1. Film genre Limitations Select this genre for use in initial
ideas?
Action and adventure - Software for editing to
produce realistic explosions,
for example
- Big casts for battles
No
Comedy - Comedy is subjective and
therefore producing a good
comedy without experience
may lose us marks
No
Period drama - This relies heavily on mise
en scene to set the time
period, obtaining this may
prove challenging
No
Sci Fi - Again, similar to
action/adventure editing
software needs to be
sophisticated
No
Horror - Horror can be criticised if
not ‘scary enough’
- Creating a ‘scary’
atmosphere
Yes
Fantasy - Finding suitable, ‘magical’
locations of which I can get
to
- Casting young actors
Yes
Romance - Finding actors
- Producing a storyline that’s
not been ‘done before’
- Making it appeal to female
market
No
Musical - Composing/producing music
for trailer
- Finding a cast of
singers/dancers/musicians
No
Family films - Being able to tailor the
product to appeal to a wide
target market, this will
require detailed market
research
Yes
Drama - Creating scenes that are
dramatic without being
‘cheesy’
- Thinking of an engaging
drama
Yes