Initial Planning - Genre and Name:

Choosing a Genre:
I need to think of a genre which i want all my products to be based on. I have listed below a list of genres which i could possibly use, and have stated the possibilities of each one.

Comedy
Comedy is one of my favorite genres of film, however i think it would be very difficult to film a horror trailer. This is because everyone has a different sense of humour, and creating a product which has to be funny to my audience would be perhaps a little too difficult, as not everyone has my sense of humour.

Horror 
I think a horror film would be the most suitable to film when considering my limitations (unexperienced student). What i mean by this is that a lot of horrors are low budget, with hand held cameras, which would be very perfect for my trailer because i do not have the suitable equipment to create a perfect, clean cut trailer. However there is pressure to make it as scary as possible, as if it doesn't scare my viewers, it would not do very well in the film market.

Thriller
Like a horror, i think a thriller would be very fun to film. However, i'd need to create a lot of tension and suspense, which may be difficult to do for 2-3 minutes. I'd also need a highly exciting story line in order to attract my target audience.

Action
I think an action film would be difficult to film, because an action film usually includes physical feats, extended fight scenes, violence, and frantic chases. These would be all very dangerous to film, and it would be difficult to find actors and actresses who would have a physical fight for me.

Romance
Romance would be a fun film trailer to film in my opinion, as they are all very cliche, making it very easy to come up with a plot. However, i do not have a boyfriend myself, therefore i'd have to get one of my friends and their boyfriends to act for me, or i'd have to have two of my friends act as though they're in a relationship. Both of these ideas may be slightly awkward to film, and i don't think my friends/actors would be willing to do it.

After analyzing all my options, i think my best bet would be a horror film. It will be very convenient to film, as i can use hand held cameras to make it seem realistic, and it will be fun to create a scary antagonist/storyline.

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Thinking of a Name:
I have chose to use horror as my chosen main genre for my film, therefore i need a suitable name for it in order to feature it in my trailer, poster and magazine. Below are some of my ideas.

• Paranoia
• No Escape
• Dead End
• Shadows
• No Way Out

All of these are relevant to my basic idea of a story featuring a girl who wanders into a forest and can not escape due to the creatures lurking in the shadows everywhere she looks. After i have thought more about my basic plot, i will choose out of this list which i think would be best for my film trailer.