Researching Film Genre

The purpose of this research task was to watch some films on YouTube to see which film genres were filmed effectively and the strictness of the following of the genre's conventions. We did this because we wanted to see which genre we would like to have for our film and which conventions we should implement in our own project.

Noteworthy Films

Networked - (Horror) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTRUriGp_R0)

Pros: Followed many conventions of horror, careful thought into the use of camera angles to makes the protagonist look inferior, great editing techniques

Cons: Only one character in the film, audio was quite bad and could have been improved, ending was not good.

Shard - (Drama/Thriller) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wpQCsLLkus)

Pros: Very expansive range of camera angles used effecitvely to portay protagonist's emotions, good atmosphere and attention to detail

Cons: Non-linear narrative did not suit the film's structure, the genre (drama) lacked suspense, too many compilation edits.