Genre Research: Mystery

Genre Research: Thriller

Genre Research- Action

Genres I Would Like to Research

     On October 5, 2020 our very first research assignment to do for our short film was to think about three different genres that would relate to our pitch or idea we wanted to convey through our film. I took the time to look at the pitch I wrote and sat myself down to actually think and write out what I wanted my film to be while being simple and concise. I decided on the genres: action, thriller, and mystery because, I truly felt that those were the only one's that my future short film would fall under if it were released. I wanted my short film to be based on a genre that I myself and others would prefer to watch. I wanted to do a similar genre that I did last year in AICE Media Studies because I want to improve from last time, but the only difference is that its based on my own personal creative idea. I want to show that I have grown and learned from my past filming and editing mistakes, and improve on the film's overall look and sound. I want to make sure that my film is perfect since we will also include social media sites, a website, and a post card. I want to make my short film suspenseful and intriguing to hook the audience and have them wanting more. Honestly the Thriller genre is out of my comfort zone, but I included it because why not give it a try and maybe in the end the short film might end up being on track under that genre. The assignment given to me from my teachers will rely on me to research all three genres and choose the best match for my short film. The best part about it is that, this time we are making a complete film with a beginning, middle, and end and we can choose whatever genre we would like.

    To introduce you to the genres I defined each of them and basically will give you an overview of each of the genre that I chose which is again; action, thriller, and mystery. An action film is a film genre that has a protagonist portrayed and is always placed in situations where violence, fights, chases, and physical abilities or assets are necessary. A thriller film is always fiction, and bases off of the mood of the audience by feeding them suspense, excitement, anticipation, and surprise. A mystery film is fiction and revolves around problem-solving, such as detecting a person's death or a crime to be solved. I will go in depth of each genre from research in my next blogs and I will have a Google slide prepared for each one. I did my best to research and try to look into each genre in the perspective of looking at the genres dynamic and consistent techniques of different movies. I am excited to do my research and discover a gem that will spark an interest in me to pick it. As of today, I am definitely leaning towards the mystery genre, however, I have to go back and really reflect and think over the planning of my film and afterwards make a valid decision. I can't believe that we are entering the planning process of the film making process and I can't wait to continue on my journey. I will return with my final answer and we will see which genre didn't make the cut.

This is Stephanie signing off!

Pitch for my Short Film

 A money hungry boss, will stop at nothing to make sure her empire is number one. 

This is Stephanie signing off!

Welcome Back!

     Hello everyone, its me Stephanie and i'm super excited to announce that I will be continuing my journey in A-Level Media Studies. I am super excited to start this year and I am looking forward to the films and ideas I have floating around in my head. I have so many things to look forward to this year such as creating my very own postcard and website which i'm so stoked to do. I am also looking forward to work on and improve my editing skills to be even better than it was last year. Today on our Teams meeting for the class we already started to learn about the final task of this class and I have so many stories and ideas that I want to share, so I already started narrowing down my movie idea. I can't wait to start working with my camera again and actually produce a longer film that has a beginning, middle, and end. I really want to learn in depth about the advertising and social media aspect of this class as it was so interesting to see all the examples from last year's class that my teachers provided. I want to be able to take what I learned from this class and hopefully use it for the future. To be honest, I am nervous for what this year has to bring due to the pandemic and everything being online, so I hope that there isn't much stress and problems that come out. Since this is my senior year of high school, I want to have fun in this class and focus on creating the best short film while having fun and enjoying the process to make it. 

    Reflecting back from last year I definitely am nervous about editing and filming the short film. I never really enjoyed editing my films because my group members last year would leave it to the last day and put it all on me to do, even though I would tell to start earlier. I want to plan ahead and use the time to edit to focus on myself and the film, I also want to edit earlier so I can gain feedback from friends and family and see where it needs to be fixed. I plan to do many research on different editing software's that are easy and manageable than the one I have been using. I am honestly nervous about the filming process as well because of the pandemic and I don't know whether it comes time to film will things get better or worse. I am going to make sure and discuss with my family about the people that I want to have in my film and ask  whether its okay with them if we can film together. If my parents do not agree, I will have to make use of my sister and family yo be in the film. I just have a feeling that this will be the best year and since everything is online I can use this time to learn more about technology and learn about a bunch of new apps and programs. This year will be a lot of work but it will be rewarding and fun. I am extremely excited and can't wait to share with you all that I have to offer this year in A-Level Media Studies.

This is Stephanie signing off! 

Audiences and Institutions Essay

1. Assess the importance of marketing in the media area you have studied.

In today’s society, we all had to adapt to the shift of physical entertainment such as going to the movies with family and friends to modifying this change by staying indoors and getting through as much movies and shows we can through online streaming platforms. Ever since the pandemic started and the whole act of staying home became very real, people needed a way to distract themselves, in which many online streaming platforms came to the rescue. Netflix, Quibi, Tubi, Disney Plus, Hulu, and many other streaming websites and apps were able to market to its audiences to spend family time through watching their favorite shows and movies and that during this pandemic they are here for us. I can recall countless of times I got notifications and commercials from Netflix, Sling, and Disney Plus in which they added new movies, seasons, and shows to keep the audience such as myself interested. I want to go I depth about Disney Plus since I have been pounded with multiple different commercials about new movies that are now available.

Disney Plus launched in November 19 and has been the non-stop talk of many, even from my friend who wouldn’t stop talking about the Star Wars movies. Although, personally I don’t have Disney Plus, even now, I still support the platform since Disney has always been a part of my childhood such as the Disney princesses and all the different stories told through each movie. Disney Plus in 3 months had over 29 million subscribers and made more than 100 million dollars from their subscribers. The most recent commercial I have seen was when I was watching a video on YouTube and a commercial for the Aladdin live action came on saying it was available on Disney Plus. I watched the Aladdin live action movie when it first came out on May 24, 2019 and I fell in love with it, it really made me feel like I was in the movie and the songs throughout the film gave me goosebumps. The fact that live action movies such as Aladdin and Lion King are being introduced into Disney Plus in contrast from Lady and the Tramp being showcased on Disney Plus shows that most films and movies through this quarantine will be will only be shown through that streaming app and not in theaters like most movies would. The fact that my all time favorite movie, Lady and the Tramp, was only on Disney Plus made really upset because I always believed that the movie was underrated and now that a live action movie was coming out, it only was on Disney Plus. This is a marketing strategy by the Walt Disney Company to make people subscribe to a monthly plan to watch unlimited Disney movies for 8 dollars a month to a plan that gives subscribers Hulu, ESPN, and Disney Plus for 12 dollars a month.

During this quarantine many streaming services are providing deals to accommodate people who are not making as much money and those who have lost their jobs because of Covid-19. Since I don’t have Disney Plus I have been relying on Netflix and Tubi to watch shows and movies and YouTube in case they don’t have the movie or show I want to watch. My sister and I have been using Tubi which allows you to watch free movies and shows in HD since they have more of a variety than Netflix and Tubi has older and newer shows and movies we are more familiar with. Marketing has definitely changed in which companies are learning to use digital programs in order to reach us especially during times like this, we have to fight and pull through together to make sure everyone can stay safe and healthy. As one of the audience I see the accommodations and sacrifices companies had to give up in order to keep us entertained and distracted from what is really happening outside. The fact that we still have films and shows being released or post-poned shows us how much money and time is lost for institutions that needed to film and finding other ways to reach out to us without the use of typical distribution sites like film festivals and movie theaters. With this pandemic institutions learn to rely more on technological advances and digital programs for future references because technology is really going to be our future.