UPDATE: DIFFERENT GENRE!!??

Hi guys!! So I met with my group today and we changed our plan up a little bit. As we came up with our final idea for our film opening, we decided that it would fall into more of the thriller genre than the horror. With that being said, I immediately began my research on the thriller genre.

This is what I found: 

Thriller genre is usually gives the viewer the feeling of suspense, excitement, anticipation and anxiety. Thrillers aim to keep the audience at the edge of their seats as they get closer to the climax of the film. They often use many plot twists and cliff hangers which involve personal obstacles one must overcome. 

According to a blog I found, Scribbling On The Computer by Katherine Roid, subgenres within thriller include action thriller, conspiracy thriller, crime thriller, disaster thriller, eco-thriller, forensic thriller, legal thriller, medical thriller, mystery thriller, political thriller, psychological thriller (which my group and I plan on doing), religious thriller, romantic thriller, spy thriller, supernatural thriller and techno-thriller. 

We plan on doing a psychological thriller because it includes mental conflict within a character which we plan on achieving. We choose to do a psychological thriller by showing the mental conflict within the head of our main character, a male, who sees symbols of death as he is coping with a death. It may not make complete sense hearing a portion of it, but I promise its going to make sense when I go more into depth in my next couple posts.

My group and I are working on more of the details and going to sketch out our storyboard once we decide on some more details in which we don’t completely agree on such as the props we plan on using and the locations for filming.

Thank you for stopping by! I’ll be back with more details tomorrow ((:

https://kathrineroid.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/list-of-thriller-subgenres/

ONE STEP CLOSER..

Hi everyone! Since my last post I have done some research on the horror genre and want to share some stuff I found.

Horror Genre:

The horror genre intends to scare the viewers through frightening images and sounds. Horror films take the things that people are most afraid of and uses them within their film in order to leave the viewer thinking of the what they just watched. Within horror there are many subgenres including action horror, body horror, comedy horror, drama horror, psychological horror, science fiction horror, thriller, supernatural horror, slasher film, etc. I plan on doing some more research on these specific genres after my partners and I discuss which we all like the most.

I also did some research on the characteristics of horror films and found some information that will help make the film as close to the horror genre as possible. According to information I found on Psychology Today, "horror movie elements that scare us the most include Fear of Death, the dark, creepy, crawly things, scary places, disfigurement, dismemberment, suspense, spooky music, lightning and thunder, and fear of the unusual." I intend on my film opening having most these characteristics so that from the beginning it is established that I am creating a film within the horror genre. 

I am trying to decide whether I want my film to include supernatural activity such as ghosts or if I want to go more along the lines of serial killer deaths. I plan on meeting with my partners tomorrow to bring all of our ideas together to see which idea we like the most and begin our planning (research, storyboard, characters, etc) from there. Although there is much more research and planning to go before we begin to film, I am excited to see what we come up with and can't wait to share it with you all!!

Thank you for stopping by my blog for updates, talk to you soon!! 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201410/the-top-ten-things-make-horror-movies-scary

DECIDING ON A GENRE

Hey there, Welcome to my blog!!
My name is Alexis and I am a senior at Cypress Bay. I have been interested in film and the production within since I was about seven years of age. My neighbor, who I grew up with as my babysitter, is a filmmaker who began making "movies" of almost every genre at home with friends and now has three independent short films with her first full length movie coming out soon. Growing up around her as a filmmaker has lead me to see the inside of filmmaking and see all that goes into it from raising money for the film, to the final product being accomplished. When I heard about this project I was excited for the day in which I could finally begin working on creating my own film opening.

Knowing this project was approaching quickly, I decided to brainstorm genres and ideas ahead of time. I spent time thinking of ways in which I could successfully create a film opening that was memorable. The genre in which I decided on is the horror genre. Since I was young I always had interest in horror movies and how they are made to look so real and bring awareness to things that happen in real life. With that being said I am going to attempt to stick with the horror genre for my film opening. I'm not sure on an exact idea yet but after the research I plan doing I will have more of an idea on how I want to open my film.

I will keep you guys updated with my final idea within the next couple posts. Thank you for checking out my blog. Hope you continue stopping by to eventually see the final product. Talk to you all soon! (:

MUSIC MARKETING

In the music marketing project that we completed, we were given three songs to choose from and using the chosen song we had to create our own band name. Once we chose the song and a name, we researched the genre and ways in which other bands of that genre market. After that we were assigned to show the ways in which we will market the band using different marketing techniques and also make a music video for our song. After we completed all of our research we presented our marketing plan to the class.

When researching for this project we had to look into the genre of our chosen song and find ways in which bands that fall into that genre market to help give us some ideas on how we will market our band. Researching different genres of the songs we were given to chose from led us to find the song and genre that we like the most and work from there.

My group members and I decided to market our band through social media including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and a website dedicated to our band, House of Cards. On Instagram our marketing goal included sponsored posts and stories, on Twitter we used promoted tweets and on Facebook we posted about live events so that fans are aware and can RSVP. The use of social media to market helps become the band known by the target audience who mainly uses these social media platforms.

In this project, I learned more about editing and shooting videos which will help me with my film opening for my portfolio project. I learned that there must be multiple shots taken in order to find that perfect shot and how to manipulate videos in order to fit in the video I am editing. Using the different shots I experimented with for the music video will help me when I am filming my film opening making it more successful.

MY OPINION ON COMMONLY JUDGED GROUPS

A group that I would like to represent within my project is the teenagers in todays society and how they are misrepresented. My goal by the end of this blog post is to prove that teenagers aren't as bad as they seem to be. Teenagers are often referred to as lazy, immature and assumed to be involved with negative things such as crime and drugs but is that really the case?

Teenagers are considered lazy due to the fact that they wake up late, meaning they are late to school. Just because a teenager is late to school doesn't necessarily mean that they are lazy. They are also considered immature for making jokes or laughing at jokes. Just because teenagers don't have the same mentality and joke around more than adults it doesn't necessarily mean that they are immature, they just aren't as developed as an average adult. Society also judges teenagers by appearance, they assume that if one dresses a certain way that they may be trashy or involved in drugs. People tend to judge when really there is nothing to prove that this is the case. Teenagers are not necessarily "hoodlums" involved in crime due to the way that they dress and act, everyone goes through their own things and not everyone is perfect. 

I believe that this representation of teenagers isn't the case at all. Many teenagers go through certain things that affect their growth such as family or health issues. I believe that it is unfair to judge a teenager on the way that they dress, act or the time they get to school. There are many factors that go into making an individual who they are. The media only shows the negative side of what teenagers do, they show teenagers involved in crime, instead of showing positive things that they do such as helping out an elder and being a hero. 

I believe that sometimes teenagers can be lazy and immature but I don't agree with assuming that teenagers are violent and involved in crime and drugs. Teenagers shouldn't be associated with crime just because there are some teenagers who make the wrong decision. There are some teenagers who are lazy and have no motivation to do anything but that could be due to who they are surrounded with, they may not be motivated by family or friends around them. No motivation could lead to failure in life due to the attitude that nothing needs to be done. Teenagers also may be immature due to the fact that they haven't grown as quick as others have. Everyone has an age in which they are immature about everything by making immature jokes and doing immature things. I agree that both being lazy and immature may be used to describe some teenagers but just because some may be like that, doesn't mean that all of them are like that. Teenagers as a group, shouldn't be judged due to certain individuals because everyone is different. 

SOME MORE GENRE RESEARCH

1. Genre: Comedy

2. Genre conventions- content: Comedy could be divided into multiple genres including romantic, comedy of humors, comedy of manners, sentimental comedy and tragicomedy. Comedy films are designed to make the audience laugh through a humorous effect.

3. Genre conventions- production techniques: Comedy production techniques include snappy editing, sight gags, funny dialogue, zooms, long shots, reveal shots, comparison shots and perspective shots. The use of these different shots and angles help in making a film a comedy due to they way in which they are represented and shown.

4. Film sample: An example of a romantic comedy is A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, the movie presents young people falling in and out go love. Throughout the film they show the lives of these young lovers and the drama that comes with young love. They present this as a romantic comedy by making it funny but still showing a love story.

5: Film sample: Another example of a comedy movie is Mean Girls. Mean Girls is a movie about a girl who moves to the United States from Africa. Throughout the movie they show the girl attending a normal high school after being homeschooled throughout her life. They show her process of trying to fit in with the popular kids, "The Plastics". Throughout there is jokes made making it a relatable movie for high school students, especially females.

6. Examples:

GENRE RESEARCH

Genre: Drama

Genre conventions- content: Drama exhibits real life situations with realistic characters and settings. The purpose of drama is that it tends to move the audience emotionally through a happy ending. Used to show the strengths and weaknesses of human nature

Genre conventions- production techniques: Pre production- idea, make a script, have a location, have equipment and people, sign any legal agreements. Production- film more than you need with different lights and angles and check sound to make sure everything works. Post production- look through footage, edit clips, make sure everything is consistent (video and sound)

Institutional conventions- How is genre marketed? Drama is marketed through promotion including pre roll video advertising, making interactive websites/social media

An example of a drama film is The Titanic. The titanic is a great love story that takes place on a boat. In the movie, the main character, Rose, breaks her class to be with a man of a lesser class who she loves. There is drama throughout the film due to the fact that Rose’s family doesn’t like Jack. There is also drama in the film when the ship starts to sink and everyone is trying to get off and push people off. The end scene is the most dramatic because it shows Jack dying and saving Rose’s life. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCy5WQ9S4c0

Another example of a drama film is The Godfather. The Godfather is a mob drama movie that is based on The Godfather novel. The film is focuses on Italian American crime family and shows the youngest son, Michael, joining the Mafia and becoming involved in violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1S34973zA

 Other examples of drama movies include American Beauty, Forrest Gump, 12 Angry Men, The Notebook, Goodfellas.


The Notebook- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6biTjEyZw


Forrest Gump- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLvqoHBptjg


12 Angry Men- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_13J_9B5jEk&t=5s


Goodfellas- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo5jJpHtI1Y&t=28s


American Beauty- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96V-rAtTMGo