I know it's late, but I've been struggling to figure out a story on what to do for psychological horror, and apparently, it's showing. My teacher called me up to discuss my project, and I realized that it isn't my style to do a horror movie as I tend to be an upbeat and cheerful person. I realized that I should try and do a film that captures me. Because of that, I'm swapping my genre to comedy and I'm doing a positive representation of someone with schizophrenia (because I have not been able to get the idea out of my head).
So since I'm changing genre I thought it was important for me to restart my research. Comedies are a genre with extremely varying productions each targeted at a different audience, since everyone has a different sense of humor. I learned that the majority of comedies use brighter lighting to carry over to a brighter mood, I plan on doing something similar in mine, to ensure the viewers pick up on the light-hearted tone. I also learned that to make a solid comedy, I'd have to find people who are good at acting and naturally funny, or else it can come across as corny WHICH I DONT WANT. I've had wayyyyy too many projects end up cringy which I am sick of.
On top of that, I learned that one of the most important parts of a comedy is the pacing and timing of jokes. Comedies tend to use different types of camera movements to elevate the level of humor. This is shown by the push-out and pull which are commonly used as comedic cues. Most comedies are aimed at teens and young adults.
Also, I think it is important to mention that I've found this really good video that teaches how to use more unique techniques to make a movie funnier, which I plan on doing in my film opening.
I plan on utilizing this information throughout the month as I continue to develop this project throughout the week. But for now, I have some catching up to do, so I'll post again soon.
-The Producer
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