Genre Choice for Film

 The genre I chose for my film is drama. Out of the three, I thought could possibly work drama just fit the best. The pitch I created isn't anything that's too unrealistic and the story is what really drives it. In drama films, the story is the main driving point that creates the entire film. The spy film would require more spy film aspects other than an attempt to sneak in. One of the characters in my film is going to try to sneak into a house steal and although this does correlate to spy movies that aspect alone isn't enough. To make my movie a horror film there would need to be way more of a scary feel to it and that's not quite how I imagine the film being. The drama genre fits my pitch the best without having to make many changes to the pitch. I imagine having a scene that's kind of open to the audience's interpretation. The two characters are going to be looking at each other back in forth before one of them decides to let the other go. 

The best way to make this project succeed is in the drama genre in my opinion. There could be no clear protagonist. The story is the main aspect driving the film. And it could all be done in a short time span. Drama is the genre needed to create the film I imagine. It would be cool to maybe add aspects from the other two genres. Still not sure if I'd add horror because it doesn't really fit. Although adding a couple more spy kind of scenes would make the film more engaging. I think under this genre the film will come out great. All that's left to do is begin the filming process. 

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Genre Research | Spy And Thriller

Spy movies often times have close-ups, extreme close-ups, and over the shoulder shots. In spy films, there is background music that fits spy movies specifically well. Movies such as James Bond or even The Incredibles they have music that fits a sneaky kind of feel. Typically in spy movies, the main cast is wearing an all-black outfit to fit in with the surroundings. The lighting for spy movies varies as some scenes may be bright and others may be dark, but not too dark to see. Like when a character sneaks into the typical all-white room compared to the back alleyway that usually is dark. Spy movies have their star actors such as Tom Cruise or Jason Statham. Spy films do have their usual props such as the detonation control, or the spy car. There have been multiple spy movies that have a character sneaking into an all-white room from the roof with lasers that they have to avoid. There's also the usual headquarters that the main cast uses. The most popular spy movies are the James Bond or Tom Cruise movies. And for children, the most known spy movies are the Spy Kids trilogy and The Incredibles trilogy.

In horror movies, the camera angles are usually low angle shots, tilted angle, close-ups, panning or tracking,  and bird's eye view/high angle. Sometimes the horror movie may include a handheld camera scene to increase realism. Horror movies have a recognizable sound. To make the movie scary and creepy they often have a child screaming in the background. There's also always eerie music that would send shivers down the audience's body. The clothing in horror movies are usually just ordinary clothes expect the characters that are kidnapping or killing the main cast, they often wear a scary hockey mask or have blood on their clothing. Horror film majority of the time is shot in a dark setting so there's just enough lighting for the audience to see what's going on. The makeup in horror films mostly consistent with fake blood on some parts of the character's body. The props used are usually knives of some sort or maybe a handgun. The setting of a horror movie would most likely take place in a house or different locations in a town. 

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Genre Research | Drama

 In the drama genre, the common shots are close up, long shot, bird's eye/high angle shot, over the shoulder shot, medium shot, and extreme close up. The common angles and movements in a genre angle are high angles, panning, tilting, and zooming. The sounds in a drama film are mostly dialogue. Clamps are a very important part of a drama film. The costumes are usually regular clothes. The makeup is simple makeup to make the actors look more presentable. The actors in a drama film definitely change how well the movie will do. An actor who is known to be a really good actor will make certain scenes stand out more than others. The props aren't usually anything special, maybe a knife or something similar. And the setting definitely sets the mood for the whole scene changing how well and real the scene can feel. 

Common editing in the drama genre is adding various different shots of an important moment. When there's a climactic scene in a movie the director will take shots from multiple different angles for dramatic effect. The jump cuts are usually clean between the end of a scene. Popular drama movies are films such as Highschool Musical, Twilight, and The Breakfast Club. I find drama movies kind of relatable. In drama movies where the main cast is teens, the suspense between the characters or the awkwardness is intriguing. And sometimes the drama aspect somehow makes the film funny. Although I don't like how drama films are predictable. It's not rare to find a drama film where the audience can usually guess how the movie ends without even watching it. The film can also overexaggerate how the cause and effect of a character's action will have a huge unrealistic change in the entire film.

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Genres I Would Like to Research

 The kind of movie I imagine my pitch to be would fall under Drama, Spy, or maybe Thriller. The movie wouldn't be that cheerful of a movie. These three genres are more low key kind of. They all share a certain feel that gives suspense. I haven't watched many movies under these three genres so it's going to be interesting. Without having done the research yet I feel like my pitch could be made under one of these genres. The drama aspect comes from the story. The spy aspect comes from the fact that one character is trying to rob another. And the third is kind of a stretch but there is a slight thrill that comes from a sneaky type of film. It may be possible that if shot correctly the film could fall under all three genres well. 

The other genre I thought might fit my pitch was horror. But for a horror film, there would need to be something actually scary. And a lot of the time characters are killed off somehow. That's usually a big indication that the movie is under the horror genre. My pitch could be made into a horror film if altered a little, but the pitch wasn't made under that intention. I want my movie to have the suspense needed without overdoing it. I feel like both drama and thriller would have this but not so much spy. One of these genres is definitely going to be the one I'll use. Although I'm leaning toward drama. But I'm not 100 percent sold on any of them.

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Pitch Blog

A homeless teen that had abusive parents resorts to stealing to save his sibling’s life, from a homeowner that was abusive to his deceased son.

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Group Blog

 I've decided that I'll be working by myself. Although I didn't really want to work with myself. I only know a few people. Out of the people I know and asked if they wanted to work, they already had an idea in mind. I thought about who else I knew but couldn't think of no one. And because we're online and not in person I can't become friends with anyone that I don't already know. This project is a lot though but there's a lot of time. I'll definitely have to use my time more wisely without procrastinating. Now that I'm thinking about it, this is the first big project that I'm working alone. But there's a first time for everything.

I'm not 100% sure if I can get outside aid, meaning people not in the class to help but hopefully, I can. My brother is a film major in college so I'm going to asking him for ideas. He was always creative especially when it came to creating a story. I should be able to bounce ideas off of him to create a good product. Although all the work is still going to be done by me. The three different media that I have to make. That part is most likely going to be the most stressful. I also have to edit the entire movie but I do have experience with that. This is going to be a lot to take on alone. But this isn't something that I can't do, I simply need to focus.

Welcome Back

 We're back and better than ever! This year I'm in AICE Media A level and I'm kind of excited. Compared to the AS level version of this class, nothing's really different. This level of the class is basically the same thing but goes a little bit more into detail and lets us students be more creative. We do have more time to work on the final project as we're already starting the process right now. It is a little stressful tho because of not 100% percent about who I'm going to work with.  Although I kind of have a rough idea. Last year I had group mates who I quickly became friends with so it was easy to work efficiently. Our chemistry together was real and we'd easily bounce ideas off one another. I do have one friend in A level currently and we've already decided to work together. 

I'd like to have another person because then the work could be distributed more. Although I feel like just us two could make a nice short film if put in the time and effort. I feel like I want to spend more time thinking of a really great story that can be executed extremely clean. The project I had last year was really great but I feel like because of the superhero type of feel we tried to create it was slightly harder to make entertaining. This time around I want to go for something that's more relatable as an audience member. Something that a highschooler may deal with but it isn't commonly talked about. Other than that I'm excited to go back to school again. The last school year ended super abruptly, but we were able to end off the year online. The online version of school and specifically this class wasn't nearly as intriguing as in person. And it still isn't right now but hopefully, we'll soon go back to school.