Next Fest? What Genre?

Next Fest? What Genre?

  • Horror/Thriller

    Votes: 9 9.5%

  • Romance

    Votes: 12 12.6%

  • Comedy

    Votes: 10 10.5%

  • Noir

    Votes: 19 20.0%

  • Action/Adverture

    Votes: 17 17.9%

  • Western

    Votes: 4 4.2%

  • Musical

    Votes: 5 5.3%

  • Drama

    Votes: 4 4.2%

  • Documentary

    Votes: 7 7.4%

  • Something else (write your answer in your reply)

    Votes: 8 8.4%
  • Total voters
    95
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Assuming Jarred and Barry want to put up with all of us again ... hehehe... What Genre would you like the next fest to be?
 
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Whoever had that Mockumentary idea, that sounds fun. Not that I'd actually participate... or anything.
 
I was adding a poll... damn bricemen, if you slept once in a while you wouldn't be so quick to reply... hehehe ;)
 
Boooooo to horror thriller. So predictable. So easy. So b-movie. So done-already-in-zombie-fest.

If "maritime swashbuckler" isn't going to be a category in the poll, I have to vote for 'comedy'. It's a social equalizer. Shooting for the funniest movie kinda FORCES people to make content king. Not all the beautiful 24p flawless dolly-moves in the world will make someone laugh. So aside from putting technically inexperienced people on a level-playing field with the pros, it forces everyone to focus on the content a bit, which is a welcome push in this obsessed (Mini35, Arri, etc...) forum.

Don't get me wrong, I'm obsessed with all the technical stuff like everyone else, and I love beautiful cinematography, otherwise I wouldn't frequent this board. But it tends to take-on excessive importance in our minds, and a comedy-fest would make that overtly apparent.

-Kevin
 
Noir isn't a genre, but a style of filmmaking. Any genre of movie can be made as a Noir.

Noir isn't really that limiting either. It covers everything from German Expressionism to 80's crime drama ("Black Rain" for example.)

Stylistically, lighting should be high-contrast. Thematically, the stories should be dark -- the hero realizes only too late something that could have changed the outcome. "Sin City" is noir.


As for myself, I'm going for a new genre: "Pornoir"
 
Super Hero could fall under "action/adventure"

Noir isn't a genre, but Mark, what you say about Noir could be said for ANY genre. You can make a romance that is sci-fi, a comedy that's a western, etc. etc. I was just starting with the basics -- AND the polling only allowed me 10 options so I couldn't add any more ;)
 
Folks were getting pretty pumped about super hero, and the Super-Fest, over in the Cafe. My Action/Adventure vote is actually for Super-Hero. Because I think we need the internet nerd trifecta: zombies, sci-fi, super heroes. :)
 
I also voted for Romance. I've been gung ho for noir for a long time, but Romance would make a unique challenge!!! Whatever it is, let's get started!!!
 
I want another vote so I can help put Romance over Comedy and Horror. I voted for Noir, but I'll be happy enough with Romance. "Action" I was agains,t but it sounds a lot more appealing with "Adventure" tagged on.
 
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