Genre research and creating meaning for the audience

1. GENRE RESEARCH
AND CREATING MEANING FOR
THE AUDIENCE

2. WHAT ARE FILM GENRE
CONVENTIONS
Genre conventions are all the little parts of the genre
such as character similarities and repeated plots that
allow us to distinguish between genres. Most genres
have elements that the audience expects as they
have been used many times in previous films from
their genre/sub genre.

3. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FILM
CONVENTIONS
• Technical
• Non diegetic
sound
• Close Up Shots
• Flashbacks
• Shot Reverse
Shot
• Fast paced cuts
Typical Mise-En-Scene in Psychological Thriller:
Location is a very important element of a thriller,
in the majority of scene they are set in modern
places & urban cities, the countryside is not often
used as it could be confused with horror, which is
an advantage for me as Dubai is the location
where my film is being shot.

4. HOW I PLAN TO CREATE
MEANING IN MY FILM WITH THE
USE OF GENRE CONVENTIONS
• What conventions will we see in your film opening that will convey
meaning to the audience over the genre of your film, the plot and the
story line

5. HOW WILL MY CHOSEN
LOCATIONS HELP TO CREATE
MEANING FOR THE AUDIENCE
• The two locations in my film opening are in the main city Dubai and a
stranded desert. Shooting in main Dubai links to my genre as it a normal
location which provides realism.
• Shooting in the desert is also a place you wouldn’t usually think of which is
why I think this location links to the genre as well, as it realistic as well as a
very spontaneous idea for someone to shoot their film in.
• By shooting in these two locations it informs the audience on both why it
would be enjoyable and unenjoyable to live in central city as well as to live
somewhere where easy access to a remote, stranded desert is available.
• Dubai is a very strict living place and the terms and conditions are very
hard to work around and breaking some rules should not be permitted as
showing respect to this country is a number one quality. So figuring out
whether I could actually film in central Dubai was allowed was hard to
overcome however, I signed a contract with school which then gives me
permission and a reason as to why I am filming a very popular public place.

6. USING RESEARCH TO HELP
CREATE YOUR FILM
OPENING
• By researching existing films of the same genre I was able to narrow
down my ideas on how to create my film opening whilst at the same time
create meaning for the audience.
• For example in the TV series Seven their title sequence includes slow
motion of close ups and wide shots with simple text appearing to inform
the audience of the actors that are taking part. This gave me inspiration
to do something similar with my title sequence as I want to follow the
conventions of my genre of film.