Post 7b - Genre

OUR GENRE: Mystery/Drama with elements of Sci-fi

Short film 1:Vacuity [Embedding has been disabled on this video]

I chose to look at this film [IMDb] as it is described as a 'Sci-Fi Drama' and whilst it holds a low level of mystery I feel it is still relevant to the genre of our own film. The tagline was also relevant to me 'Trapped in a dying space station airlock, Alan must choose survival to see his family again or sacrifice to save his crew.' the tagline includes the mystery of an option, as we have done in our own. This, from looking on websites [which state 'Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch'] and talking to people, is something that can entice an audience.

Timeline of beats: Below is a written timeline of beats for the film 'Vacuity'.

Textual Analysis:


Short film 2: Memories

I chose to look at this film as it is a dramatic piece but also because it is a film about memories that brings about an air of mystery. Both these points make it relevant to our film.
This film also doesn't contain ANY dialogue, an idea I thought of for our film. The lack of dialogue adds to the film and uses he idea of focusing on what isn't said rather than what is.

Timeline of beats: Below is a written timeline of beats for the film 'Memories'.

0:03 - 0:08 - Character is introduced, as is location. 
0:09 - 0:18 - Conflict is shown within the character, the confusion on the actors face along with the starting effects of a memory showing. The plot of the film is introduced 
0:20 - 0:47 - Character starts to collect the film tape, development of the character, see a couple together in a memory. 
0:55 - 1:01 - Music becomes more sullen, the multiple tapes suggesting a loss of these memories.
1:01 - 1:10 - Character becoming more frantic with the tape, editing suggests a lot of movement between locations. 
1:13 - 1:19 - Conflict is dragging the character down, the slow walk up the hill with the tape trailing behind.  
1:24 - Loss of conflict but also loss of part of the character. 
1:37 - 2:00 - Character sits down to look through memories lost and dies.

Textual Analysis:


The editing of this film is someone I think our group should take away and learn from, the use of focus changes and special effects in regards to the change of locations from memory to memory is something we could use.