Media Studies Portfolio: Choosing a genre

Genre: Drama
The content in drama films exhibits real-life situations with realistic characters, settings, and storylines. Drama films also show characters in a conflict with either themselves or an opposing force.
The production of the drama would need to have an in-depth character development, allowing the audience to feel a connection between themselves and the character. The tone in the film should be suspenseful, creating a deeper feeling within the piece and those watching it. The audience should be able to feel the characters emotions and become indulged in the plot. Dramas can be intertwined with different genres, however, a true drama film is centered around the suspenseful plot and the conflict which makes up the piece.
The genre drama is marketed in a way that the audience can relate too. When seeing an advertisement for a film in which the main character is going through similar conflicts, the viewer will be intrigued by the way they are going through it and how they are resolving it. The main purpose of a drama is to have the audience engaged and purposely watching the piece. If the piece cannot be related to or is somewhat unrealistic to the daily world then it is most likely that the viewer will not appreciate the film as much.
The abusive relationship- This particular plot will be surrounded by a young girl who is abused by her father. Since this topic can be sometimes shied away from the public, it can be hard to express. Drama is surrounded by this plot as it is a young girl finding a way to detach herself from this abusive relationship. The hardest part is leaving her only parental figure behind and having to find a new home. This young girl after being so mentally and physically abused will not only have internal conflicts she will also have external as having to learn how to cope with a different lifestyle. This plot has realistic characters and realistic situations that have both external and internal conflicts. All these elements come together to create what is known as a drama. The overall situation of the young girl can be seen through multiple lights and audiences connection with her would be profoundly deep.
Come home- This specific opening will be surrounded by a mother who is currently deployed at war. A war scene will be taking place and the mother will be holding her necklace which has a picture of her two children. This automatically creates a deeper connection between the audience and the characters in the family. The suspenseful notion of whether she will come home after the war to reunite with her children is what will keep the plot going and the audience engaged. The drama will be surrounded by the hardships of the war and the children suffering without their parental figure. Since there are multiple veteran families that have related to this and it a soft topic for others to talk about, this film opening will create a heartwarming and dramatic spot for the audience.
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