Genre research for short film

 The genres that my group will be exploring and researching are the LGBTQ+, comedy, and romance genres. My group and I agree that the film we are planning on doing fits in best with these genres. They share similarities of fun and young adult movies, which is what we hope our film will be. To start off, our film will be centered around a young girl who is figuring out her sexuality and if she likes girls, while also being in a straight relationship. Because we will be focusing on LGBTQ+ relationships, it would make sense to research the LGBTQ+ genre. We are excited to research the LGBTQ+ genre because we want to learn more about it because it is not a common genre. We also hope to bring light to LGBTQ+ relationships, which need to be talked about in the media more. Also, we think that romance will be a good genre to explore and see if we want that to be our genre. Our film will have 2 relationships, but they will not be the focus of the film. We have Cassidy's (the main character) relationship with her boyfriend and we also have her relationship with the new girl, and if she wants that to be romantically. We might not chose to do a romance genre, however. This is because the center of our film is not as much about her relationship with the new girl or her boyfriend and more about her exploring if she likes the new girl and exploring her sexuality. This will be a good genre to research, though. Even if it not the main part of our film, it does play an important part. Cassidy is trying to see if she wants a romantic relationship with a girl. The last genre we might research is comedy. This genre we are the least likely to do. Our film is about sexuality and romance and, even if it is funny, that will probably not be the basis of our film. We will look into it, though, to see if we would like to do it and what it entails. All of these genres have their similarities so it is our job to explore how they are different and decide on one. 

film pitch

When 16-year-old Cassidy catches feelings for the new girl, things get complicated in her relationship. This film explores the realization that many LGBT+ youths experience .

Group Blog

So I do have my group. I was worried that I would have to do this project by myself. The people in my group are me, Joaquina and Amy. I worked with Joaquina last year. I'm glad to be working with her again because she has proven to be a diligent worker. I have had only a couple interactions with Amy and I know her through Joaquina so I expect that she will be a good and contributing member to this group. We haven't started our discussion on what our short film will be but I look forward to what my group members have in mind. I think that each of them can bring a lot to the table. I have a feeling that my group members will have a lot of good ideas. I'm relieved that I have a group. This project would be a lot harder for me if i was by myself. I would have anyone to help me film, because my parents work all week and my brother is at college. I think that me and Joaquina having previously worked together will be a great bennefit to our work. We have an established trust in each other to get our job done. Joaquina being good friends with Amy will have a good effect on our work as well. They have known each other longer so that will work well. I'm curious to see how this group will work together. I have a lot of anticipation to work with the members of this gorup. I have no doubt that this group will be a good fit. We may have a few creative differences along the way but that's perfectly fine.

Welcome back!

     So here we are, months later, still in quarantine. It's exciting to be back behind the wheel, I'm looking forward to seeing what this year brings. I wonder what challenges await me. I wonder if the choices I make along the way will be the right ones. I'm excited to get back into the creative process. I think it's pretty obvious that my overall feelings on my return to this class would be excitement. I think I would also say I'm a bit worried. I'm a bit worried becausse the fact that we are still in quarantine will heavily affect the process of making the short film. I'm thinking I will see if my group members from last year are available or willing to work together again. I plan on getting in contact with them again and proposing the idea of getting the group together for this final project. My main concern is how will we make the short film. I need to create an idea for this project that we can build around the quarantine so we can still effectively create this project. It's good to be back. I have concerns, but still I remain optimistic. There will deffinitely be hurdles to get over. But what is the creative process if there aren't any hurdles to get over. The road ahead won't be easy, but I enjoy a challenge. Overall there's a lot to look forward to. But there will be a descent amount of struggles due to quarantine and the requirement of social distancing. But all there is left to say is: welcome back!