MAIN POST 2: choosing your genre

Task 1

I carried out research to find out what genres were popular,theese answers will influence the choice of the genre that my opening sequence will be.

Recapping 2009: Most Popular Movie Genre

Although this is 2009 this data is close enough to this present date and therefore seems reliable.From this data I can see that comedy is very popular with 22% of the ratings.http://ddunlop.com/2010/01/recapping-2009-most-popular-movie-genre/

Task 2
From this information I understand that black comedy,musicals and performances arent popular at all.I dont think this would be a good choice to use for our genre as they are not liked nor popular.

Also comedy is seen to be popular, therefore I think that there isnt a gap in the market for this genre.Then we saw that drama was 15% although it isnt much it shows that it is reasonably popular and also shows that there could be a gap in this market.I also have seen that thriller is 10% although this may have a gap with our limited resources i dont think we would be able to meet the conventions of thriller.This has influenced my prefered choce of genre as I dont want to do an unpopular film.

Task 3
After doing the secondary research we done primary research this is what our questionaire looked like.
We asked 20 people so therefore we knew it would be reliable.

This is our questionaire-

We created 20 questionaires so our results would more accurate compared to asking 10 people.

We learnt alot from this questionaire such as Drama is the most popular genre that attracts the audience and thee age group ranged from 19-24.

They also like the way that the drama is very realistic and that they can somewhat relate to it.

Amoungest the adience they overall decided that within the drama genre there would be very dramatic scenes but also realistic. Over half of the people we asked all decided that to make a good opening sequence it should introduce the characters and also set a location so they understand the basis of the story-line.

This would help us as when we are making the opening sequence we should take this into consideration.

Task 4

In our group we each asked 5 people that range from different ages so our results would differ.

Task 5

We discussed our findings in our group and all took notes and aslo created a tally chart of our answers so the information would be easier to read.

Task 6

Evaluation of questionnaire.

From our questionnaire we found out many things such as, Drama is the most popular genre between 18-20 year olds along with Action which was second popular. Sci-Fi was least popular with only one like.

Everyone that said they liked drama explained that they like it to be very dramatics and also the sound track would relate to the mood of the character.

They also like tension in a drama.

In an opening everybody said that it should introduce that characters that will be in it also shows the location and finally sets the tone of the film. This information was very important as we know what to include in our opening sequence.

Also it shows that more people would want to see drama.

This information shows us that drama is very popular between the people that we asked and also between the group we all have watched many drama before.



MAIN POST 1: convetions of a opening sequence

Types of conventions from different genres

I am looking at different types of openings in different genres so I can see what type of opening my short film will have and what conventions it will need to fit my genre.

Crank

Looking at Crank which is a action/crime genre I have seen that in the opening sequence there is backing music which is rock this type of music sets the mood as if it was slow music you would expect it to be a carm atmosphere where as by using rock music the atmosphere is lively. When the credits come up they dissolve into the next camera shot, I like this idea as it looks very clever and also it links the two different shots together. There is also flashing colours with the title 'Crank' along side the rock music which yet again sets a very lively scene but then it cuts to silence making the audeience feel weiry of what is going to happen next.It keeps the viewers intised as it isnt the same level of music or the same shots throught.I like this idea as it shows many skills,I will look into this when i start to look at my own opening sequence.
Afterward the different shots of the title 'Crank' there is a repetitive ringing noise whilst it focus' on one character and then edits to a point of view shot(P.O.V) I like this idea as it helps the viewer understand the character before the film starts,I understand that a convention of a opening sequence is to introduce the character and by showing the shot of the character then switching to the P.O.V shot this meets the convention.The lighting is also dark which creates weiryness also along with the music being very loud then cutting to silence.All of the conventions meet each other creating a postive opening sequence.

Legally Blonde
For my second opening sequence I looked at Legally Blonde, I understand that it is a comedy which is a very different genre toward Crank.I had choosen to look at a different genre to Crank as I want to see if the conventions of a typical opening sequence still applies in to seperate genres.  
Legally Blonde has a lighter atmosphere towards it as the music is lighter and also fits under the pop genre it is cheerier and also the lighting is very bright whichalso matches the music.Both of theese make the openign sequence seem very happy making a postive start to the film. Although the music is very different and the lighting is different the camera angles are similar.Legally Blonde and Crank both use P.O.V and also it pans.From seeing this I understand that in my opening sequence it doesnt matter what my genre will be as I wont be restricted to certain types of camera angles. The lighting is also lighter which sets a happier atmosphere. You also have shots of certain objects which also set the scene and also gives information about the character without any dialogue which I think is a good idea.

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