Genre could be described as a categorisation for film depending on its mood, tone and setting. Some of the most popular genres include drama, thriller, horror and comedy. One of the purposes of genre is to give audiences a better idea of the film they're considering watching; this is why genre has a massive impact on the audience of our short film. Particular people don't enjoy particular genres, and so it's a good idea to try and appeal to the 'mass audiences'.
As i've mentioned before, we wanted to avoid making a horror short, mainly because student horror films always tend to turn out a bit of a mess (and also neither of us admire the genre too much). However, some scenes from our short film seem to have fallen into the conventions of a horror film; suspense, dark tone and death included! Even so, we're managing to avoid falling into the trap of cheap horror, and the film still remains a dark drama with elements of horror; as i've also mentioned in a previous post - "drama has the potential to incorporate elements of many genres into one eventful film".
Drama also has the potential to be succesful even on a shoestring budget, compared to action/adventures which fashion huge hollywood sequences with big name actors. Becuase of the shoestring budget of some dramas, they also have the possibilty to be hugely profitable based on ROI (Return Of Investment). Regarding ROI, Dramas, Romance and Comedies have the second highest ROI right behind blockbuster action/adventure films.
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| Paranormal Activity, the film with the highest ROI; 655,505.52% |
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