Genre/Form Headings for Moving Image Materials at BYU
Last updated: April 30, 2012
All records for moving image materials in the BYU Library collection have one of the following form headings:
Fiction films
Nonfiction films
Fiction television programs
Nonfiction television programs
Children’s films
Children’s television programs
Documentary films
Documentary television programs
Made-for-TV movies
Silent films
Films intended for theatrical exhibition have one of the following headings:
Feature films [films with a running time of 40 minutes or more]
Short films [films with a running time of less than 40 minutes]
If appropriate, resources with accessibility features have one of the following headings:
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
[films produced with captions or sign language for viewing by the hearing impaired]
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
[films with additional audio description provided for people with visual disabilities]
Non-English language resources have headings in the form "... language films" or "... language television programs."
French language films
Spanish language television programs
Cantonese dialect films
Chinese language films
Resources produced by non-U.S. production companies have headings such as the following (the country is where the company has its principal offices):
Motion pictures--Argentina
Television programs--Canada
In addition, individual records may contain narrower genre/form terms from the following list, searchable in the genre/form index. Terms with an asterisk (*) have an equivalent term for television programs. E.g., "Action and adventure films*" means there is also a term "Action and adventure television programs."
Note: this is a complete list of available terms as of April 30, 2012; the BYU Library collection does not include examples of all the following genres.
3-D films Abstract films Action and adventure films* Actualities (Motion pictures) Amateur films Amusement ride films Angel films Animal films* Animated films* Anime (Motion pictures) Anthology films* Anti-war films* Apocalyptic films* Audience participation television programs Autobiographical films* Aviation films* Award presentations (Motion pictures)* B films Ballet films* Beach party films Beauty contest films* Bible films* Biographical films* Biographical videos Blaxploitation films Book review television programs Buddy films* Cameraless animation films Caper films* Car-chase films Chase films Christian films* Christmas films* Cinema vérité films City symphonies (Motion pictures) Clay animation films* Closed captioning use Video recordings for the hearing impaired* College life films* Comedy films / Television comedies Coming-of-age films* Compilation films* Computer animation films* Concert films* Crime films / Television crime shows Cultural television programs Cutout animation films Dadaist films Dance films* Dark comedy films* Detective and mystery films* Disaster films* Documentary-style films* Domestic comedy films* Dystopian films* Educational films* Environmental films* Epic films* Erotic films* Ethnographic films* Experimental films Exploitation films Expressionist films Family films Fan films Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures)* Fantasy films* Feminist films |
Film adaptations Film clips Film excerpts Film noir Film remakes Film serials Film trailers Filmed ballets Filmed boxing matches Filmed comedy sketches Filmed dance Filmed debates Filmed football games Filmed interviews Filmed literary readings Filmed lectures Filmed musicals Filmed operas Filmed operettas Filmed panel discussions Filmed performances Filmed plays Filmed shadow shows Filmed speeches Filmed sports events Filmed stand-up comedy routines Films for people with visual disabilities Films for the hearing impaired Gangster films* Gay erotic films Ghost films* Haunted house films* Heimatfilme Historical films* Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)* Home shopping television programs Horror films* Independent films Industrial films* Infomercials Instructional films* Internet videos Journalism films* Jungle films* Juvenile delinquency films* Kinescope films LDS films Legal films* Lesbian erotic films Live-action/animated films* Live television programs Loop films Low budget films Machinima films* Mad scientist films Magazine format television programs Makeover television programs Martial arts films* Medical films (Motion pictures) Medical television programs Melodramas (Motion pictures) Military films* Monster films* Mood films Motion pictures [NOTE: this is only used for collections of films that are composed of multiple genres] Motorcycle films Mountain films Movie review television programs Music videos Musical films / Television musicals |
Nature films* New wave films Newsreels Novelty films Opera films* Operetta films Outtakes Parody films* Peplum films Performance art Pirate films Pixilated animation films Police films / Television cop shows Political films* Political television commercials Populist films Prison films* Promos (Television commercials) Promotional films* Propaganda films* Public access television programs Public affairs television programs Public service announcements (Motion pictures) Public service television programs Puppet films* Race films Reality television programs Religious films* Road films* Rock concert films Rock films Rock videos Romance films* Romantic comedy films* Rubble films Rural comedy films* Rushes (Motion pictures)* Samurai films* Science fiction films* Science films* Screen tests Screwball comedy films Show business films* Silent films Silhouette animation films Singing cowboy films* Situation comedies (Television programs) Skating films Sketch comedy television programs Slapstick comedy films* Slasher films Snuff films Social guidance films Social problem films Sophisticated comedy films* Sound motion pictures Spaghetti Westerns Sponsored videos Sponsored films* Sports films* Spy films* Steampunk films Stock footage Stop-motion animation films Street films Structural films Subculture films Submarine films Superhero films* Surrealist films Survival films* Swashbuckler films |
Teen films* Televised ballets Televised baseball games Televised basketball games Televised dance Televised football games Televised golf matches Televised hockey games Televised literary readings Televised martial arts events Televised musicals Televised operas Televised performances Televised plays Televised soccer games Televised speeches Televised sports events Televised stand-up comedy routines Televised tennis matches Television adaptations Television comedies Television commercials Television cooking shows Television cop shows Television crime shows Television dance parties Television debates Television game shows Television interviews Television lectures Television melodramas Television mini-series Television musicals Television news programs Television panel discussions Television pilot programs Television press conferences Television program clips Television program excerpts Television programs for people with visual disabilities Television programs for the hearing impaired Television public service announcements Television quiz shows Television remakes Television series Television soap operas Television specials Television talk shows Theater announcements (Motion pictures) Theater commercials (Motion pictures) Thrillers (Motion pictures)* Time-lapse films Travelogues (Motion pictures)* Trick films Trigger films True crime television programs Unedited footage Unfinished films Vampire films* Variety shows (Motion pictures)* Video recordings Video recordings for people with visual disabilities Video recordings for the hearing impaired War films* Webisodes Werewolf films* Western films* Wildlife films* Yiddish films Young adult films Zombie films |