Today I will be reviewing different media openings and a movie mashup with the genre of "bildungsroman" to get an overall picture of what my film should abide by. However, I had some trouble when trying to find my exact genre because it is a subgenre of the Coming-of-Age genre most examples for film opening came up with that genre. I learned from a source that Coming-of-Age is sometimes referred to as "Bildungsroman" following younger characters as they navigate through experiences of adult life. Although these two genres may overlap they are not the same. Bildungsroman focuses more on the deep psychological side of ones journey. While Coming-of-Age is broader and focuses on the transition from childhood to adulthood. Now that I cleared this up lets get into the film opening videos!
I watched Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) the first two minutes and this is what I noticed:
-Light hearted music
-Typing sounds of a type writer that matches the text font
-A long tracking scene through an urban city
-Text with names of actors, directors, products, etc.
-Cuts to the opening scene
-Protagonist writing a note
Screenshots from video:
The youtube video gives the first 10 minutes of Perks of Being a Wallflower. However, after watching the full video I was left with questions on how someone can depict the genre in the first two-minutes of a film. For example, in this specific film I was introduced to the proganist in the last 20 seconds of the opening, and I did notice that he was younger aged which is a convention of Bildungsroman. As I watched more and the scene progressed I saw more conventions such as being in highschool and hearing the narrative dialogue from the protagnists on his thoughts of senior year. Overall, I am left with the question on how I will convey my genre noticeably.
What I noticed in the "Coming-of-Age movie mashup:
-Car scenes
-Mixed emotions
-People communicating
-Colorful costumes
-Emotional dialogue
-Natural lighting
-Friendships
-Mother and child tropes
Screenshots from video:
Although these aren't necessarily from a film opening video, I believe it's important to look at a wide ray of different conventions I should keep in mind when creating my project. I also found it pretty conventional when I see some elements that I ahve researched pop up; like the use of natural lighting.
Video links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qypWtUeaD40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGoK2HJby98
Source link:
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/coming-age-literature
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