Conventions of the ROMANTIC COMEDY genre

Romantic Comedy genre conventions from Monique Jackson

Conventions of the COMEDY genre

Conventions of the Comedy Genre from Monique Jackson

Conventions of the FANTASY genre

Conventions of the Fantasy genre from Monique Jackson

Conventions of the HORROR genre

Horror genre coneventions from Monique Jackson

Genre Research

Films are categorized by the type of genre that they are. This is dependent on the common repeating conventions within the film.
Each genre has a list of conventions which an audience would expect to see within that film, due to the sort of genre that it is, however, the film does not have to contain all of the conventions associated with that genre, just the obvious ones.

The term, 'Genre' is very useful for both the creator of the film and the consumer, this is because, having a genre helps to classify the genre to target a specific audience.
A film can contain more than one genre, which would make them a 'hybrid', this is the term given to a film that contains more than one type of genre, for example, a 'Comedy and Thriller' - This means that the film would contain elements from both the Comedic side and Thriller.

The conventions, to classify a film into a particular genre are dependent on: content, themes, mood, period, plot, setting, props (mise en scene) amd recurring iconography. Classic primary film genres include:

• Action
• Adventure
• Comdey
• Crime
• Drama
• Horror
• Musical
• Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
• War
• Western

My partner and I are considering to do the genre 'Action'. This is because we want to create a narrative that is very fast pace and something that will be interesting and intriguing for our audience.

Central Intelligence - Trailer Mapping Sequence

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Trailer Mapping Sequence

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows - Trailer Mapping Sequence

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What is a Trailer? Codes/Conventions and History

What makes an effective Film Trailer?

What makes an effective Film Trailer? from Monique Jackson

What's The Difference Between Film Opening Sequences and Film Trailers?

Firstly, a 'Film Opening Sequence' is a sequence of scenes, usually shown at the beginning of a film. The Opening Sequence contains the names of the people who were most important within the production. The titles used within the opening sequence are usually placed over a scene which allows the audience to view them. The sequence builds an atmosphere for the audience, additionally, the sequence may perhaps enhance the plot building up the atmosphere for the actual film. On the other hand, a 'Trailer'  contains different clips, scenes and shots from the final movie. The Trailer contains the most attractive, exhilarating and enjoyable scenes from the film.
A Trailer is a combination of clips created for the films targeted audience. The Trailer aims to persuade potential audience members to go and watch the film once it has been released.
A trailer summarises the film, however, the trailer always ends when something thrilling or negative happens.

Here are the differences between both a Film Trailer and an Opening Sequence for the film: JUNO:

The Trailer:

                                                     

The Opening Sequence:

                            

Common Features of Opening Sequences / What I have Learnt from Mapping Opening Sequences

From mapping I have learnt where to place the names of each person who had involvement within the film/programme.
I have found that at the beginning, during the opening sequence, this is where the list of names appear
I have found that the directors name always appears at the end and is usually placed there by themselves.

A2 Grouping

Who will I be working with?

This Year I will be working with Sarah. This is because, her and I are both on the same wavelength, and we are both focused on getting our filming and work done to the best of our ability and as quickly as possible.

Because of this I feel that we will be able to work effectively and quickly together. Additionally, because there are two of us we will equally be able to spread our work and time equally across the both of us.

What problems may this cause?

Firstly, we both do completely different subjects which may mean that one of us might have other commitments that week,for example, me. When it comes to my drama practical it can become very time consuming due to numerous rehearsals. Because of this any free time I have, I must use it to complete blog posts or any editing I may encounter. 

How will I overcome this?

I will make sure that I use all IS time effectively, and any free time at home effectively. If I do this, it means that I will complete my coursework for this subject early, which means that it won't clash with my other subjects. 

Luckily, out of all of the other subjects I do, this is the only one with coursework, so the demand for all of my subjects will be equal.