My Genre

My chosen genre is thriller. 

Logistical Reasons:
I decided to go with the thriller genre because it interests me and I wanted to create a scary film. At first I wanted to create a horror film but after careful consideration I realised that horror films conventionally involve violent shots with lots of blood and gore. These shots would be difficult to create and make look realistic with the budget and access to props and location that I have. Thriller relies a lot on tension and suspense and this can be create with a certain type of shots and specific music. I feel like thriller would be the easiest genre for me to create effectively as long as I am able to successfully make my film tense and make the audience feel anxious.

Interest/Passion for the genre:
The thriller genre is designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats and give the audience a rush of emotions because they are watching and waiting for something to happen. I think that this would be a really fun genre to try and portray and hopefully if I use shots correctly and edit it well then I can represent the thriller genre well and include lots of its conventions.

Access to stock sets/locations/props for it to be convincing as a media product:
I obviously can't create a film with a really specific genre or a film involving advanced sets and props like a sci-fi film because I do not have access to these. The film can't be too technical because I don't have all the equipment that would be needed for advanced effects and settings. Thriller films conventionally involve dark/eerie locations and long tense build up. They can often take place in fairly ordinary locations and the narrative usually involved the protagonist trying to solve a problem causes by the antagonist and the antagonist hopefully being stopped or caught. Often a murder/crime has already been committed and the film involves the protagonist trying to stop the antagonist before they commit another crime. I think this would be fairly simple to create due to the common locations and not necessarily too advanced narrative as long as I plan it out clearly and use the camera shots and other elements effectively.