Thought Process

For my project I decided to make it about a veteran who suffers from PTSD. PTSD is a severe disorder in which many soldiers contract after coming back home from war. I would represent this through flashbacks of him at war fighting to defend his country but he is constantly reminded of the loud gun shots and the terrible conditions. The movie Edward Scissorhands  uses flashbacks of when he was growing up and getting the scissors as fingers. By using these flashbacks the story was easier to understand as to why he was neglected at this point in his life.

Flashbacks are essential in certain stories as they tell you information that was not clearly stated throughout the film. The flashback in our film will explain why the veteran is suffering from PTSD and will show how this has affected his everyday life since he has gotten back from war.  Saving Private Ryan is another film which used flashbacks to convey an important message to the audience.
In this film the flashback shows that of the Ryan brothers there was only one that still was alive from the war.

I feel as if these representations were fair and used properly for the story line of the films. The flashbacks in both of these cases were used to show why it was important to get private Ryan back safely and also why Edward was neglected. They both have a negative flashback that show why they are the way they are as well as their significance to the storyline. I would challenge the representation of when they put the flashback in the film as it would have mad the storyline a lot better knowing more about the character from the beginning rather than figuring it all out towards the end of the movie but I would retain the use of the quick flashbacks.

Genre Database Entry

Genre: Comedy

Genre Conventions: The comedy genre is used to entertain people through a comedic approach. It’s main goal is to get people to laugh and enjoy what they are watching. Comedy films are targeted for all ages as anyone can relate to certain situations that may occur. In most of the comedy films there is at least one person that is known for being funny in either other movies that they have been in or from their every day life. The directors attempt to make the films relatable to the audience so that they can understand where the characters stand in the situations and fully understand what is going on.

Genre Conventions: There are many different techniques to create a comedy film. One of the main ways is through strange but funny actions that the actors do. Many of the comedic scenes occur because of something that is happening on screen rather than something that the directors added after the scene was done being recorded. One of he things that is done though is that the director leaves the camera steady during a scene and the main character will come and go off the screen. Certain movies also break the fourth wall which creates a different type of comedy film in where the character interacts with the audience.

Film sample #1- Central Intelligence is a perfect example of a comedic film as is encompasses a lot of aspects "required" for a comedy film.  For starters the director decided to choose a combination of actors that when they are together can make any movie funny. Also they entire plot of the story was well written and gave lots of room for Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson to improvise and use their ability to naturally be funny together.

Film sample #2-  Deadpool 2 is another good example of a comedy film although it is a different type of comedy. In this movie the actor breaks the fourth wall and begins speaking to the audience which creates a new aspect on comedy movies. The plot of this film adds to the comedic aspect because it is an action/comedy film in which he struggles to achieve his goal and constantly talks about his failure.

• Hangover (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/)
• We're the Millers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723121/)
• 21 jump street (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/)
• American Pie (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/)
• Dumb and Dumber (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109686/)
• Ferris Buellers Day Off (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/)