Coming up with a great idea for a film is tough, especially if you have no clue what genre it is going to be in. This has been my struggle the past couple of days upon the commencement of the portfolio project. I’m overall very excited to finally create a film opening of my own and plan on it being something I truly can be proud of. My group and I really want to make something that is sublime, but there is a long road ahead of us if we plan on reaching that status. The first step on this journey is selecting the genre.
In person, we discussed some of our favorite films in order to come up with the type of genre and overall vibe we wanted to work with. The problem was that our answers ranged across the spectrum, from the beautiful and charming artistry of The Grand Budapest Hotel to the abstract and disturbing atmosphere of The Lighthouse. With the amount of variation in what we enjoy, the harder it became to select one course of action. This led to many arguments that continued the next two days through our smartphones.
Ultimately, we have all agreed to go with a drama as our chosen genre. I brought this idea up to the rest of my group upon the realization that with a drama film, there are countless paths to take in terms of developing a narrative and employing creative production techniques. Every great story has an element of drama to it and each of the films we brought up earlier could one way or another be considered a drama.
As this project begins to take its first step forward, I will begin researching about dramas and their genre conventions as soon as I can, including analyzing different dramatic film openings to see what I can learn. I cannot wait to see what we will create!
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