Technical Documentation
Complete guide to LionScript's tools and terminology.
Genre Differentiation
Crime vs Thriller vs Police
Focused on the underworld and the execution of the crime.
Focused on tension, imminent danger, and fast pacing.
Focused on investigation and law procedures.
Terror vs Horror
The anticipation of fear, the psychological atmosphere, and the invisible.
The visual shock, the grotesque, and the physical reaction to fear.
Genre Catalog
Action
Focused on physical challenges, fights, chases, and frantic pacing.
Adventure
Exploration and epic journeys.
Disaster
Survival against catastrophes.
Espionage
Secret agents and international intrigue.
Heroic Bloodshed
Stylized focus on honor and gunfights.
Military
War operations and tactics.
Superhero
Individuals with extraordinary abilities.
Wuxia
Martial arts with Chinese fantasy elements.
Sci-Fi Action
Advanced technology in conflict.
Crime Action
Direct conflicts with the underworld.
Adventure
Journeys of discovery, world exploration, and overcoming obstacles.
Quest/Journey
A mission to find something or someone.
Treasure Hunt
Search for relics and fortunes.
Exploration
Discovery of unknown territories.
Maritime/Pirate
Adventures at sea.
Survival
Struggle against nature.
Pulp
Retro style with exaggerated action.
Swashbuckler
Gallant heroes and sword duels.
Road Movie
The journey is the destination.
Coming-of-Age
Growth through adventure.
Drama
Focused on deep character development and realistic emotional conflicts.
Melodrama
Exaggerated emotions and intense interpersonal conflicts.
Period Drama
Set in a specific historical period.
Biographical
Based on a real person's life.
Sports
Overcoming and athletic competition.
Judicial/Legal
Conflicts within the legal system.
Political
Power, corruption, and governance.
Medical
Life and death in hospitals.
Teen
Youth conflicts.
Family
Family dynamics and secrets.
Thriller
Designed to keep the audience in tension, with imminent danger and mystery.
Action Thriller
Tension through physical confrontations.
Crime Thriller
Danger comes from the criminal underworld.
Legal Thriller
Tension in courts and laws.
Mystery/Suspense
Focused on solving a puzzle or crime.
Noir/Neo-Noir
Sullen style, cynicism, and moral ambiguity.
Political/Spy
Tension in high government circles.
Psychological
Tension through mind and sanity.
Survival Thriller
Imminent danger of death.
Techno-Thriller
Tension involving high technology.
Crime
Focused on the lives of criminals, detectives, and the impact of crime on society.
Organized Crime/Mafia
Hierarchies and gang wars.
Noir
Bitter detectives and femme fatales.
Heist
Planning and execution of a large robbery.
Courtroom Drama
The trial of a crime.
Procedural
Daily criminal investigation routine.
Vigilante
Taking justice into one's own hands.
Psychological Crime
The criminal's mind.
Crime Comedy
Dark humor in criminal situations.
Underworld
Life on the margins of society.
Police
Focused on law enforcement and the professionals who execute it.
Detective
Focused on deduction and case resolution.
Procedural
Follows actual police methods.
Caper
A crime told from the culprit's point of view with humor.
Courtroom
Police presenting evidence in court.
Tactical/SWAT
Special operations and elite tactics.
Forensic
Investigation through science.
Undercover
The danger of living a double life.
Internal Affairs
Police investigating police.
Buddy Cop
Dynamics between two opposite partners.
Terror
Focused on psychological fear, the supernatural, and atmospheric suspense.
Found Footage
Found recordings that look real.
Ghost
Spiritual entities and hauntings.
Monster
Creatures that terrorize humans.
Occult
Rituals and demonic forces.
Slasher
Masked killer stalking victims.
Splatter
Focus on blood and extreme violence.
Vampire
Beings that feed on blood.
Werewolf
Lycanthropy and transformations.
Zombie
Undead and zombie apocalypse.
Horror
Focused on visual shock, the grotesque, and physical repulsion.
Body Horror
Deformations and biological horrors.
Gore
Explicit and bloody violence.
Gothic Horror
Castles, decay, and dark atmosphere.
Psychological
Horror that affects the mind.
Religious Horror
Exorcisms and distorted dogmas.
Sci-Fi Horror
Terror from space or science.
Slasher
Direct physical violence.
Supernatural
Forces beyond physical understanding.
Trash/Camp
Low-budget aesthetics and unintentional humor.
Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Speculates about the future, advanced technology, and the impact of science.
Alien Invasion
Conflict with beings from other worlds.
Cyberpunk
High tech and low life.
Dystopia
Oppressive future societies.
Hard Sci-Fi
Focus on scientific rigor.
Military Sci-Fi
War in space or with advanced tech.
Post-Apocalyptic
Life after the fall of civilization.
Soft Sci-Fi
Focus on social sciences and characters.
Space Opera
Epic adventures on a galactic scale.
Steampunk
Steam technology in Victorian aesthetics.
Time Travel
Paradoxes and time journeys.
Comedy
Designed to amuse and provoke laughter through situations and dialogues.
Action Comedy
Humor mixed with fight scenes.
Buddy Comedy
Dynamics between two close characters.
Dark/Acid Comedy
Humor about serious themes or taboos.
Mockumentary
Documentary style for comic purposes.
Parody
Satire of known works or genres.
Romantic Comedy
Humor focused on love relationships.
Satire
Humor that criticizes society or politics.
Satire
Humor that criticizes society or politics.
Sketches
Small independent skits.
Slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor.
Road Trip
Humor during a car journey.
Romance
Focused on love relationships and the emotional journey of partners.
Contemporary
Relationships today.
Erotic
Focus on desire and sensuality.
Historical
Love in past times.
Paranormal
Love involving supernatural beings.
Romantic Comedy
The light side of love.
Romantic Drama
Serious obstacles of love.
Teen/YA
First love and youth conflicts.
Musical
Where music and dance are integral parts of the narrative.
Classic
Traditional Broadway style.
Jukebox
Uses existing popular songs.
Rock Opera
Narrative told through rock.
Backstage
Lives of artists behind the curtains.
Biopic
The life of a musician or artist.
Animated
Music in animated films.
Fantasy/Surreal
Music in dreamlike worlds.
Dance-Focused
Choreography as main language.
Meta/Parody
Plays with musical conventions.
Animation
Visual style created frame by frame, for all ages.
Anime
Japanese style of animation.
CGI 3D
Modern digital animation.
Claymation
Animation with modeling clay.
Cutout
Style made with paper or digital cutouts.
Hybrid
Mixes live-action with animation.
Puppetry
Animation with controlled puppets.
Rotoscoping
Drawing over real footage.
Stop-Motion
Photography of physical objects.
Traditional 2D
Classic hand-drawn.
Fantasy
Imaginary worlds, magic, and creatures that don't exist in the real world.
Dark Fantasy
Terror elements in fantasy.
Epic Fantasy
Conflicts that decide the world's fate.
Fairy Tale
Based on folklore and fables.
Grimdark
Realistic, violent, and pessimistic fantasy.
Sword & Sorcery
Violent adventures, survival, and dark magic.
High Fantasy
Worlds with their own rules and abundant magic.
Magical Realism
Magical elements in the real world.
Mythic Fantasy
Based on classical mythologies.
Portal Fantasy
Characters from our world going to another.
Urban Fantasy
Magic hidden in modern cities.
Documentary
Records reality to inform, educate, or express a point of view.
Docudrama
Reenactment of real events.
Expository
Narrator guiding the viewer on a theme.
Nature
Wildlife and environment.
Observational
Camera just observes what happens.
Participatory
Filmmaker interacts with subjects.
Performative
Focus on author's subjective experience.
Poetic
Focus on aesthetics and visual sensations.
Reflexive
Questions the filming process itself.
True Crime
Real crime investigation.
Historical
Based on facts, eras, or figures that existed in the past.
Alternative History
'What if' historical events were different.
Biopic
Focus on a historical figure's life.
Historical Epic
Great battles and era changes.
Historical Event
Focused on a specific incident.
Historical Fiction
Fictional characters in real eras.
Historical Romance
Love set in the past.
Historical War
Real military conflicts.
Period Piece
Faithful focus on aesthetics and customs.
Revisionist
Critical reinterpretation of the past.
Western
Set in the American Old West, focused on the frontier and the law.
Epic Western
Nation building and vast landscapes.
Empire/Baron
Land and cattle conflicts.
Lawman
Sheriffs and frontier order.
Outlaw
Lives of bandits and fugitives.
Revenge
Cycles of violence in the desert.
Revisionist
Questions Old West myths.
Spaghetti Western
Italian style, cynical and violent.
Neo-Western
Western themes in contemporary world.
Surreal/Acid
Psychedelic elements in the desert.