genre ideas

Coming Of Age: 

My group and I find that coming of age and horror are our best options. Coming of age is basically movies where there is a transition from being a child, to becoming an adult. I think that films in this genre appeal to almost anyone who watches them. Last night I was on tik tok (like always)and I saw a post that said "these are the best Netflix movies that will make you cry" and to be honest I was kind of in the mood to cry. So I searched up the first one I saw and it was the movie "My Girl". Usually when I see movies that were released in the 90's or earlier I automatically make them my last option because of the quality. However, since this movie had such good clout I decided that I would give it a chance. After watching this film, not only was my cold hearted self in tears, but I also recommended this movie to my family. I feel like this movie is the perfect example of the "coming of age" genre. 

"My Girl"

Like I mentioned in another post, my team and I also thought a good film idea could involve something with mental health. I find this to be something very interesting and I feel like we are all very curious to research on a specific mental illness or disorders and produce a film opening for a film about that. Depression, for example, is something everyone should be aware of. At our age, especially, depression and anxiety is very common. Teenagers, our audience in this case, are more likely to want to watch a film on something involving this. Another movie I want to bring to your attention is the movie "A Walk To Remember". If you haven't already watched this movie, then you probably should even though it will most likely also make you cry. Anyway, this movie is a coming of age romantic film that involves a couple that falls in love. I don't wanna get to into detail because I will easily spoil it but I found this movie very interesting and I think it's a good example of what we are aiming for if we do coming of age. 

"A Walk To Remember"

What's Horror?

 An all time favorite genre for films is horror. Whether you are a fan of jump scares or not,horror films are a must. Although it usually excites the younger audience, the typical audience for horror films is young adults and teenagers from ages 15-25. Directors like Stephen King and Jordan Peele create horror films like "It" and "Get Out" to entertain this kind of audience.

To begin with, this media genre is a very popular one and is usually on the top charts. A good example of one of the most recent, popular horror films is the movie, "It Chapter Two," directed by Andrés Muschietti. In fact, as of October 31, 2019, this movie has made a total of $453.1 million worldwide.

Although most people have seen at least one horror film in the span of their lives, not everyone is able to point out the kind of content that makes up the typical horror film. In terms of the story, most horror films start off with a main character that the audience will find relatable. Throughout the film, the director aims to make the viewer feel the fear that the main character is feeling with the use of various camera shots and angles such as point of view shots, which make the viewer see what the character is seeing, and close-up and extreme close-up shots which demonstrate greater detail of the characters facial expressions and feeling of fear, in this case. Furthermore, not everyone notices that many horror films have a sub-genre of sci-fi or some type of religion involved. Another component of the typical horror film is that there is usually a villain or another presence that the main character(s) must defeat. In addition least, lighting plays a big role in the content of a film, along with color schemes like red and black. In horror films, the lighting is usually a cool tone that gives a cold feeling, a long with low dark lighting. This gives the film a mysterious feel. Depending on the scenery, some films even add a haze effect usually if the setting takes place outdoors. Last but not least, music plays a huge role in horror films. Horror films such as Insidious usually start off with a suspenseful short noise that creates tension. Throughout horror films there is a lot of suspenseful music that implies that something bad is about to happen.

With all the hard work and effort that goes into the content of a well-made horror film, it is important to have good marketing techniques. Apart from aiming to the target audience, one of the most important factors of good marketing for a new movie is the trailer. For a horror film trailer, a lot of the time there some type of monster or creature whether it is physically there or not, that the main character has to defeat. For example, in the movie "It," the monster would be Pennywise the clown. Just from watching the trailer, the viewer is aware that the plot of he movie is that the kids are trying to defeat this enemy. However, it is essential that the trailer does not reveal too much about the villain, but just enough to create suspense and mystery to keep the viewer interested.

The first horror film I will analyze is "Insidious" that was released in 2010 and directed by James Wan. This movie is about a big family who lives in a house. One of the children has the power to leave his soul when he goes to sleep. One of these times where his soul leaves his body, he is trapped in the world of spirits, good and and, bad bad a dark entity. This film is a good example of when the main character(s) must defeat the enemy or evil presence. In the scenes where the main character, Ty, is in the other world, it is very hazy and dark. Also, the Insidious movies all start off with the same theme song at the very beginning with the word "Insidious" written in red.