> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://knowledgebase.fabricdata.com/fabric-knowledge-base/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://knowledgebase.fabricdata.com/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/default-data-sets/descriptors.md). # Descriptors Descriptors (sometimes referred to as labels or keywords) are used to classify and categorise films and television shows, and other media for marketing and classification purposes. They are also used to drive content search & discovery, recommendation services and more frequently specific descriptor data sets are used to drive D2C and streaming service features and functionality. {% hint style="success" %} Manage your Descriptors Lists in the [Data Sets Destination](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/destinations/preferences/data-sets.md). {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} This data set is used in the [Descriptors](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/discovery-record-tabs/metadata.md#descriptors) section of the [metadata tab](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/discovery-record-tabs/metadata.md). {% endhint %} ### Default Fabric Studio List Values - Descriptors {% tabs %} {% tab title="Genres" %} ### Genres {% hint style="info" %} Genres are the highest level of thematic categorization and are use to classify films and TV shows, usually based on common themes, styles, or topics. Examples of genres include comedy, drama, horror, action, fantasy, sci-fi, and documentary. The Fabric Studio list has been curated to match the most broadly adopted industry Genre types. {% endhint %} | Value | | ------------------- | | Action | | Adventure | | Animation | | Anime | | Biography | | Children's | | Comedy | | Crime | | Documentary | | Drama | | Family | | Faith & Sprituality | | Fantasy | | Film-Noir | | Food | | Game Show | | Health | | History | | Horror | | Lifestyle | | Music | | Musical | | Mystery | | Nature | | News | | Reality-TV | | Romance | | Romantic Comedy | | Sci-Fi | | Science | | Soap Opera | | Sport | | Superhero | | Talk Show | | Thriller | | War | | Western | | {% endtab %} | {% tab title="Sub-Genres" %} ### Sub-Genres {% hint style="info" %} Sub-genres refer to categories of films and television shows that are further divided within a larger genre. For example, within the horror genre there are sub-genres such as slasher films, zombie films, monster films, and psychological thrillers. {% endhint %} | Value | | --------------------------- | | A\&E | | Acoustic | | Aliens | | Alpine Skiing | | Alternative | | American football | | Analysis | | Ancient History | | Animals | | Anime | | Antiques | | Archery | | Art | | Arts | | Astronomy | | Athletics | | Aviation | | Awards | | B-Movie | | Badminton | | Baking | | Baseball | | Basketball | | Beach Volleyball | | Beauty | | Biathlon | | Bible Studies | | Biography | | Bisexual | | Blaxploitation | | Blues | | Bobsleigh | | Bollywood | | Bowls | | Boxing | | British TV Comedies | | British TV Dramas | | Buddhism | | Business Feature | | Canoeing | | Cars & Motors | | Cartoons | | Celebrity | | Charity | | Christianity | | Christmas | | Circus | | Classical | | Collectibles | | Comedy | | Comic Books and Superheroes | | Commonwealth Games | | Consumer | | Cookery | | Cookery Competition | | Country | | Courtroom | | Crafts | | Cricket | | Crime | | Cross Country Skiiing | | Cult | | Culture | | Curling | | Cycling | | Dance | | Dance Workouts | | Dark Humor & Black Comedy | | Darts | | Dating | | Debate | | Desi | | Design | | Dinosaurs | | Disability | | Disability Sport | | Disaster | | Diving | | Diwali | | Docudrama | | Documentary | | Easter | | Easy Listening | | Education | | Educational | | Eid | | Election | | Electronica | | Environment | | Epic | | Equestrian | | Espionage | | Extreme Sports | | Faith & Spirituality | | Fashion | | Feature Interview | | Features | | Fencing | | Figure Skating | | Film Noir | | Finance | | Fishing | | Folk | | Football | | Formula One | | Freestyle Skiing | | Fund-Raiser | | Funk | | Gadgets | | Gaelic Games | | Gambling | | Games & Hobbies | | Gangster | | Gardening | | Gay | | Golf | | Gospel & Religious | | Gymnastics | | Halloween | | Handball | | Hannukah | | Health | | Health & Wellbeing | | Heist | | Hip Hop & Rap | | Hockey | | Home Improvement | | Horse Racing | | Hunting | | Ice Hockey | | IMAX | | Insects | | Instructional | | Instrumental | | Interview | | Islam | | Japanese Cinema | | Jazz | | Judaism | | Judo | | Karaoke | | Kids & Family | | Kung Fu | | Latin | | Latino | | Legal | | Lesbian | | LGBTQ+ | | Lifestyle | | Live Event | | Live Performance | | Local | | Magic | | Medical | | Medicine | | Metal | | Military | | Mind & Body | | Mockumentary | | Modern Pentathlon | | Money | | Monsters | | Moods | | Motorsport | | Music | | Music Documentary | | Music Feature Films | | Narcotics | | Nature | | Netball | | News | | Nordic Combined | | Nutrition | | Oceans | | Olympics | | Opera | | Painting | | Panel Show | | Paranormal | | Political Broadcast | | Pastimes & Hobbies | | Period Drama | | Pets | | Police | | Politics | | Pop | | Pre-School | | Pregnancy & Parenting | | Psychological | | Punk | | R\&B | | Ramadan | | Restaurants | | Reviews | | Rock | | Romance | | Rowing | | Rugby League | | Rugby Union | | Sailing | | Satire | | Science | | Screwball | | Self-Help | | Sequel | | Shinty | | Shooting | | Short Track Skating | | Showbiz | | Sit-com | | Skeleton | | Sketch | | Ski Jumping | | Slapstick | | Snooker | | Snowboarding | | Softball | | Soundtrack | | Space | | Special | | Speed Skating | | Spoof | | Sport | | Sports Feature | | Sports Stories | | Squash | | Standup | | Supernatural | | Survival | | Suspense | | Swimming | | Synchronised Swimming | | Table Tennis | | Taekwondo | | Talk | | Technology | | Teen | | Tennis | | Theatre | | Thriller | | Time-Travel | | Travel | | Triathlon | | TV & Film | | Valentines Day | | Vampires | | Variety | | Video Games | | Volleyball | | War | | Water Polo | | Weather | | Weddings | | Weightlifting | | Werewolves | | Wildlife | | Wine | | Winter Olympics | | Winter Sports | | Workouts | | World Cinema | | World Music | | Wrestling | | Yoga | | Zombies | | {% endtab %} | {% tab title="Actions" %} ### Actions {% hint style="info" %} Refers to actions that are undertaken by characters or objects within the content narrative. These are typically utilised to drive D2C and streaming service features and functionality. {% endhint %} | Value | | -------------- | | Acting | | Arguing | | Attacking | | Bathing | | Battling | | Brawling | | Breaking | | Building | | Burning | | Catching | | Chasing | | Clapping | | Climbing | | Coaching | | Coding | | Combat | | Cooking | | Crashing | | Crawling | | Creeping | | Crouching | | Crunching | | Crying | | Dancing | | Debating | | Defending | | Destroying | | Digging | | Digging | | Disagreeing | | Discovering | | Diving | | Drawing | | Dreaming | | Dressing | | Drinking | | Eating | | Embracing | | Encouraging | | Escaping | | Exploring | | Falling | | Fighting | | Fishing | | Flying | | Horse-Riding | | Hot Pursuit | | Hunting | | Hurting | | Interrogation | | Joking | | Jumping | | Kicking | | Landing | | Laughing | | Leaping | | Learning | | Lifting | | Listening | | Marching | | Martial Arts | | Missiles | | Murder | | Near miss | | Painting | | Piloting | | Playing | | Playing Sport | | Prosecution | | Pulling | | Punching | | Pushing | | Repairing | | Resisting | | Riding | | Running | | Sailing | | Shaking | | Shooting | | Shopping | | Shouting | | Singing | | Single Combat | | Sitting | | Skiing | | Sleeping | | Sparring | | Stabbing | | Standing | | Surfing | | Swimming | | Sword-fighting | | Targeting | | Teaching | | Torture | | Training | | Trial | | Victory | | Violence | | Walking | | Washing | | Winning | | Working | | Wrestling | | {% endtab %} | {% tab title="Character Types" %} ### Character Types {% hint style="info" %} Character types refer to the different types of characters that appear in a film or television show. They can include protagonists, antagonists, supporting characters, etc. They principally used to drive content search & discovery, recommendation services and more frequently specific descriptor data sets are used to drive D2C and streaming service features and functionality. {% endhint %} | Value | | ------------------------------- | | All Loving Hero | | Anthropomorphic Personification | | Anti-Hero | | Audience Surrogate | | Bad Boy | | Big Fun | | Black Knight | | Blind Steer | | Boss | | Boy Next Door | | Career Criminal | | Challenger | | Champion | | Child | | Chooser of the Chosen One | | Chosen One | | Conscience | | Contender | | Corrupter | | Damsel in Distress | | Dark Lord | | Dumb Muscle | | Egomaniac | | Elderly Master | | Fall Guy | | Father Figure | | Femme Fatale | | Ferryman | | Final Girl | | Gentle Giant | | Gentleman thief | | Girl Next Door | | God | | Goddess | | Good King | | Grande Dame | | Grotesque | | Harlequin | | Herald | | Hero | | Hotshot | | Hunter of Monsters | | Imposter | | Ingenue | | Jester | | Jock | | Kirk | | Knight-Errant | | Loner | | Loser | | Lovable Rogue | | Lovers | | Loyalist | | Mad Scientist | | Magician | | Maiden | | Manic Pixie Dream Girl | | McCoy | | Mentor | | Mother Figure | | Mother's Boy | | Nemesis | | Nerd | | Noble Savage | | Observer | | Outlaw | | Peacemaker | | Pessimist | | Pretender | | Psychopath | | Rebel | | Redshirt | | Reluctant Monster | | Rightful King | | Seeker | | Shaman | | Shrew | | Sidekick | | Socially Disturbed | | Sociopath | | Spock | | Storyteller | | Straightman | | Super Soldier | | Superhero | | Supervillain | | Swashbuckler | | Tomboy | | Tortured Artist | | Town Drunk | | Tragic Hero | | Trickster | | Troubled Teen | | Turncoat | | Village Idiot | | Villain | | Whiskey Priest | | Wise Priest | | Wise Fool | | Wise Old Man | | Yokel | | {% endtab %} | {% tab title="Moods" %} ### Moods {% hint style="info" %} Moods are a type of metadata that describes the atmosphere of a film or TV show. This metadata can be used to categorise content and help viewers decide which show or movie to watch. Moods may include descriptions such as romantic, suspenseful, funny, dramatic, and more. These are typically utilised to drive D2C and streaming service features and functionality. {% endhint %} | Value | | -------------------- | | Accepted | | Accomplished | | Adrenaline Rush | | Aggravated | | Agreeable | | Alone | | Amazed | | Amused | | Angry | | Animated | | Annoyed | | Anxious | | Apathetic | | Apologetic | | Appreciative | | Ashamed | | Attractive | | Awake | | Awful | | Bad | | Bashful | | Beautiful | | Better | | Bewildered | | Bitchy | | Bitter | | Bittersweet | | Blah | | Blank | | Blissful | | Bold | | Bored | | Bouncy | | Brave | | Bright | | Brooding | | Calm | | Cautious | | Chaotic | | Cheerful | | Chilled | | Chilly | | Chipper | | Clean | | Clever | | Cold | | Comedy on the Edge | | Complacent | | Complex | | Confused | | Conservative | | Contemplative | | Content | | Contented | | Cranky | | Crappy | | Crazy | | Crushed | | Curious | | Cynical | | Dark | | Defensive | | Delightful | | Delusional | | Demented | | Democratic | | Depressed | | Determined | | Devious | | Devoted | | Dirty | | Disappointed | | Discontent | | Disgruntled | | Disgusted | | Ditzy | | Dorky | | Downcast | | Drained | | Dreadful | | Dreamy | | Dreary | | Drunk | | Dumb | | Ecstatic | | Empathetic | | Encouraging | | Energetic | | Enraged | | Enthralled | | Envious | | Evil | | Exanimate | | Excited | | Exhausted | | Fantastic Reality | | Fearful | | Festive | | Flirty | | Foolish | | Forceful | | Forgetful | | Free | | Fresh | | Frustrated | | Full | | Geeky | | Gentle | | Giddy | | Giggly | | Gloomy | | Good | | Gorgeous | | Grateful | | Great | | Groggy | | Grumpy | | Guilty | | Happy | | Heavy | | Hopeful | | Horrified | | Hurtful | | Impatient | | Impressed | | Indescribable | | Indifferent | | Infuriated | | Intelligent | | Intense | | Involved | | Irate | | Irritated | | Jealous | | Jolly | | Joyful | | Jubilant | | Kind | | Lawful | | Lazy | | Lethargic | | Liberal | | Listless | | Lively | | Lonely | | Lost | | Loved | | Loving | | Mad | | Melancholy | | Mellow | | Mischievous | | Miserable | | Moody | | Morbid | | Morose | | Mysterious | | Narcissistic | | Nasty | | Naughty | | Nerdy | | Nervous | | Numb | | Obnoxious | | Okay | | Open | | Oppressive | | Optimistic | | Other Dimensions | | Overbearing | | Paranoid | | Passionate | | Patient | | Peaceful | | Perplexed | | Pessimistic | | Pissed off | | Pleased | | Political | | Predatory | | Proud | | Psychotic | | Puny | | Quixotic | | Quizzical | | Rapturous | | Rebellious | | Recumbent | | Refreshed | | Rejected | | Rejuvenated | | Relaxed | | Relieved | | Religious | | Republican | | Resentful | | Respectful | | Restless | | Restricted | | Rushed | | Sacred | | Sad | | Sadistic | | Sarcastic | | Sardonic | | Satisfied | | Scared | | Scatterbrained | | Secretive | | Secular | | Selfish | | Serene | | Shattered | | Shocked | | Shy | | Sick | | Silly | | Sleepy | | Smart | | Sorry | | Sour | | Strange | | Stressed | | Strong | | Stupid | | Supportive | | Surprised | | Sweet | | Sympathetic | | Tearful | | Terrible | | Thankful | | Thirsty | | Thoughtful | | Tired | | Touched | | Triumph of the Geeks | | Ugly | | Uncomfortable | | Unwanted | | Upbeat | | Violated | | Warm | | Weak | | Weird | | Wistful | | Wonderful | | Worthless | | {% endtab %} | {% tab title="Product Placement" %} ### Product Placement {% hint style="info" %} The inclusion of a product or brand within a film or television program as a form of paid advertisement. It is a marketing technique used to promote a product or service through the depiction of it within a film or television show. {% endhint %} | Value | | ------------------------ | | Accenture | | Adidas | | Adobe | | AIA | | Alibaba | | Amazon | | AMD | | American Express | | Apple | | AT\&T | | Autodesk | | Baidu | | Bank of America | | BMW | | Budweiser | | Chanel | | Chase | | China Construction Bank | | Costco | | Dell Technologies | | Deutsche Telekom | | DHL | | Didi Chuxing | | Disney | | Facebook | | Fedex | | Google | | Gucci | | Haier | | HDFC Bank | | Hermès | | Huawei | | IBM | | ICBC | | Ikea | | Instagram | | Intel | | Intuit | | J.P. Morgan | | JD | | KE | | L'Oréal Paris | | LIC | | Louis Vuitton | | Lowe's | | Marlboro | | Mastercard | | McDonald's | | Meituan | | Mercedes-Benz | | Microsoft | | Moutai | | Netflix | | Nike | | NTT | | Nvidia | | Oracle | | Orange | | Pampers | | PayPal | | Pinduoduo | | Ping An | | Qualcomm | | RBC | | Salesforce | | Samsung | | SAP | | Siemens | | Snapchat | | Spectrum | | Spotify | | Starbucks | | Tata Consulting Services | | TD | | Tencent | | Tesla | | Texas Instruments | | The Home Depot | | TikTok | | Toyota | | Uber | | UnitedHealthCare | | UPS | | Verizon | | Visa | | Vodaphone | | Walmart | | Wells Fargo | | Xbox | | Xfinity | | Xiaomi | | YouTube | | Zara | | Zoom | | {% endtab %} | {% tab title="Time & Era" %} ### Time & Era {% hint style="info" %} Refers to the time period in which a film or TV show is set. This information helps viewers to identify the genre, style, and culture of the show. It can also be used to determine whether the show is appropriate for certain age groups. {% endhint %} | Value | | -------------------------------------- | | 20s | | 30s | | 40s | | 50s | | 60s | | 70s | | 80s | | 9 to 5 | | 90s | | Abbasid Caliphate | | Afternoon | | Age of Colonialism | | Age of Discovery | | Age of Enlightenment | | Age of Imperialism | | Age of Oil | | Age of Reason | | Ancient History | | April | | April Fools Day | | Ash Wednesday | | Atomic Age | | August | | Autumn | | Autumn Equinox | | Bathtime | | Bosnian War | | Breakfast Time | | British Raj | | Bronze Age | | Byzantine Era | | Cambrian | | Chacolithic | | Children's Bedtime | | Chinese Civil War | | Chinese new Year | | Christmas | | Cinco de Mayo | | Classical Antiquity | | Classical Era | | Classical Greece | | Classicism | | Cocktail Hour | | Cold War | | Commercial Break | | Contemporary History | | Covid-19 Pandemic | | Cretaceous | | Dawn | | Day of the Dead | | December | | Dinner Time | | Diwali | | Dry Season | | Dusk | | Early Afternoon | | Early Evening | | Early hours of the morning | | Early Middle Ages | | Early Modern Ear | | Early Modern Period | | Early Morning | | Early Summer | | Earth Day | | Easter | | Eastern Zhou | | Edwardian Era | | Eid | | Elizabethan Era | | Evening | | Fall | | Family | | February | | Final countdown | | Final Lap | | First Quarter | | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period | | Friday | | Friday Night | | Full Moon | | Georgian Era | | Golden Age of Piracy | | Good Friday | | Great Depression | | Great Recession | | Half Time | | Han Dyansty | | Hannukah | | Hellenistic Greece | | High Middle Ages | | High Noon | | High Summer | | Hot Season | | Iftar | | Independence | | Independence Day | | Industrial Age | | Industrial Revolution | | Information Age | | International Day of Peace | | Interwar Period | | Iron Age | | Jacobean Era | | January | | Jet Age | | July | | June | | Juneteenth | | Jurassic | | Korean War | | Kwanzaa | | Labor Day | | Last Minute | | Late Afternoon | | Late Antiquity | | Late Late | | Late Middle Ages | | Late Modern Period | | Late Morning | | Late Night | | Late Roman Republic | | Late Summer | | Libyan Civil War | | Lunchbreak | | Lunchtime | | Macedonian Era | | Machine Age | | Maratha Empire | | March | | Mardi Gras | | Martin Luther King Day | | May | | Mealtime | | Memorial Day | | Mesolithic | | Mid-Morning | | Midday | | Middle Ages | | Midnight | | Midwinter | | Ming Dynasty | | Modern Era | | Modern Era | | Monday | | Monday Morning | | Monsoon | | Morning | | Mughal Empire | | Napoleonic Era | | Neolithic | | New Year's Day | | Night | | Nighttime | | Noon | | November | | Nuclear Age | | October | | Olden Days | | Ottoman Empire | | Paleolithic | | Parthian Empire | | Passover | | Persian Empire | | Petrine Era | | Polish Golden Age | | Post War Era | | Post-Classical History | | Postmodernity | | Prehistory | | President's Day | | Protestant Reformation | | Protohistory | | Qing Dynasty | | Quin Dynasty | | Rainy Season | | Ramadan | | Republic of China | | Roarinfg Twenties | | Romantic Era | | Rosh Hashanah | | Rush Hour | | Russo-Ukraine War | | Sabbath | | Saturday | | Saturday | | Saturday Morning | | Saturday Night | | Scientific Revolution | | Second Quarter | | September | | Shang Dynasty | | Snacktime | | Somalian Civil War | | Song Dynasty | | Space Age | | Spring | | Spring Equinox | | Storytime | | Sui Dynasty | | Summer | | Sunday | | Swinging 60s | | Syrian Civil War | | Tang Dynasty | | Ten Seconds Left | | The Big Data Age | | The Middle Ages | | The Mutimedia Age | | The Rennaissance | | The Social Age | | Third Quarter | | Three Kingdoms | | Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors | | Thursday | | Timeout | | Triassic | | Tuesday | | Two Minutes to Midnight | | Unayyad Caliphate | | Victorian Era | | Vietnam War | | Viking Age | | War in Afghanistan | | War in Iraq | | War on Terror | | Warlord Era | | Wednesday | | Weekday | | Weekend | | Western Zhou | | Winter | | Work | | Working Week | | World War I | | World War II | | Xia Dynasty | | Xinhai Revolution | | Yuan Dynasty | | {% endtab %} | | {% endtabs %} | ### Full Reference Lists 📗 Full composite lists and reference data sets are available here:
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