Film styles

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A film style is a recognizable group of conventions used by filmmakers to give specific meaning, or depth to their work. It can encompass every aspect of film; dialogue, cinematography, attitude (i.e., seriousness or lack thereof). There are many types of film that are used to enhance the borders of the person's creative minds. Among those are; love, war, murder, and so on.

Film style is distinct from film genre, which defines what a film is about -- Western films are about the American West, love stories are about love, and so on. Although some styles are strongly associated with certain genres, a style can be applied to any genre -- Barbarella is a surrealistic science fiction film, for example.