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Preliminary Exercise 3 B: Introduction to Genre Conventions Bubble Organizer

   In film, genre is when a movie is categorized into a certain group because of the elements it possessed. For example, a horror movie can't be categorized with a comedy because their elements are contradictory to one another. There are three film genres that I am mainly interested in. Those genres are comedy, science fiction, and horror. Comedy is a genre that is supposed to appeal to an audience that wants a good laugh. The "Scary Movie" franchise is a perfect example of a what defines a comedic film, due to its comedic references to the movies they used. Science fiction is a genre that appeals to an audience that wants technological, scientific, and even extraterrestrial involvement in films. The movie "The Faculty" was a movie that revolved around the idea of an alien race taking over the planet. Finally, horror is a popular genre that attracts people who are interested in gore and well...murder. The "Friday the 13th" franchise were some of the films that defined the horror genre because of it's excessive gore and violence.

  In the assignment, we were supposed pick a specific a movie genre and make a poster talking about it.  Me and my teammates worked together to produce a poster that gave off horror vibes; as well as inform people as much as possible about horror and what it is composed of.  One of the lessons I learned was how important costume design is to the horror element. In horror, the costume needs to be intimidating in order to give the audience a scare. Another lesson I learned while doing the assignment was that lighting was the most essential factor in providing a dark atmosphere. When the lighting is dark, it typically sends chills and shivers down the spine of people watching, if done correctly. 

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