skills/ai-film-pipeline-master/references/phase-07-image-prompt-engineering/vlb-genres.md

# 13 — Genres

From the Visual Language Bible. Start from `../phase-03-shooting-script/vlb-decision-tables.md`: name the change you want in the scene, take the technique it hands you, and read its card here.

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## 13 — Genres


For each genre: shot length, prevailing movement, lens, lighting and the characteristic transition.

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- **Action** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.action`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.action_2).
- **Adventure** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.adventure`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.adventure_2).
- **Thriller / Suspense** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.thriller_suspense`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.thriller_suspense_2).
- **Crime / Procedural** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.crime_procedural`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.crime_procedural_2).
- **Drama** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.drama`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.drama_2).
- **Romance** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.romance`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.romance_2).
- **Comedy** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.comedy`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.comedy_2).
- **Horror** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.horror`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.horror_2).
- **Science Fiction** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.science_fiction`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.science_fiction_2).
- **Fantasy / Epic** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.fantasy_epic`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.fantasy_epic_2).
- **Mystery** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.mystery`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.mystery_2).
- **Noir / Neo-Noir** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.noir_neo_noir`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.noir_neo_noir_2).
- **Western** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.western`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.western_2).
- **War** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.war`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.war_2).
- **Historical / Biography / Heritage** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.historical_biography_heritage`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.historical_biography_heritage_2).
- **Musical** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.musical`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.musical_2).
- **Sports Drama** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.sports_drama`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.sports_drama_2).
- **Heist** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.heist`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.heist_2).
- **Psychological / Arthouse** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.psychological_arthouse`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.psychological_arthouse_2).
- **Vérité Documentary** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.v_rit_documentary`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.v_rit_documentary_2).
- **Coming of Age** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.coming_of_age`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.coming_of_age_2).
- **Road Movie** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.road_movie`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.road_movie_2).
- **The Quick Parameter Table** - retired as a mirror on 2026-09-23. The card lives at `vlb.genre.the_quick_parameter_table`; this was the Visual Language Bible's copy (its id was vlb.genre.the_quick_parameter_table_2).