Picking The Genre for Cambridge Project

 Potential Genres:

Drama and Horror

    My group and I decided on the genres of horror and drama because we feel that we will have the biggest variety of creativity within these genres and that we could still produce a quality piece of media within a budget and lackluster production equipment. For other genres like action, we feel as though it is more difficult to create something of quality, because if there is fighting the sound effects and acting need to be spot on, along with the editing if there are gunshots or anything of that nature. And for that we chose to stick to drama or horror. 

Horror:

    There is an abundance of indie, low budget, short films, that are horror that I really enjoy. And because of that, I think that horror has the highest success rate for low budget media. (example of short film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQhNGEu2KA ) 

Lights Out (2013)

Characteristics of horror: 

    Horror movies typically have very dark mise-en-scene with color palates of black, grey, and red. They usually utilize dark and claustrophobic settings that try to make the viewer uncomfortable. There is almost always underlying themes of death or the unknown and there is constantly tension with jump scares sprinkled within. Many movies have very creepy and graphic costume designs for the main character, while others just focus on the plot and make the story what is most eerie.

Sinister (2012)

Characteristics of drama: 

    Genre movies mainly focus on storytelling and within the storytelling, emotional depth, character development, and often explores themes that evoke empathy. The characters are typically relatable to that majority of the audience and there is no set default for the mise-en-scene. The story usually is accompanied with realistic dialogue and situations and paired with slow narratives. 

La La Land (2016)

Conclusion:

    We are not yet sure specifically what our story is going to paint but for me I know I really like the idea of doing a Godfather-esque opening with similar aesthetic of money and family but instead of having it center around murder it can be more focused on still the Mafia, but the drama aspect of it.