Genre Decision Blog

      For this final task, we decided to go with mystery. A majority of the reason has to do with trying something new. In general, it seems most people are going for easier genres. For example horror or thriller. We wanted a challenge in terms of making a storyline. A lot of the time, thrillers and horror can be very cop-out. They often center around an even for shock value and to find a place to end. Although we want our film to center around a murder, we are more interested in the mystery aspect. Learning how to make a film interesting without shock value is something we are interested in. Horror and thriller very often use non-diegetic music and jumpscares. This is all in order to create tension and make the audience nervous. But we want to learn how to do this without heavily relying on aspects outside the film. Classic elements of mystery are also fun to play with. For example costumes and greyscale filters, but giving those a modern take is what would be done. Mystery also relies on a compelling storyline rather than cop-out elements commonly seen in horror and thriller. Crafting that story would make the project more intriguing for all members because we ourselves are able to get into the story. Mystery genres can also revolve around a single setting because they are more dialogue-heavy. This requires less traveling and makes the filming process easier. Costumes for this genre are also common within any household, so costume costs would be little to nothing. Lighting is commonly dim as well, which is easy to attain.