course, if they see you doing the same, it will reinforce this habit.
Throw Out Book Teasers
Drop tantalizing hints about a book. Start reading one yourself that your children might like and “share” some tempting tidbits. When they want to know what happens - say , “Oh you will have to read it for yourself, you won’t believe it!”
Watch The Movie First
Watch a dvd about a book. Then say, “I wonder how close that was to the book? Maybe we should read that.”
Make Your Own Books
Let them make their own books. Younger children especially love this. Something as simple as plain paper stapled together becomes a timeless treasure when they write their own stories. Let younger children tell you the story and you write it out and they illustrate it. And if they’re really good, you might be able to make some side money.
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