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    Hi, my name is Chancellor DuBois, but most people call me CJ because it's just easier that way. And it's easier to remember to spell. Oh, and this is my blog for my Media Studies Project. So my group members and I decided to go with the movie opening option. Which would be great and all except we cannot decide upon something to make our movie about. With so many available options it is very difficult for us to decide what exactly we want to do, much less agree upon what we are going to do.
    We are currently leaning towards a film centered around the horror genre and specifically the use of serial killers. Ideas about social media serial killers even came up in our conversation earlier. I guess we were all inspired by the opening of "Scream" that we were showed in class (which I couldn't even keep my eyes open for so...). I think in the coming days we will be able to use more research to narrow down what exactly we want to do, but for the time being we are going to think about something we want to do and also something that is doable for us, especially with our limited budget and personnel. This low budget however is something that we have done some research on, and we have discovered that many horror films have extremely low budgets and in many cases do not need many people to make. on top of that, it is possible for horror movies to bring in TONS of money, especially relative to the amount put into making them. A full description and breakdown of this is located here. While bringing in lots of money is nice and all, the main focus of our research was around what the best way to use our limited resources was going to be, and although still undecided about the specifics, we are currently leaning towards a horror film.

(It took a lot to look this picture up and look at it, but I did it!! Here it is! The spark of our madness! Sort of...)

    We hope to have the finalities within the next day or so, but the research we have has certainly been swaying our decision. We feel like if the professionals with limited resources and money use this route to offset their difficulties, it may be something that we should take into account considering we face similar issues.




Deane, M. (2010, April 06). Movie Genres That Make The Most Money. Retrieved March 01, 2018, from https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0410/movie-genres-with-the-best-roi.aspx

Craven, W. (Director). (1996). Scream [Motion picture].