Main Post 2 Choosing my Genre- research

There a many genres and sub-genres of fiction film that I could pick for my opening sequence but I need to think logistically about how I might actually make the film. I have been strongly advise you not to do thriller as students that have attempted this genre in the past have not truly understood how to create suspense and have achieved low marks because of it. I already have an idea about the genre that I would like to do but I need to make sure that there is a market for my film.

Secondary research

http://www.createyourscreenplay.com/genrechart.htm

This is a link to a website showing the main genres and giving examples of films in those genres.

According to Wiki Answers during the years 2008 and 2009, the movies which grossed the highest amount were in the Comedy genre.

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=2011,2011&title_type=feature&sort=moviemeter,asc

This link shows the 50 most popular films of 2011, it shows a variety of different genres but mainly drama and comedy. Knowing these are popular genres I am going to make my film with a drama genre.

Primary research

Questionnaire 1

1.

	What do you think the current popular film genres are?	What is your favorite film genre and why?	What does the audience expect to see / want from an opening sequence?	When do they go to the cinema and who with?	What genre would they like to see more of?
1.	Romantic- comedy	Comedy because its funny	Set the tone of the film	Once every 3 months with friends	Adventure
2.	Action	Romantic- comedy	Music, introduction to the characters	2 times a month with friends	Comedy
3.	Comedy/ horror	Comedy makes me laugh	A good setting to the film	once every couple of months with friends	Horror
4.	Romantic- comedy	Romantic- comedy as the endings are happy	The characters and stars of the film	Once a month with friends	Comedy
5.	Comedy Action-adventure	Comedy	Location, characters, tone of the film	Occasionally	Action
6.	Comedy	Comedy like Mr. Bean	Location	Once a month with friends and family	Action
7.	Horror	Romantic- comedy	Location	Once a year with friends	Historical
8.	Comedy/ horror	Comedy, its funny	Gets interest from the audience	Weekends with friend and family	Action

Questionnaire 2

1.

Comedy	IIIIIIII	8
Action	IIIIIIIIIII	11
Adventure	IIII	4
Crime	II	2
Drama	IIIIIIIIIIIIII	14
Horror	III	3
Musical	III	3
Sci-Fi	I	1

2.

Funny x7

2. What makes you watch a film?

Exciting x3

Dramatic x2

Good soundtrack x1

Interesting x2

Fast pace x3

Happy ending x1

Tense x1

Intense x1

Relating to audience x1

Thrilling x1

Enjoyable x1

Scary x1

3.  What do you want to see in a film?

Laughter x6

Storyline x3

Fighting x5

Location x1

All of action x2

Happy ending x1

Cute guys x1

Love x1

Another planet x1

Scary x1

Cars x1

Songs and dance x1

Tension x2

Good action x1

4.  What do you want to see in  an opening sequence?

Location x8

Characters x7

Effective x2

Sets tone x3

Information x1

Music x2

Introduction x1

Montages x1

Action sequence x1

Explosions x1

5. When do you go to the cinema?

Monday – Thursday	III	3
Friday	IIIIIIII	8
Saturday	IIIII	5
No specific day	IIIIIIIIIII	11

6. Who do you go to the cinema with?

Friends	IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII	17
Family	IIIII	5
Partner	IIIIIIIII	9

7.

Comedy	IIIIIII	7
Action	III	3
Adventure	II	2
Crime	III	3
Drama	IIIIIIIII	9
Horror	IIIIII	6
Musical	II	2
Sci- Fi	I	1

All my reseach has led me to believe that Drama is the most popular genre. I carried out two seperate lots of research to see if people would change their answer depending on how the question was worded. I sarted by looking at websites listing people's favorite genres and best selling films. I then went on to carry out my own research i asked a range of questions so when it came to planning my begining i know what people want and expect from it. I could have chosen comedy but in doing my research i saw that there are lots of comedy films around and so it would be harder to come up with an original idea.