Genre Research 3:Mystery

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• Common Camera angles, Movements, & Shots in the genre

  •  Wide shot, Over the Shoulder shot, Dutch/Canted angle, High/low angle, Pan, Eye level, Aerial Shot/God’s Eye View/Bird’s Eye View, Point of view shot, and Zoom


• Common Mis-En Scene in the genre

  •   Acting, Lighting/color design, Props, and Set


• Common Editing in your genre

  • Eye-line match, Cross-cutting, and Jump-cuts


• Common Sound in your genre

  • Diegetic sound, Non-Diegetic sound, Dialogue, Voiceover, and Ambient sound


• Example films of your genres (fix by dates later)

  • Nancy Drew and The Hidden Starcase, Zootopia, Murder Mystery, Searching, and Missing


• What elements of the genre that you like and would use

if this was your genre?

  • The elements of this genre we like and would use are the aspect of a detective, a crime or a puzzle, the suspense it brings, and the unexpected twists and turns.


• What elements of the genre do not appeal to you, and

you would not use it if this was your genre.

  • The elements of the genre that do that appeal to unfulfilling endings or resolutions, unresolved clues and hints, info-dumping, and inconsistencies with the plot.

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