Horror or Comedy?
Our group is nearly ready to begin production of our film opening; while two of us are adamant on pursuing the horror genre, our third group member thinks it might be a better idea to go with comedy. While we all find both genres very appealing, we have tried to make a final decision about the genre with the use of logical arguments, and maybe some bias. The reasons for which it has come down to these two genres is simple. We all have unanimously agreed upon the fact that these are, in fact, our top personal genre choices, and we believe that we ought to work with something we love in order to create a genuine, creative, and professional masterpiece. Also, maybe because they are our favorite genres, we have done the most research on the two genres and are well-versed in both.
I personally want to go with the Horror genre as I think it is the most logical and optimal decision. We have all been talking about filming at Markham Park for a long time (if you want more information about the filming location see the last post). We can all appreciate the beauty of the park, as well as how scary it can feel at night. It would be much easier to produce a horror film here, although a comedy can be done as well. Second, the lighthearted nature of comedy films will most likely make way for a rather boring, cliche, and standard film opening. Usually, comedy film openings may introduce the main characters in a comedic way while revealing some details about the basic plot and unoriginal theme. With a horror film, we can choose from various sub-genres to work with; we can choose a mentally-ill serial killer or a twenty-four eyed spider demon. I personally believe that there is simply much more room for creativity in the Horror department.
My partner does make a good point about comedy films, though. According to box office data in North America from 1995 to 2019, . Based on this data, my friend believes that we should go with the comedy genre simply because it is more popular and could potentially attract more people. Considering how low-budget our film is going to be, I find this quite irrelevant as this applies to movies with millions of dollars in budgets. Besides, a clever counterargument to this is that horror films become especially popular in the fall months nearing Halloween; releasing the film at this time would certainly boost viewership and popularity. Besides, horror films tend to be low-budget while still being very successful. Many of the 24 most profitable low-budget films are horror movies, which speaks our language.
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I personally want to go with the Horror genre as I think it is the most logical and optimal decision. We have all been talking about filming at Markham Park for a long time (if you want more information about the filming location see the last post). We can all appreciate the beauty of the park, as well as how scary it can feel at night. It would be much easier to produce a horror film here, although a comedy can be done as well. Second, the lighthearted nature of comedy films will most likely make way for a rather boring, cliche, and standard film opening. Usually, comedy film openings may introduce the main characters in a comedic way while revealing some details about the basic plot and unoriginal theme. With a horror film, we can choose from various sub-genres to work with; we can choose a mentally-ill serial killer or a twenty-four eyed spider demon. I personally believe that there is simply much more room for creativity in the Horror department.
My partner does make a good point about comedy films, though. According to box office data in North America from 1995 to 2019, . Based on this data, my friend believes that we should go with the comedy genre simply because it is more popular and could potentially attract more people. Considering how low-budget our film is going to be, I find this quite irrelevant as this applies to movies with millions of dollars in budgets. Besides, a clever counterargument to this is that horror films become especially popular in the fall months nearing Halloween; releasing the film at this time would certainly boost viewership and popularity. Besides, horror films tend to be low-budget while still being very successful. Many of the 24 most profitable low-budget films are horror movies, which speaks our language.
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