THE PROCESS
For this part of my portfolio I am expected to pick a genre for my film opening. For a movie opening, i'm trying to consider interesting genres that would engage the watcher to want to watch more than 2 minutes. Therefore, genres that I immediately hook on are: Mystery, Adventure, and Drama. I will begin my research by analyzing each one and how it fits with the actors I have, sets I can use and ect.
MYSTERY
The structure of a mystery novel, usually includes the following:
-The crime
-Investigation
-Twist
-Breakthrough
-Conclusion
Given that the brief is only a two minute opening, that would only allow for a small plot development. Of course there are multiple types of sub-genres inside of mystery, like:
Hardboiled Mystery: More realistic, about the characters journey.
Cozy Mystery: Typically takes place in a 'small town', less violent tone compared to other sub-genres.
Legal Thriller: Focus on the legal system and the justice system.
Psychological Thriller: Intense, focuses on characters mind.
ADVENTURE
The structure of a adventure movie, usually includes the following:
-Inciting incident
- Journey starts
-obstacles along the way
-climax
-resolution
Making an adventure film, would differently engage the audience but this genre would be hard to film, considering a lot of adventure movies are shot in a exotic location or in the jungle. There are multiples different sub genres you can chose from:
SwashBuckler: focuses on swords, romance and historical settings most of the time.
Survival: The movie is the main character or person trying to overcome harsh environments.
Disaster: Focuses on big catastrophes and include charactering trying to survive it.
Expedition/Exploration: Includes journeys to find lost land, missing item or person.
DRAMA
The structure of a adventure movie, usually includes the following:
-Exposition
-Rising action
-Climax
-Falling action
-Resolution
Given that drama is a very broad category, it is flexible and can include other big genres into one including:
Coming-of-Age Drama- Focuses on teenage years and the transition to adulthood.
Family Drama: Shows relationship and conflicts within a family.
Romantic Drama: Centered on the emotional connection of a love story.
Historical Drama- set in a historical time line with interesting storyline.
REFLECTION
This part of my research was crucial for the future steps in my portfolio because I have to be certain about the genre I want to choose. After my analysis I am confident about which of the three to use for my brief. Now for the next part of my research is to learn more about that specific genre and get ideas of what my film opening us going to look like.
SOURCES:
https://research.lib.buffalo.edu/c.php?g=535588&p=10727588
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-the-mystery-genre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZuldP-K1_w&t=327s
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