Time to start!
It's time to start researching genre. We decided that we will be taking on the sci-fi/fantasy genre. When delving into sci-fi characteristics, it focuses on "pulling you deeper into the conspiracy to follow the breadcrumbs of top-secret clues and unmask the spoken dangers." Our main idea for our trailers is to take the concept of an old camera and use the photos left on it as different narratives. In a previous post I mentioned that we would be working with a drama, but after Abby and I discussed our ideas more in depth, we decided to go with a sci-fi piece instead. We feel this genre fits our trailers best due to the back and forth with going back in time and our other components.
Of course, the best way to research genre is to look at some films that encompass sci-fi. Some that I came up with right away are Arrival, Interstellar, and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Let's dive into these movies and compare the way they fit the genre and what characteristics they have.
Arrival
When I first saw this film I was in my AICE Lang A Level class learning about different forms of speech and language. At the time, I had only taken AICE Media AS Level the year prior and was not currently in an media course so I didn't really relate it to anything I had previously learned. Now, being in Media A, it is obvious how this film relates to the class as it was a truly captivating movie. Arrival asks about the meaning of existence and language. It is considered a sci-fi piece due to its heavy use of monsters and other creatures that they use to explore language. While this movie does not have any time traveling scenes, it is a film that we can use to study this genre.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
This movie is one that has so many levels to it and can be considered various genres, but one thing is for sure; there is definitely some aspects of sci-fi and fantasy. ESPECIALLY fantasy. I recently watched this movie for a past project and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The fast paced editing and frequent switching between time dimensions is certainly something we could use for our trailers. When the protagonist jumps between time by performing a task, that could be similar to what we will do with the camera when our protagonist discovers it. Something Abby and I want to incorporate into our film promos is parallel universes. Similar to how Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert performed in Everything Everywhere, we want to have separate timelines through the camera. One idea we have is if the protagonist viewed a picture taken by the camera, she would almost "jump" to that universe, while still appearing in the present one. Again, all of these are just ideas, but this movie in particular could be a great jumping off point. Ha, see what I did there?
Okay, that's it for now. My next post will be about developing characters and I will later go into the shooting schedule Abby and I have developed. Check back later this week!
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