Genre talk!

 Immediately when me and my partner decided we wanted to work together, we knew exactly what genre we wanted to do for this short film! Me and my partner, who is also one of my closest friends are incredibly similar when it comes to what media we love. We knew we wanted to do a comedy loosely based off of us because we always talk about how we are those two main characters in those teen coming of age comedy movies. We also want to add a romance aspect to this comedy. We noticed that the movies that are under the comedy genre usually have a romantic subplot. We are still developing how we want our character dynamic and how we will give them romantic interests but here are some films that are super inspired by when it comes to this:

Booksmart (2019) is a comedy directed by Olivia Wilde about two high school senior overachievers. On the eve of their high school graduations they realize that they have missed out on all the fun parts of high school due to them being so focused on school. They decide that their last night of high school will be them reaching their goals to do everything they had missed out on. This movie is one of the funniest, well made teenage comedies out there because the jokes and humor just feel so natural. The storyline is so engaging and they excuted it perfectly from the different settings to the characters/cast, this is a great example of what vibe of this genre we want to try to achieve!

Bottoms (2023) is a comedy directed by Emma Segilman that follows two unpopular best-friends as they start a fight club in the name of self defense while in reality they just want to be closer to the two girls they have a crush on and loose their virginities. This movie is quite literally one of the best comedy movies I've ever seen because everything just works out. The soundtrack, the cast, the different characters and the storyline is just CHEFS KISS. The two main characters: Josie and PJ are our main inspiration for our short films main characters. This movie is mainly considered a comedy but the plot that gets the whole story going is based off romance ad that is what me and my partner have been talking about regarding our short film. The aesthetics of this movie are definitely an inspiration!

But Im a Cheerleader (1999) is a romance/comedy where a high schooler named Meg considers herself the typical american cheerleader until her family and friends stage an intervention because they all decide that she is gay and they send her to New Directions aka a conversion camp. At the camp she meets Graham and they fall in love. This movie is mainly a romance which will influence our romantic aspect of our film but the comedy aspects and the aesthetics are also a big inspiration for us!

Theatre Camp (2023) is a comedy set in a theatre camp as eccentric staff members of an upstate New York theatre camp must band together when their beloved founder falls into a coma. This movie is mainly a comedy with no romantic aspects but the humor and the characters are definitely a big influence when it comes to the comedy aspect of our film!

My of these movies fall in the same genre and will be a big part on how we decide to build our short films story, world and characters. I am so excited to do this project with inspirations from some of my favorite films! 

#YAYGENRETALK