Analysis of Genre

DRAMA ANALYSIS

The genre of the film opening we are producing is drama. The genre of drama is one  that relies on the emotional and relational development of realistic characters. While Drama film relies heavily on this kind of development, dramatic themes play a large role in the plot as well. Often, these dramatic themes are taken from intense, real life issues.
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The mise-en-scene that is used in drama typically reflects real life. For example the costume will reflect the time period and the fashion of that time. Everything within the mise-en-scene of the scenes will have to reflect real life emotions.

Costume (and everything about a character's appearance including height, hair colour, makeup etc)
Body Language
Props
Location
Set Design
Lighting

 CHANGE TO GENRE- PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

In our group we decided to change our genre to best suit our ideas. We are more comfortable to using psychological thrillers a genre than dram, because it gives ore space to be creative. We realized drama needed a lot in depth analysis which would not be conveyed through our opening scenes. Using this genre allows us to be more creative with the editing process.

This genre is very similar to Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality", moral ambiguity, and complex and tortured relationships between obsessive and pathological characters.
 Psychological Thrillers were usually for 18+ due to the considerable amount of violence and horror, however there are exceptions where a huge pool of viewers are coming from 15+. Due to our society changes, attitudes have also changed on movies. Younger and younger people are 'growing up faster', due to social media and mean movies are watched by these young individual. For example, 100 years ago nudity would be considered taboo, however as society as evolved, so has movie screenings. Therefore we have to analyse in which way we can most relate to a huge variety of people.

People enjoy watching psychological thrillers because of the thrill it gives one. Physical or emotional arousal is usually the main factor for watching these type of movies.  'People like to be scared, when they feel safe' - Alfred Hitchcock

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