Definition Of Motion Picture And Its Types

A movie, also known as a video, motion picture, short film or digital movie, is a commercial work of visual art employing shots of recorded audio and visual media to simulate events that convey stories, ideas, emotions, beauty, or environment through the utilisation of moving pictures. Movies are produced for entertainment purposes and sometimes for other purposes such as teaching, revenue generating, social message conveying, political endorsement, and other such purposes. In the past, the term movie referred to artistic films while today it has evolved to refer to any kind of movie. Some movies are produced on a small budget while others are produced on a huge budget. Generally speaking, the term movie means any picture that enables an audience to enjoy it and absorb its story and characters easily.

There are three main categories of motion pictures namely live action, animated motion pictures and commercials. Live action movies are those in which action is carried out by human actors or heroes and the objects that are the subjects of the story move. In animated motion pictures, moving pictures are created using some form of computer-generated software. In movies, the term movie refers to any movie that tells stories. Movies may tell stories about humans or may tell stories about things or people.

It is always difficult to classify movies as they come in various genres like comedy, science fiction, action, horror, fantasy, thriller, mystery, romance, comedy, home videos, family movies and horror movies. These genres have their own special effects and special lenses which are used to tell stories. Usually, movies are classified according to the style and genre. Action movies are those in which the hero or the heroine of the story fights against various enemies or fights against other forces using weapons like guns or other weapons. Science fiction movies are movies about alien beings, time travel, parallel earth and other such exotic subjects.

Mystery movies are movies based on some secret information. They often contain a theme of solving mysteries or resolving mysteries. Action movies are the films which contain very high level of action and fight. Fantasy motion pictures are the movies which are based on mythology and other fanciful notions.

Mystery movies are often used as a genre of movies to tell exciting stories and thrillers. Action movies are the ones which often contain very high level of action and fight and are often used as comedies. Fantasy motion pictures are usually used as a sub-genre of action movies and tell stories which are based on different fictional worlds and using different conventions.

The two words comedy and drama refer to the central characters of a movie. Both words carry different connotations in different contexts. A character is a person depicted in a movie as having specific qualities. For example, the hero of an action motion picture may often be described as a superman because he has unique qualities which make him unique compared to other heroes.