User:The Filmaker/Style guidelines for film articles
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The following is style guidelines that were developed by User:The Filmaker while writing developing several featured articles. Any readers should note that every article is subjective and should be handled with care. These guidelines are not even strictly followed by User:The Filmaker and should not be taken as gospel. They are intended to be used for film articles, such as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope or Blade Runner.
Lead
[edit]The lead should begin with the title of the article's film bolded and italic by using five commas on both ends of the title. The title should be followed with the year of release wikilinked to "# in film" as in "2007 in film". A wikilinked genre should follow the year. Descriptions such as "Academy Award winning" or "blockbuster hit" should not be placed in the place of the genre as the subject of awards and performance, while relevant, are not descriptions of the genre. The subject word of film should follow as a clarification of the subject.
- Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film