Genre- Romance

ROMANCE
The narrative of a romance is a love story between a man and woman. In many there is a protective father who doesn't approve of his daughters boyfriend, so he has to rebel against him to see her. There is also usually an argument which is resolved towards the end of the movie.
Setting- romantic scenes such as beaches. Filmed in towns, cities, high school and many other places. It is quite generic and could be filmed anywhere.
Technical codes- plenty of long shots to show couples in different types of scenery. Tracking shots e.g. couple walking through a park. Close ups on hand holding and kissing scenes.
Lighting- the lighting really does depend on the type of atmosphere and mood that particular scene has. As it is normally happiness there are many bright colours. Blue skies and bright sunshine.
Characters- Depending on where the movie is set e.g. In high school= teenage boy and girl. There could also already be a couple to begin with.

However not all romantic films go down this route. Romeo and Juliet is the perfect example of a different type of romance. 

Genre- Horror

HORROR
Settings- Set in a small town. Locations often appear dark and isolated e.g. abandoned house, forest.
Technical code- extreme close ups to emphasise the subject. Establishing shots to show the location. Long shots to help show the danger or what the lad character is surrounded by.
Iconography- Lighting is quiet dark as it is usually filmed in the evening. The colour red is used which suggests danger. Dull colours such as grey and washed out green.
Characters- There is often a new character moving into a new town. The character is usually aware that something is not right. Not many well known star personas, as it makes it more believable if there is someone they don't know. This helps them forget that it is a movie that they are watching.

Genre- Comedy

Genres are categories that films are placed into that have similar cliches and narrative elements. Fictional films are normally categorised according to their theme, setting and mood. Although this is usually the case, some films with the same context can be categorised into different genres. For example, there is a film about war yet one is a comedy and the other is an action film.

Different types of genre

COMEDY
Comedy is the most popular genre in film. This genre belongs to the films which evoke laughter from their audience.
Settings- Bright places, well populated areas. Teen comedy= high schools and small towns. Social comedy= bars and houses.
Technical code- camera follows the character, meaning loads of tracking shots. Many medium shots and close up shots to show characters over exaggerated facial expressions. Sounds are edited to add humour.
Iconography- Bright, bold colours are often used. Yellow, green and blue are most often used. Lighting is often bright, as it is filmed during the day.
Characters- idiotic and accident prone, socially awkward, over exaggerated smart people.

Storyboard- Rough Idea

This is the first draft of our opening sequence. We are still developing it. 

[tina's slow motion bullet idea]

-doctor gets shot [headshot] against a tiled wall and falls to the ground.

-the breifcase containing vials of a formula is dropped by the doctor,
 it hits the floor, opens, and the vials roll across the floor, at which point,
 one of the assasins picks them up and puts them into his pocket.

-cut to the blood stain [which is going downwards as his head slides against the wall].
 camera follows it to the doctors face, and we can see he is dead.

-cut to an extreme close up of doctors lifeless eyes.

[rewind all of our footage to the begining]

-inside a science laboratory, three scientists are working on a special formula
{wearing lab coats and lab goggles}

[play footage through]

-scientist 1 writes up some calculations before saying # "i think ive cracked it" #

-formula is finished.

-sound of a car pulling up outside the laboratory causes the scientists to get into a panic

-scientists hastily put it into 3 vials and put those into a foam lined briefcase.

-scientist 1 removes lab coat and goggles and gets his own coat and hat on

-exits via the rear of the building, leaving scientists 2 and 3 in the lab.

-shots of scientist 1 running quickly away from the building.

-cut away to the lab where two four hitmen proceed to detain the two scientists.
 a fith man enters the building and sasy to the hitmen # "you know what to do" #

-he whips out his mobile phone [with credits on screen]


[tina's slow motion bullet idea again]


[end of footage and title sequence appears]

Filming- Risk Assessment

Risk: 5= Very High- 1=Very Low

Briefcase: risk= 1 There is no real risk in us using the briefcase.

Beakers/Test tube: risk= 4 As it is glass, when dropped it would brake. This could potentially be dangerous as we can deeply cut ourselves. If this was to happen we would corner off where the glass has landed and use a brush to sweep up the glass. We would also wear thick gloves to reduce the chance of cutting ourselves. 

Chemicals: risk= 5 These chemicals could be irritant/harmful if it came to contact with skin. Only Tina and Theo are able to use the chemicals as they are the ones acting. They should wear an apron, gloves and goggles to avoid any spillage landing on their skin.  

My Pitch- Suppression

My original idea before our final idea:

Characters:                     Genre: Action/Thriller
Person A
Person B
Person C

1. A teenager, Person A, of either gender appears to be hiding subtly from someone/something. The reason for this is not clear.

2. As they are walking the credits appear in puddles, car windows and fences.

3. When Person A walks past a certain spot they start to become more shifty and nervous.

4. He/she is then encountered by Person B and C who block them from both directions. These two characters are the ones being avoided from.

5. Person B and C pull out a gun and hold it at eye level, aiming towards person A's head.

6. Person A looks behind to see Person C pointing the gun, then a gunshot is heard.

7. Person A's head turns back to face Person B who has already fired the gun.

8. The bullet shoots towards Person A's head

9. Camera is in point of view of the bullet

^ 7,8&9 are all in slow motion

10. The bullet stops inches away from Person A's face and then the entire scene rewinds back through the  whole of Person A's day. This includes rewinding the shooting all the way until Person A wakes up in the morning.

11. The scene ends with an extreme close up on Person A's eyes closed.

12. As soon as their eyes open it cuts straight to the opening title: Suppression

I believe that some of the things I would want to do would take time and patience but I think the finished sequence would look really good.

Titles and Credits

Opening titles and credits could indicate what themes, genre and general idea of the film. The opening credits show the people starring in the film and the most important members of production, e.g. the director. Different font type and size could allow the audience to get a feel of the mood the film is in. Handwritten font could suggest the film is a rom-com whereas big, block, square font could indicate that it will be an action film. Colour also plays a big part in discovering the genre. If the font was red it could suggest danger which could then mean that it is a horror movie. The credits could appear over the opening sequence or on a background. 

The credits flash onto a black background in the colour red. This indicates that it will be a thriller or a horror movie. The title of the film 'Monster House' appears on the screen towards the end of the credits in a big font. It is also 3D like which would grab the audiences attention. 

This is completely different to the first clip. The credits are appearing on the the footage. The font is white and the font is funky which suggests its going to be a girly teenage film. We have decided that for our opening sequence we would put our credits on the opening sequence and not separately on a background.