Genre

We do not have specific genre, rather our film is a cross over of a few different genres. These are:

• Thriller
• Action
• Horror
• and Science Fiction

In order to be able to create a convincing opening, I have researched the conventions of these Genres.

• Thriller:
• Uses a lot of  of suspense, tension and excitement in the films. 
• Stimulates the audience's mood. Creates a heightened atmosphere within the film/ audience.
• Feelings that are created within the Audience include anticipation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or terror.
• Features that are included within thriller films include being high-adrenaline, fast-paced and often include devices such as a McGuffin, Plot twists and Cliff hangers. 
• Tend to have a "Villain" of the story, who challenges the "hero" of the story, and presents challenges that the protagonist must figure out/ overcome.
• A thriller must keep the audience on the edge of their seat, and must keep their attention and keep them alert.
• In the plot of a thriller there are certain features that are very stereotypical, and tend to feature in almost all thrillers, these are: The Protagonist is faced with a problem, be it they are trapped and need to escape, they are set with a mission, or there is a mystery that they need to solve.  There will also always be an accentuation on the danger that the protagonist is in, causing tension that leads  to a very definitive climax.
• Action:
• Have a series of obstacles/challenges that the protagonist of the film must overcome in order to reach the equilibrium point of the film again(Todorov's theory) 
• These challenges are often very physically straining and testing. E.g. fighting, chases etc.
• Tends to feature a character battling against the odds
• Normally end with the hero succeeding in victory.
• Horror
• Set out to create a negative emotional reaction in the audience
• Tends to play on the primal fears of the audience e.g. death, loneliness, beasts etc.
• Feature scenes that aim to startle, shock and scare the audience.
• Science Fiction:
• Based around the theme of science-based phenomena, but not the "mainstream" sciences. 
• some of these include: ET lifeforms, time travel, perception and technologies. 
• Often used to bring focus to political/social issues, or to explore philosophical issues.

How we would represent this in our film:
As our film genre is a combination of all of the above, to keep it simple for the audience, we decided to stick to these conventions of the film very explicitly.

• Thriller:
• We will build tension in the opening of our movie
• We will use a McGuffin (phones)
• We will keep the stereotypical characters of a thriller, e.g Hero, villain etc.
• Action:
• The protagonist will have to overcome a series of obstacles
• The lead character is batteling the odds, as most of the humans on Earth have been killed.
• Horror:
• Features the key theme of Death.
• Our scenes will evoke a negative reation/emotion from the audience.
• SciFi:
• Technology is a key theme in our film.
• Used to question social media, and its mass scale/power.

Example of these genres:

• Thriller:
• Psycho:
• Action:
• James Bond films (Skyfall)
• Horror:
• 28 days later
• Scifi:
• 12 Monkeys