Now we have our Preliminary Tasks out of the way, we can now concentrate on our next main task. Filming a 2 minute opening sequence to either a British Social Drama, or British Horror film.
Now I will weigh up the pros's and con's of both genres to help me decide which I will base my opening sequence on.
SOCIAL DRAMA
Pros's:
- You are free to work with most locations.
- more freedom with the storyline/plot line.
- Casting choices are made easier, because the plot is close to reality, so choosing a cast is quite straight forward.
- Relatively cheap, not investing in a studio location, all filmed on location where appropriate.
- Slight difficulty making the plot believable, to an extent where an audience can really relate to what is happening.
- Again with plot, it's important to make a clear difference between your film and another, making sure they are not too similar, as many social drama's can be too alike.
Examples of British Social Drama:
About a Boy (2002, Directors, Chris and Paul Weitz))
The Kid (2010, Director, Nick Moran)Overall, I think this genre is very easily accessible, and can be achieved quite easily too. I think the only challenging concept is actually coming up with a plot line.
I also think that this genre is popular to a general audience as it can focus on many different aspects of British culture, thus making it appealing to different types of audience, depending on what the film is dealing with this time round.
Personally, I enjoy this genre of film very much, I have see many different issues dealt with in this genre, and the fact that it is British, makes it very personal and a proud achievement.
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