Summary

Alright, kid: you’ve gotten Hollywood Animal.

Now it’s time to develop something all on your own.

But what kind of movies should you make?

The LA Mayor with his family outside the theater.

Lights, camera, action!

Don’t sweat it: picking a genre of film to make is as easy as pie.

And isn’t that what matters?

Hollywood Animal Key art of three men in different roles.

With these genres in your back pocket, you’ll never go broke again.

Let’s get filming, kid.

Science fiction is a genre dedicated to combining fantastical elements with the cold, hard logic of science.

Hollywood Animal collage of a man typing at a typewriter while a couple dances in the background.

Science Fiction isn’t one of the genres your studio starts with.

It has to be unlocked over time, which makes it sort of useless in the early game.

Some of the earliest movies ever made were horror films, making it right at home in Hollywood Animal.

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Audiences will ignore production values if theyre too scared to notice.

8Historical

A Hysterical Historical

Oh, Mr. Darcy.

The Historical genre is one of the most adaptive genres in terms of what can be done with it.

Hollywood Animal Key art of Hollywood shenanigans.

It can fit anything between dramatic war movies to romantic regency escapes.

During construction, anything can happen.

In its ability to tell many stories comes its ability to be lucrative.

A man plays chess with straw monsters.

This genre can appeal to multiple audiences, which of course earns you multiple sources of income.

While it isnt the most exciting, if you choose your story elements carefully, Historical will rarely disappoint.

In thrillers, the mysteries are tight, and the stories are grim.

Nosferatu drinks a woman’s blood while being filmed.

Femme fatales hide in every shadow and brooding, tortured heroes search for hidden truths.

This makes it very versatile.

It can also function on its own with strong villains and memorable heroes.

Two men work hard in a sweat shop.

The more mysterious, the better - confirm to go full Hitchcock when you plan scripts.

6Detective

Elementary, My Dear Watson

People love to watch smart people do smart things.

That’s just the way of humanity.

Hollywood Animal Collage of a woman with a child overlaid on the headquarters building.

People also love to feel smart.

For those who love the unknown, the Detective genre is perfect.

5Drama

You’re So The Drama

Everything is happening all at once!

A young man is stalked by two figures in the shadows

It’s just too much, darling, it’s just too much.

There’s just too much drama in the Drama genre.

Everything is big: big emotions, big stars, big stories, and big films.

A man writes in the dark.

What makes a good story?

Drama films are, well, dramatic.

Think high-brow art films and bold, dynamic stories about bold, dynamic people.

A lady with a face mask sits reading a newspaper. She is a dramatic actress.

4Adventure

What An Adventure!

Adventure is out there, and its right here on the silver screen.

Adventure is the perfect anything genre.

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Focus on strong scripts to sell these wild and wonderful stories, and you cant go wrong.

Just see to it you could deliver on all your promises.

Comedy is probably the most universal genre there is - everyone likes to laugh.

Two men chat while threatening another.

Not every employee is up to snuff.

That mass appeal makes comedy the perfect genre to throw your… less talented staff at for training.

Hey, everyone has to start somewhere, and getting a pie to the face is somewhere.

Three men listen as another is yelled at behind a door.

1Romance

Love Is All You Need

Humans have always loved telling love stories.

Romance is adaptable, as almost any story can have a love story snuck inside.

Who’s ready to make movies?

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