Deciding On The Genre Of Our Group Film

Considering the fact that all four members of our group each had unique story line ideas- along with contrasting genres to suit each plot- we determined it suitable for each member to present their story line to the rest of the group. The ambition was to sell our idea as much as possible.

• Emma chose thriller

• Amber chose a psychological plot

• Alice chose action 

• I chose romance

After being enthralled by each presentation, we concluded that it would be fair to evenly split the story line between us all. This was achieved by taking ideas from each story line; combined, they created the genre for our group film: a horror.

We injected elements of the thriller genre considering the fact that Agnes is killed. This supports the typical 'thriller' stereotype as deaths are commonly used in this genre to create a sinister atmosphere and cause tension.

Evidence of a psychological plot is the climax in the narrative of the film for when Agnes' true identity of being a ghost is finally revealed.

The action aspect is presented through the fast-paced shots of sinister happenings taking place as a result of Agnes thinking her house is 'haunted', when in actual fact it has merely been inhabited by new home owners, and she is the one who is haunting it.

My idea of a romance genre presents itself in the characters Agnes' mother and father as they are married in the film. The romance element evokes empathy in the audience; creating tension when something negative impacts on them, such as the interrogation scene where we view the characters in an emotional state.

From observing several films produced by AS last year, the films with a horror/ thriller genre appear to have gained the highest grades- therefore, we felt that filming a horror genre would guarantee us a better grade rather than something like romance, for example.

An advantage our group has to filming a horror is the fact that a couple of the group members, myself included, have previous experience in this genre as I produced a film with a similar genre (a psychological thriller) for AS media which shared the same conventions and iconography, such as knifes and blood, for example: therefore, choosing to film a horror will allow me to apply my previous experience and knowledge of this type of genre to help develop my skills in this particular area.