We Have Decided!!

(Surprising? Yes. We know. This image is from the TV show "Scream Queens" and is retrieved from VC Post) 

    So today we worked on finalizing our decision for our movie intro and we have officially decided that our movie genre will be... horror! But not just horror. We have decided to implement some parody/satirical elements into our planned intro in order to poke fun at issues with both social aspects of our target audience and of the genre that we are using.
    Our main inspiration came from a TV show called "Scream Queens," which uses some elements that may help us accomplish what exactly we want with our movie intro. First off, the show has the standard horror element. In this show specifically, the horror aspect comes in the form of a serial killer, which is similar to something that we want to do with our movie. We felt that the use of the serial killer would especially complement our limited filming resources and low budget production. Secondly, the show seems to poke at college campus(sorority) life and seems to both express serious issues with the life and mock aspects of the life. We felt this was an interesting way of going about this, and gave us an idea to do something similar in our movie. Seeing as though many of our peers are social media users and our peers tend to fit into the target audience of horror films, we thought it would be interesting to poke fun at the extreme use of social media by our peers and express dangers of this extreme use. According to an article, 81% of people ages 12-17 are using social media. And although this does not exactly match our specific target audience, it expresses the extreme reach of social media in our society, making it a relevant subject to discuss in our movie. To fully understand the reach of our target audience, although student made, information relating to the subject breakdown of the horror genre is located here here. The blend of the horror and satirical element was something that especially caught our eye, seeing as it was a different spin on our intended horror genre. Finally, the show seems to use aspects of humor, lightening the mood of the very tragic environment and further adding to the satirical element of the show.

(The trailer from the show "Scream Queens" retrieved from YouTube)



'Scream Queens' UPDATES, SPOILERS: Season 2 set in Summer Camp PLUS Lady Gaga as new cast? (2015, November 25). Retrieved March 02, 2018, from http://www.vcpost.com/articles/108305/20151125/scream-queens-updates-spoilers-season-2-set-in-summer-camp-plus-lady-gaga-as-new-cast.htm

Scream Queens [Television series]. (2015, Sept. & oct.). FOX.

Further Research - Horror Genre & Target Audience. (n.d.). Retrieved March 02, 2018, from https://threemenandalittlelady.weebly.com/further-research---horror-genre--target-audience.html

Pew: 94% Of Teenagers Use Facebook, Have 425 Facebook Friends, But Twitter & Instagram Adoption Way Up. (2014, July 22). Retrieved March 02, 2018, from https://marketingland.com/pew-the-average-teenager-has-425-4-facebook-friends-44847