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WHAT GENRE WILL OUR MOVIE BE? (GENRE DECISION BLOG)


Hey guys, this is Marvin and welcome back to my blog. I’m so excited you guys are continuing your journey on my blog, now you’ve seen  us research our potential genres for our movie , now it’s time to make the final decision. After all of our research, my group and I decided on the mystery genre. Our group decided to choose this genre due to the conventions of this genre matching our vision of the short film. Mis en scene such as normal settings, like a living room, and light makeup fit our project the best. This would help us convey a false sense of tranquility that is needed in our film. Editing common in mysteries, such as flashbacks, would also be the best fit for our film. This would help us execute the plot twist in a simple and more comprehensible manner.   The use of close-ups also fits our film, as we’re going to have to show the emotions of our characters. Overall, the mystery genre would help us encompass a feeling of suspense and unease throughout our film. The horror genre was close in our consideration, but it didn’t quite fit. The dark lighting and suspenseful music that is typically found in horror would work in our film. However, we didn’t see our film using creepy settings or gory makeup. Our film also wouldn’t have a main villain or monster, which is a crucial part of horror films. Another genre we considered was the romance genre. Like the horror genre, we found that some elements would be good for our film, but the core conventions wouldn’t work. Props like wine and flowers would fit with our film to help establish the protagonist as being in a relationship. Nonetheless,  the warm hues, lighting, and soft background music would clash if implemented in our film. Since these are some of the key mis en scene and sounds in the romance genre, we decided it wouldn’t best match for the film. Ultimately, the mystery genre works the best. This genre can allow us to express our ideas to its full extent as it is the one we can execute with what we have at our disposal.  Even though we chose the mystery genre, we will still incorporate some elements from the other genres we considered. Thank you for reading our blogs about our genre , now it’s time for the planning process! Be back for more!



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