Genre Decision Blog

 


Hello and welcome back to my blog! Here are the genres that my group and I choose to research: 


Genre 1 Horror: The genre of horror is a great way to tell a story with the intention of making the audience feel scared, thrilled, and shocked. This genre usually revolves around a villain, threat, or monster, that in most cases, is an attempt to reflect issues that are happening in the real world. The audience of this genre often watch horror films in order to be exposed to the constant thrill that scary movies provoke. The fact that the audience is extremely inverse in what is going to happen next in the story adds to the thrills. Things like dark and creepy settings and gory makeup are used to help scare the viewers and immerse them into the film.


Genre #2 Comedy: The genre of comedy in film serves the purpose of attempting to induce laughter from its audience. The most common type of comedy genre is the lighthearted one which is used to cause enjoyment for the audience, entertain them, and delight them. This genre usually consists of exaggerating the actor's actions/behavior and language in order to make them look humorous and induce joy/laughter in the audience. Also, by executing those actions in a way that the individual will find amusing and find themselves entertained by the film.  


Genre #3 Dystopian: The genre of dystopian films revolves around the idea of a fictitious society where the characters are suffering from either oppression from the government, terror, or impoverishment. This type of genre usually consists of an intense fictitious world, strong cinematography, and a personal connection to the characters along with the audience empathizing with their said suffering. This genre causes the audience to reflect on their own society and compare the fictional world to their own reality/community. Abandoned settings, messy clothes, and unkept hair are some of the mis en scene used to portray these terrorized societies. Viewers are kept on the edge of their seats with racing minds as they watch films in this genre.


My group and I chose the third genre that we researched which is dystopian as it is the one that we found to be the most suitable for us. This genre can allow us to express our ideas to its full extent as it is the one we can execute with what we have at our disposal. For instance, since our dystopian is about one person left on earth, we only need one actor and any quiet location with no other people. Considering these factors dystopian was the best choice for our opening sequence. This is Kyra signing off!

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