Our film has many factors that can be considered when classifying it under a genre. With plans to show dramatic plot twists, action, and suspense, this film will allow me to explore all the possible genres that might relate to it. These are the three genres that we want to research, and advance our knowledge in before continuing with the planning of our film. Drama: I want to research genre because I believe it directly correlates to the plot twist we plan to execute in our film. With character development and dramatic scenes, it is important to have an understanding of what makes a film dramatic to an audience. Going into specifics like emotion (anger, sadness, excitement) can also give our group insight on how to make our film more dramatic and impactful to the audience. Hence, this is why we want to research this genre. Thriller: I want to research this genre because it allows our group to correctly execute climaxes. Having an understanding about this genre will also allow our...
Short film: My first impression of this short film was a bit strange. I felt like the post-apocalyptic earth with mechanical creatures and animals made the film have a strange sci-fi feel. However, the meaning behind the plot regarding humans and machines, or what makes people alike in certain ways was shown when the other eight rag dolls emerged from the dead. The lack of speech or diction in this film also aided towards the meaning behind his film in regards to what makes us all alike. It is also cool to learn and relate to a character without even hearing them talk. Conventions used are an abundance of low and high angles, to show the antagonists power over 9, yet also eyeline shots are used to show emotion in such characters. Full length film: The full length film had much more character development, we were able to better understand who the characters were and how the emotional vulnerability aided towards the plot of the film. In the full film, the ragdoll seems to be ...
What is your takeaway from the video? This was a great video to watch right before my group and I start really planning our short film. Out of the many key points that I’ll remember, I think my main takeaway was about planning. In the video, the speaker starts off explaining why planning is so crucial. Planning ahead of filming is good because it sets a firm foundation for your short film. The speaker says that to write a good short film, you have to write what you can “pull-off”. This means that you have to plan and write in according to your budget and resources that are at your disposal. This will alleviate the stress that will come from not being able to carry out the short film properly or as planned. What good information did you gather while watching it? We received so many good information as well as tips for making our short film. Aside from my takeaway, other good information that we gathered from the video is that we need to establish a tone for our short film. T...
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