Short FIlm: Genre Research

For this film that I want to produce an action/revenge film. I will use Kill Bill as a model but of course go in a very different way. The concept of Kill Bill just fits the concept of my story very well. The basic gyst of my film is that a man loses his partner/best friend while pursuing a criminal and is left to save his friend and kill his enemy. 

Themes/Narrative Structure:

 An action film like this would most likely be very linear as it has one goal it is set on and the goal drives the story. There may be some divergence in pathing to get to the goal but it will still be very linear. For my film especially, the film will come with twists and I think this will be different from most action movies. The hero must overcome physical and mental challengs in order to reach his goal.

Character/Acting Style:

 The main character would be driven by a single goal and that character goes out of their way to succeed in fulfilling that goal. The actors/character mostly stays two-dimensional instead of being very deep and complicated.

Settings/Production Design/Lighting

 The settings for action movies could be centered in one area or be all over the world. Action movies can take place anywhere and are not limited to any type of setting. The lighting that I am trying to go for is a more darker lighting where shadows accentuate the light. This can be seen in many different types of action movies since this genre is very broad. 

Cinematography:

 Since there are going to be fight scenes, that calles for fast and many edits or one long take of a fight scene. The action genre is too broad. There are very direct shots or very far shots to create intense moments and relates to the goals and ways of the characters.

Sound Design:

 The design must be very crisp and have a lot of the movement picked up by the mic. A very intense and fast song fits well with the genre of action films. Silence can also bring a lot of intensity to scenes where the noise of the scene is th eonly noise that can be heard.

Logline: An ex-cop tries to save his partner while seeking revenge on an old enemy.

Oral Commentary

Socio-Cultural Influences in Psycho

The film Psycho represents the movement of cinema during the 20th century. this film brought forth many new firsts according to behind the scenes footage and commentaries of people who had been involved in the making of Psycho. It has been said that Psycho had been the first to show lingerie or even show a toilet in a scene, more or less it being an important thing to move the plot forward. These were different from the American audience has been used to seeing because nothing like this has ever been done. And with the budget of a little bit below $1 million dollars, this was a very risky win or lose action by Hitchcock.



Hitchcock's Psycho has made the pathway for more movies of its type called "Slashers". Films that could fall in this place are Friday the 13th, Halloween and Nightmare on elm Street.