Sub - Genre

Subgenre is a collision of two Genres distributed into one film.

A Thriller Sub-Genre which inspires me the most of all is The Godfather as this is a Crime Thriller:

 

This will influence me with our film opening as i will want it to start of in quite a dark scene, very dim lights so the audience are wondering "What is going on ?" I would like our opening scene to start off as quite mysterious therefore it won't reveal much just yet to keep the audience high with tension. I would also like to start the scene with a close up of a characters face, then slowly allow the camera to expand so the audience can see the other characters being introduced and established in the opening scene. The music which will be used in the opening scene, i would like it to be a light piano play or a violin which will also increase tension for the audience.  

 

 

Comparison of Reservoir Dogs to Our Remake of The Opening Scene

• At the very beginning all the characters are siting around a table where they have just finished a meal whereas with our remake, the two characters are seated in sofa chairs discussing business. A voice also talks over whilst the characters are getting up whereas with our remake, Music plays from the beginning till end. We did this because it allows the production to flow better.

• We used slow motion when both of the characters are walking exactly the same as the original. We also made sure that the camera was Tracking the characters rather than Panning therefore we used the same camera angles as the original.

• We also did a Medium close up of both the characters faces and used font to display the characters names whilst in the close up. This is also the exact same feature as the original.

• When the camera is placed behind the two characters in our remake, we have the name of the film which strolls up the screen which is also identical to the original.

Genre

• Genre- a type or category of a particular film
• Cross Genre- a film having more than one genre 

Genres

• Horror
• Gothic 
• Comedy
• Thriller
• Romance 
• Sci fi
• Fantasy
• Adventure 
• Action

ACTION

• Fast moving
• Some slow contrast to action 
• Stunts
• Explosions 
• Binary Opposition - Hero/Villain- Bond, Cruise, Pitt, Will and Stallone 
• Gun/Weapons 
• Transport/Car Chase 
• Fighting 

• Audience 

Helps audience choose + we also have expectations of what we'll see

• Producer/Director 

Genre helps know which stars to approach , which props to use therefore these are the ingredients.

THE LAST STAND

The genre of this film is Action combined with Comedy , the Action is protrayed through mise en scene, for instance the canonball is shooting fire which has a connection with violence and danger therefore represents an element of Action , the comedy element is triggered by the geeky , small guy with the googles on.
The colours help identify the film genre as the colours set out the mood .
The characters are the centre of attention in the film poster , one character looks cool and calm and gives the audince a sense of hero figure , on the other hand the small , geeky guy tells the audince that he would be the one who will create the laughter.



Sub- Genre

A sub- genre is when when two genres collide together into one film .An example of this would be-
ALIEN, is a mix of science- fiction and thriller .

Analysis of Genre

• Genre is a type or category of a Film.

• Cross Genres are when two Genres such as Thriller of Horror are used in a film.

• Conventions of Action Movies are Explosions, Stunts, Guns/Weapons, Fighting, Fast Moving, Hero/Villain and Some slow contrast to action. This helps the audience to identify different features of Action Films compared to other Genres.
• Genre is important to PDE because it allows the film to target a certain audience for example Sci-Fi films are majority male dominant therefore they try and target females by using Cross Genres and putting in Romance which will help attract another type of audience

Type of Genres: Horror, Gothic, Comedy, Thriller, Romance, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama, Action and Adventure.

The Genre of this film is Drama and Music. It's shown through this poster as it has a Guitar AMP at the back ,therefore it relates to Music, Rock in particular. This is a convention of a Music Based Film. Both characters have a quite relaxed attitude and body language, this shows that the film has a very laid back feel. They also seem to come across as having a quite close relationship, as they are sitting right next to each other looking out into the distance with Sunglasses on. This is a convention of a Drama Film. The colours used in this poster is also quite bold and so is the font which makes the poster stand out and have quite an effect on the viewer. The two girls in the poster are quite young which shows that the target audience for this film is Young People (Young Females).

Genre's

• Genre is a type or category of a film
• A cross genre is when two genres like a thriller and comedy are used in a film.
• Conventions of actions movies are: fast moving, fighting, transports-car chase, guns/weapons, stunts, some slow contrasts to action, explosions, hero/villain.
• Genre is important in PDE because the right audience where money is going to be made needs to be targeted so for example in sci- fi movies only men would go and watch those films mostly but to get the woman coming to watch that film, they may add a cover of a man and woman staring at each other to make the woman think the movie is a romance as well.
• For the above picture the genre from this cover would be seen as an action film. There is transport in the air, the robot has a big gun, the background looks wrecked and exploded and those are conventions of an action film

Our Reservoir Dogs Remake

Watching Documentary Response Questions

1. What does Thomas Sutcliffe mean when he says "Films need to seduce their audience into long term commitment. While there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible"? He means that most films have to start the opening scene with a big 'shocker' therefore the audience is intrigued to what will happen next and the director wants the audience to be into the film right from the start.
2. According to Director Jean Jacques Beineix, what are the risks of 'instant arousal'? A risk of 'instant arousal' is that you have to raise the question 'What do i do next ?' and take the risk that you will never answer the question, that's the whole problem in making films.
3. Explain why "a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't know too little". The audience is open and receptive. They hope to have their moneys worth.
4. What does critic Stanley Kauffmann describe as the classic opening? Why does this work? The film begins with a establishing shot for example, New York City seen from the East. Then there is a close up of the building. Then the camera went up the building to a window. Then it went in the window. Then it went past the receptionist desk to the private office and there sat the main character. The audience is told by the 'classic opening': Where the film takes place. What the occupation of the character is. The organisation of the world as everything is in place and everything is expected.
5. Why is Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film Seven so effective? The sequence tuned the viewers to the right genre from the beginning. It started of as a thriller, it waked everyone up and feels like part of the same movie. It's very frequent. It foreshadowed a lot of things that where going to happen and represented the obsessive nature of the main character.
6. What did Orson Welles want to achieve with his opening to the film A Touch of Evil? What did Universal Studios do to it? Why? He intended it to be seen without credits and without title music. He wanted to plunge the audience into his story without giving them time to prepare themselves, The Universal Studio was far more cautious, therefore the effect was lost once they edited it.
7. What is meant by a "favourite trick of Film Noir"? What is the trick? The beginning of a film is actually a type of ending, not a beginning at all. That is the famous trick. They look ahead to what has to come and if the audience doesn't see it first time round, it will be clear when they watch the film again.
8. How does the opening to the film the Shining create suspense? The lift of the overhead camera creates suspense as the camera pursues the car like a predator, high up and behind. Everything tells the audience that these people in the car are travelling in the wrong direction. This builds up suspense as not much is revealed.