The document discusses limitations and considerations for different film genres for an initial student film project. It notes that horror and fantasy genres could work due to the ability to create scary atmospheres and magical locations respectively. Drama is also listed as possible due to the potential for dramatic scenes without being cheesy. Period drama, sci-fi, action, comedy, musicals, and romance genres are noted as challenging for various reasons like specialized equipment needs, subjective comedy, or difficulty appealing to target markets.
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