What factors or characteristics define genres? describe at least three different characteristics and how they influence a film's genre.

Film genres are classified according to the theme, style, characterization, technique and settings. The theme is the topic or the subject of the film while the style is the approach or how it is presented. Characterization is the portrayal of a certain role. The theme, style and characterization are some of the factors that are considered for classification. Action, comedy, drama are only a few of the film’s genre. For action films, it usually involves car chase and physical or gun fight. For comedy, it involves characters depicting funny movements or humorous lines. Drama involves lots of tears and crying.