Genre Blog: Final Decision- The Time Has Come

 Hello there! I see you've returned because you're curious on which genre we chose to go with. Well, you'll be happy to hear that we've ultimately decided to merge two of the genres we researched together, those being science fiction and thriller. We came to this conclusion by noting the similarities between the two genres, particularly when it came the camera angles and shots that they used. We were also very fond of the fact that we could manipulate the conventions of either genre to our liking by combining them into one. For example, by incorporating the thriller genre into our final task, we will be able to fully immerse our audience into the emotionally-charged, suspense-filled piece we will be creating, whilst also being able to create an unpredictable plotline, in which, as I've mentioned in an earlier blog, we will be able to drop subtle clues at to what is really going on, encouraging the audience to pay more attention to details that are often overlooked and find meaning in the minute. This, in turn, will allow us to dedicate more time during our opening to show more of the film, whilst the actual context is established through the set and props rather than through actual dialogue, leaving the audience wanting more as they question what they've just seen, and making our opening all the more effective. As for our inclusion of the science fiction genre in our final task, we intend to use it as a way to expand the possibilities of our opening past those that can be easily explained, such as the overused home invasion plot, as we can now explore more bizarre scenarios, thereby making it more enthralling. Moreover, we can then use the foley method and create interesting sound effects with items we can easily access at home.

Overall, we have found that combining science fiction and thriller into a singular genre would be the most practical option for our purposes as it will allow us to save time and money as we do not need to go in search of complicated costumes or hard-to-find locations, as we can instead use casual clothing and the same convenient location we had already intended on using from the very beginning. Furthermore, we will be able to warp expectations and leave much of our film's plot up to the imagination without stripping away its impactfulness.

To end things for today, I'd like to say that while this genre research has been tiring, it is certainly something we couldn't have done without, it's just one of those "...bare necessities..." (Bruce Reitherman and Phil Harris 1967).