Hello there! I see you've returned because you're curious on which genre we chose to go with. Well, you'll be happy to hear that we've ultimately decided to merge two of the genres we researched together, those being science fiction and thriller. By making the choice to dapple in two genres at once, we can truly showcase all that we’ve learned over our filming journey by combining elements from either category and then putting our own spin on things to produce a truly comprehensive work. You may be wondering why I have yet to make mention of the comedy genre, well that’s because we chose to discard said genre due to its subjective nature and the obvious difficulty of being able to establish enough context during the opening of the film to have the jokes and one-liners we make really stick. We came to this conclusion by noting the similarities between the two genres, particularly when it came the camera angles and shots that they used. Said likenesses included their respective uses of close-ups, dutch tilts, and tracking shots. We were also very fond of the fact that we could manipulate the conventions of either genre to our liking by combining them into one. For example, by incorporating the thriller genre into our final task, we will be able to fully immerse our audience into the emotionally-charged, suspense-filled piece we will be creating. Moreover, we will also be able to create an unpredictable plotline, in which, as I've mentioned in an earlier blog, we will be able to drop subtle clues at to what is really going on. Unlike other genres, this will encourage our audience to pay more attention to details that are often overlooked and find meaning in the minute. This, in turn, will allow us to dedicate more time during our opening to show more of the film, whilst the actual context is established through the set and props rather than through actual dialogue, leaving the audience wanting more as they question what they've just seen, and making our opening all the more effective. As for our inclusion of the science fiction genre in our final task, we intend to use it as a way to expand the possibilities of our opening past those that can be easily explained, such as the overused home invasion plot, as we can now explore more bizarre scenarios, thereby making it more enthralling. Moreover, we can then use the foley method and create interesting sound effects with items we can easily access at home. This then lets us be more creative and gives us the opportunity to test out new methods and see how well they work for our purposes.
Overall, we have found that combining science fiction and thriller into a singular genre would be the most practical option for our purposes. This comes from the fact that we will be able to save time and money as we do not need to go in search of complicated costumes or hard-to-find locations, as we can instead use casual clothing and the same convenient location we had already intended on using from the very beginning. Furthermore, we will be able to warp expectations and leave much of our film's plot up to the imagination without stripping away its impactfulness. These very elements are what constitute an exceptional movie opening, so our final task sure to be great!
To end things off for today, I'd like to say that while this genre research has been tiring, it is certainly something we couldn't have done without, it's just one of those "...bare necessities..." (Bruce Reitherman and Phil Harris 1967).
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