Key Genre Exploration

Researching genres is an important aspect of creating our Teaser Trailer. We looked at all the key genres and bullet-pointed the main aspects of each, as well as film examples.
Action:
- High energy, big budget, physical stunts and chases, rescues, battles, fights, destruction
- Film examples - James Bond, Karate Kid and Die Hard

Adventure:
- Exciting stories, new experiences, exotic locations, searches, expeditions
- Film examples - Pirates of the Caribbean and Zorro

Comedy:
- Light-hearted plots, one liners, exaggeration, slapstick, spoofs, romantic comedies, black comedy
- Film examples - Police Academy, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Monty Python

Crime (& Gangster):
- Sinister actions, outside the law, violence, mystery
- Film examples - The Godfather, The Public Enemy and Goodfellas

Drama:
- Serious, intense, life situations, reality, plot-driven
- Film examples - Slumdog Millionaire, Brokeback Mountain and Forrest Gump

Horror:
- Shocking, cathartic, sub genres such as supernatural and science fiction
- Film examples - Dracula, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Paranormal Activity

Thriller:
-Split into sub genres such as Action and Psychological
Action:
- Chases, suspense, mystery e.g. Die Hard

Psychological:
- Focus on unstable emotional states of characters, mystery, drama e.g. Se7en

Conspiracy:
- Scandal, mysteries to unravel, chases e.g. Enemy of the State

Science Fiction:
-Imaginative, aliens, extra-terrestrial, planets, quests, futuristic
-Film examples - Cocoon, Alien and Star Trek

War:
-Horror & heartbreak, paired with other genres
-Film examples - Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List and Atonement


We have ultimately decided to explore the Thriller genre further, and base our teaser trailer on this.