Research: Genre

Film Genres are various forms or identifiable groups of films that are recurring and have similar or familiar patterns, syntax, filming techniques or conventions that include one or more of the following: settings (and props), content and subject matter, themes, mood, period, plot, central narrative events, situations and recurring icons (e.g guns in action and monsters in horrors). Many films are now considered hybrids as they tend to include several film genres.
For my A2 work, there are 4 genres that I am considering, the first being action. Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, destructive events (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.), non-stop motion, fast paced beat and adventurous, heroes or heroines battling the villain.
The second genre is Comedy. Comedies are light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter (with one-liners, jokes, etc.). This is usually done by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters.
My third genre is Horror. Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time. Horror films feature a wide range of styles, from the earliest silent films to today's CGI monsters and deranged humans. They are often combined with science fiction when the menace or monster is related to a corruption of technology, or when Earth is threatened by aliens. This makes it hard to find a film nowadays that is solely horror and does not cross into sub-genres.
Lastly, the is the science fiction genre. Sci-fi films are often visionary and imaginative complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, great dark and shadowy villains, futuristic technology, unknown forces, and extraordinary monsters ('things or creatures from space'), either created by mad scientists or by nuclear havoc. Again, these films can so some traits of the action or horror genre.
I have decided to make a film in the action genre because is it the easiest to do without straying into any sub-genres, furthermore, it is the genre that I know most about as this is the type of film I enjoy watching the most.

A2 work Brief

Our A2 coursework this year is to consist of a trailer. It shall be about 2 minutes long and can be on any genre that we choose. Obviously there are the limitations of not using copyrighted soundtracks and so on. On top of this, we must produce one poster that is advertising the movie that we are making a trailer for and also the front cover of a magazine. The magazine does not have to be solely based around are movie, but it must be included. Lastly a blog must be kept up to date of what we are doing throughout our coursework.