Film genres

There are many type of genres in the industry, i have watched many of these in my time. I will name some of the genres that i know and have seen.
Comedy film are meant to amuse and humour the audience which are normally set to lighten the mood. e.g. Topic Thunder, Superbad
There are many types of comedy in the industry such as stand up, movies, theatres and many more. Comedy goes back centuries right back to the theatres.
Action Film usually include high energy, high energy and have a lot of stunts included. There the type of films that have the non-stop action battling between the two dimensional 'bad guys' and 'heroes'. e.g. James Bond
Adventure these are usually the exciting stories, very similar to or often paired with the action film. They bring the excitement into the audience e.g. Indiana Jones
Crime & Gangsta developed around the sinister actions of the criminal or mobsters, particularly bank robbers. e.g. American Gangster
Drama films that are serious, plot driven and portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations. These films would include the most realistic plots that would most relate to the audience as a day to day life.
Epics/Historical Films that include costume dramas, historical dramas, war films, medieval romps.
Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films feature a wide range of styles.
Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way.
Sci-fi films are often quasi-scientific, visionary and imaginative - complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places e.g. Star wars
War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting. Saving private Ryan. The films that are produced about the war can portray images to the audience of what the war is like to them of how 'war life' was like etc.
Westerns are the major defining genre of the American film industry - a eulogy to the early days of the expansive American frontier.

Preliminary Task

The preliminary task was an excercise to help us get used to the equipment and organising events ect. We had to set groups and set tasks for ourselves getting used everything preparing for the real event to come.

The Brief Continiuty involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting on a chair opposite another character, exchanging a few words of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Match on action- single action seeming continious.

Shot reverse shot- showing character, then shot what the character is looking at.

180 degree rule- If you go past 180 degrees it gives the impression that they are sitting next to each other.

Next stage
-Looking at film pre-production
*Storyboard- sketch shots

*Casting people for film:
Me- controlled the camera as i have a steady hand
Georgina- has a clear voice and is also a good actor.
Sophie- steady pace, easy to work with and can follow directions well.

*Script:
Sophie- heya
Georgina- Alright
Sophie- Na, feeling a bit ill really, got a stomuch ache.
Georgina- oh im sure your be ok. Oh hows that D.T project going?
Sophie: ye, it going good, do you wanna come have a look?

We keep it simple as we were more interested about the camera skill and different angels that we had to do.

*Location- we decided to film it in school as it was the easiest for all of us to get there.

*Equipment- camera, tripod, tape. I found this hard as i have never really been good with ths equipment but it good easier.

This was an excercise to help our group get used to the equipment that was to prepare us for the task ahead for the final exam period.

Castings

Casting for the main task we have to decide who to cast as the characters for the opening sequence. We have two characters: the girl and the stalker male role. For this we had to think about the people that could be suitable for the roles but we all came to an agreement that because of the practicality of the three of us having to be on set when filming we shall be the characters. When thinking about who would be who we brain stormed about the ideas of who would be suitable for which role, here are our ideas:

Georgina Dembinski
I have previously done drama GCSE and have experience on set and work on facial expression that show emotion. I dont think that i would fit the characters description of the innocent girl that we have chosen as i think i do have a soft face but we do have another girl in line in the group 'charlotte' who fits the description better than i do. I think that i fit the description of the stalker better as i have more experience in that section.

Charlotte Beale

She has previously done GCSE drama and has carried on her education in drama into A-level and is an extreamly talented actress. I think that she will most fit the roll as the girl as she has alot of experience in drama doing expressions and acting from what i can recall. She has a soft face and a girly nature which makes her perfect for the part.

Chantelle Chamberlin

Chantelle has previously done GCSE drama and has now carried on to study it for A-level. I think that she has a soft smile but i dont think that she has the innocent look for the right look of the character. Her dark hair would be good for the male role as you would not be able to see under the clothing that we think we are preparing to use.

We have desided that we are going to use Chantelle as the main camera co-ordinator as she has a steady pace and a good eye for the right angle. We have also decided that I (Georgina Dembinski) will help when i am not on set helping with shots.

Prop - Stalker Letter

The letter in the opening sequence emphasis's the stalker character against the young female adult character. The letter then shows the past of what has happened to the character and shows where the stalker character is at the present time. Which then moves the narrative along. Having the prision letter shows the audience the extream case of what the characters are involved in, then presenting to the audience what the storyline is about.

BBFC

Presentation1 BBFC

Thriller

What is a thriller?
Due to the oncoming months of the brief set to create a thriller based opening sequence to a film, i have researched what the genre thriller actually is.
From what i have read and researched a thriller is a film that is to promote intense excitement, suspense and a high level of anticipation. The aim of a thriller is to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, to raise the tension towards a big climax at the end. The tension is raised when often the main character(s) is placed in a situation that the audience would be frightened in themselves.
Thrillers are most often about criminals, stalkers, murderers etc. That the audience would find abnormal and frightening.

Essay Rome

In a few previous lessons my media class has been studying the film title: Rome. Mrs Banks set the task of giving us a practice essay for the exam ahead to prepare us. We had watched the first four minutes of the opening sequence of the film around 4-5 times writing notes on the seperate sections to gain marks: Mise en scene, Editing, Camera/Movement, Lighting/Sound.
The task was then set to write the essay up to practice for the exams ahead.
If You would like to see the following practice paper, do not fret to ask.