The brainstorm we scanned onto the blog just consisted of ideas for the horror genre but initially we brainstormed other genres thoroughly before choosing the genre that fit our film idea best . First of all we brainstormed different film genres and then tried to expand on them. The genres we wrote about were Horrors, Action, comedy and Thriller. As our brainstorm shows our ideas of a thriller I wont expand on that genre. Our film is called 141. This represents a phone call from an unknown number. This can be put into the action genre through the girl getting kidnapped or trying to find out what has happened at her party. Horror could be expanded that maybe a dead body could be found in the closet or there was a murder at the party and blood everywhere. From the horror ideas, the film could be put into a mystery genre by having the audience feel they are helping to catch the murderer throughout the film. The film idea could be made into a comedy but this would be particularly difficult as everyone has different views on humour and wouldn't be able to catch a target audience through it.
We settled on the thriller genre as it seemed simpler to do and can appeal to all different audiences.
The conventions of this genre that feature in the opening sequence are as aforementioned, a kidnapping, mysterious figures in dark clothes. The codes in this film are phones ringing and the phone cord being cut, dark leather gloved hand, the reflection of a mysterious figure in the surface of the kettle, bloody footprints. The audience will recognise these codes and assosciate them with the thriller genre.
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