The document provides a history of film from the 1940s to the 2010s, discussing various genres, themes, and technological advances over the decades. It then focuses on the drama genre, outlining different drama subgenres like comedy drama, melodrama, romance, and tragedy. It proposes a drama film inspired by obsession, involving a romantic relationship that turns abusive, with the woman ultimately killing herself to escape her obsessive partner. Storyboards are presented for a potential opening sequence showing the progression of the relationship through flashbacks and flashforwards.

1. Ina Francia Bayson

2. 1940s Films are about war and post-war years such as ’49 th Parallel’ made by a writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. At the end of World War 2 was marked as the Golden Age of Asian Cinema. In 1950, the House Un-American Activities Committee investigated Hollywood resulting a blacklisting of actors, writers, and directors. The Cold War results to a type of paranoia theme like, ‘Invasion of Body Snatchers’. In 1950, it was the Golden Age of South Korea and Philippines. In 1960, Hollywood films are targeted at family audiences, for example ‘Mary Poppins’ (1964). In 1970, filmmakers used sexual content, gunfight and battle scenes. HISTORY OF FILM

3. 1980s, watching films in VCR. 1990s, special effects on films like, Jurassic Park. 2000s documentary films started to be a genre. 2002s films started to release in IMAX movie theatres. There's also films showing in different languages are getting released Internationally even on English markets. 3d movies started when the film ‘Ghosts of the abyss’ was released in 3D in IMAX. 2010s 3D films started to increase more. HISTORY OF FILM (CONTINUATION)

4. It is a fictional genre with characters having to deal with emotional themes. Themes: addiction, poverty, violence, tragedy, etc. Sub-Genres: Romantic Drama, Crime, etc. Drama is usually a character to character conflict in somewhere in the film. Sometimes it is about families that touched the audience’s emotions mentally. It might not all be tragic but it might have a touch of painful scenes, e.g. death of a love one (film 2012). CHOSEN GENRE: DRAMA

5. These are some of the different types of sub-genres for a drama movie and its meanings: Comedy Drama- it is an equal balance of a serious and a hilarious parts of the movie. Melodrama- these have scenes that have very serious human emotions for the audiences, which can be failed relationships, family situations, etc. This can be also called as “chick flicks”. Romance- element of romantic love. Tragedy- the characters on the movie are dealing with a serious theme, which a character is destined fight with a powerful force (character) that will cause destruction. DRAMA SUB-GENRES

6. INSPIRED BY… A drama film that involves action and crime. Stealing money from a drug lord. Chased by a federal agent. Having an affair.

7. INSPIRED BY... Obsession of his work Romance Hatred Have no time for his fiancée.

8. CHOSEN THEME: OBSESSION Opening Sequence Couple having a kind of argument The man uses force over the woman Saying death threats No freedom Emotional

9. The romantic lovers turns into pain and hatred. Man always abusing the woman. The woman has to always follow the man by his rules. She is not allowed to talk to any other man. In the end, she cannot take it and killed herself. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN WHOLE FILM?

10. The woman is looking in a picture frame. Looking at her flashbacks of her and her lover happy. The flashbacks became flash forward showing her pain and suffering. Being abused everyday. After flashback and flash forwards, the camera shows her face with falling teardrops. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE OPENING SEQUENCE?

11. STORYBOARD OF OPENING SEQUENCE

12. OPENING SEQUENCE DRAFT 2

13. DRAFT 2

14. Definition Age rate of 15 is a kind of film that is only allowing 15 yrs and older to watch it. As it might contain strong violence, sex, nudity, language, drugs. My target audience This can be Age Rate of 12 as it will contain mild violence and language. It will have gore and blood. TARGET AUDIENCE