My aim for my film, ‘In Limbo’, is to get across the idea of drama genre. I wish to address this to a large ranged audience, ranging from the younger generation, all the way up to the older, such as 60 year olds. I feel that this range of audience is relevant because I know there is a wide range who like the drama genre. The short film that I will create will illustrate what the narrative is going to be about to the audience. The sequence will let the audience know what the main storyline is about and will show the main characters in my film. I will be using all the stylistics in my film (cinematography, Mise-en-Scene, editing, sound and performance). These will help create my film. Through the cinematography I will show different camera shots, angles and movement. The Mise-en-Scene will play a big part too, as the props costumes and settings are all vital parts. I will edit my film to create a final piece and this is crucial to finishing my film. The sound will mostly be made up of ambient sound (such as cars, people walking by in the street) and the dialogue. The dialogue will carry the narrative. My role is to direct, produce and edit the film that I am to create.
For the context of my film; I will show the equilibrium, disruption, quest, resolution and re-equilibrium for my film.
Friday 8 October 2010
Tuesday 5 October 2010
My chosen genre and it’s conventions
For my short film, I have chosen the genre of ‘psychological thriller’ and ‘ drama’. I have chosen these genres for my film because I am not familiar with them and I find that if I study and analyse films of this genre and eventually create a film of these genres, I will be familiarised a lot more with these genres.
I have researched the genres that I will be studying and here is what I found:
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre. Also, occasionally this genre will border into the also wide-ranging horror genre.
Psychological – Elements that are related to the mind or processes of the mind; they are mental rather than physical in nature. Sometimes the suspense comes from within one solitary character where characters must resolve conflicts with their own minds. Usually, this conflict is an effort to understand something that has happened to them. These conflicts are made more vivid with physical expressions of the conflict in the means of either physical manifestations, or physical torsions of the characters at play.
Thriller – Generally, thrillers focus on plot over character, and thus emphasize intense, physical action over the character's psyche. Psychological thrillers tend to reverse this formula to a certain degree, emphasizing the characters just as much, if not more so, than the plot.
Psychological Thriller – Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies (which is often the case in typical action-thrillers), but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state.
The drama film is a genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, crime and corruption put the characters in conflict with themselves, others, society and even natural phenomena.
This film genre; drama, can be contrasted with an action film, which relies on fast-paced action and physical conflict, but superficial character development. All film genres can include dramatic elements, but typically, films considered drama films focus mainly on the drama of the main issue. Some well-known drama films include Citizen Kane (1941), The Godfather (1972), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Forrest Gump (1994) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action, Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre, with many subsets. See also melodramas, epics (historical dramas), or romantic genres. Dramatic biographical films (or "biopics") are a major sub-genre, as are 'adult' films (with mature subject content).
Examples of Psychological thiller films are:
I have researched the genres that I will be studying and here is what I found:
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre. Also, occasionally this genre will border into the also wide-ranging horror genre.
Psychological – Elements that are related to the mind or processes of the mind; they are mental rather than physical in nature. Sometimes the suspense comes from within one solitary character where characters must resolve conflicts with their own minds. Usually, this conflict is an effort to understand something that has happened to them. These conflicts are made more vivid with physical expressions of the conflict in the means of either physical manifestations, or physical torsions of the characters at play.
Thriller – Generally, thrillers focus on plot over character, and thus emphasize intense, physical action over the character's psyche. Psychological thrillers tend to reverse this formula to a certain degree, emphasizing the characters just as much, if not more so, than the plot.
Psychological Thriller – Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies (which is often the case in typical action-thrillers), but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state.
The drama film is a genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, crime and corruption put the characters in conflict with themselves, others, society and even natural phenomena.
This film genre; drama, can be contrasted with an action film, which relies on fast-paced action and physical conflict, but superficial character development. All film genres can include dramatic elements, but typically, films considered drama films focus mainly on the drama of the main issue. Some well-known drama films include Citizen Kane (1941), The Godfather (1972), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Forrest Gump (1994) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action, Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre, with many subsets. See also melodramas, epics (historical dramas), or romantic genres. Dramatic biographical films (or "biopics") are a major sub-genre, as are 'adult' films (with mature subject content).
Examples of Psychological thiller films are:
- Signs (M. Night Shyamalan, 2002, US)
- November (Greg Harrison, 2004, US)
- Pulse (Jim Sonzero, 2006, US)
The themes in a Psychological thriller are:
- Reality
- Perception
- Mind
- Exictence
- Purpose
- Itentity
- Death
Monday 4 October 2010
Monday 27 September 2010
Film Synopsis
Film name: ‘In Limbo’.
Jessica is no ordinary girl. She is dead. But she doesn’t know it. She wakes up and it is just another ordinary day for her. She does everyday things but something is just not quite right, for instance, she speaks to her mother, no reply. She is walking down the street and nobody moves out of her way, as she isn’t there. She then has a flashback to her death. It then hits her. She is dead. ‘In Limbo’ is a drama film that primarily focuses on the protagonist, the main character; ‘Jessica’ and follows her on a journey that shows her discovering that she is dead. The film is set with the diegesis of contemporary society. The film is set in the protagonist’s house and around the area; streets. The antagonist for the film is ‘death’.
Jessica is no ordinary girl. She is dead. But she doesn’t know it. She wakes up and it is just another ordinary day for her. She does everyday things but something is just not quite right, for instance, she speaks to her mother, no reply. She is walking down the street and nobody moves out of her way, as she isn’t there. She then has a flashback to her death. It then hits her. She is dead. ‘In Limbo’ is a drama film that primarily focuses on the protagonist, the main character; ‘Jessica’ and follows her on a journey that shows her discovering that she is dead. The film is set with the diegesis of contemporary society. The film is set in the protagonist’s house and around the area; streets. The antagonist for the film is ‘death’.
Friday 24 September 2010
Brief
The film / video production option of FM3 give you the opportunity to:
Develop an extended sequence from an imagined feature or develop a complete short film or between 3 and 5 minutes.
I have chosen to develop a complete short film or between 3 and 5 minutes.
With both of these options you are meant to engage with the issues raised in FM1 in relation to the production of meaning and study of film stylistics and theory.
You can undertake this task as an individual and it is advised that you do so but if you do work in a group then your production role within the group must be clearly defined and you will need to provide evidence of your contribution in terms of that role and you will be assessed on your performance in that role.
Develop an extended sequence from an imagined feature or develop a complete short film or between 3 and 5 minutes.
I have chosen to develop a complete short film or between 3 and 5 minutes.
With both of these options you are meant to engage with the issues raised in FM1 in relation to the production of meaning and study of film stylistics and theory.
You can undertake this task as an individual and it is advised that you do so but if you do work in a group then your production role within the group must be clearly defined and you will need to provide evidence of your contribution in terms of that role and you will be assessed on your performance in that role.
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