Choosing the genre

Horror Genre
Pros
-Many shots are easy to complete and emphasize, this effective camerawork is vital in a horror, resulting in the trailer reaching its full horror potential.
-Multiple settings can be used, making it easy to find a place to film the trailer.
-Simple props can be used to produce a big impact.
-It is more simple to produce a tense, scary trailer because it is easy to produce fast paced editing to produce this type of trailer.
Cons
-Not challenging enough!
-Effective soundtrack may be hard to find without copyrighting.
-Costume and make up is usually complicated to produce the best effect which may be expensive.

Romance genre
Pros
-Amazing graphics, which are hard to produce, aren't vital in a romance.
-Romance storylines can be simple and easy to think up.
-Multiple shots can be used for effective camerawork.
Cons
-Reliant on acting and dialogue.
-Many extravagant settings may be needed to emphasize the relationship/romance in question.
-More than one actor will need to be involved, it may be hard for us to find characters who are all free at the same time.

Thriller/Action
Pros
-Fast paced editing is easy to produce and will emphasise the fast paced action/thriller movie effectively in the trailer.
-Everyday props and clothing can be used, resulting in the trailer being inexpensive to produce and becoming more realistic.
-There are many existing trailers of this genre to draw inspiration from.
-We believe the technical elements and body language would be more beneficial to the film and create more tension. Which is easier to produce effectively compared to a film reliant on dialogue.
Cons
-Props such as guns may be hard to get a hold of.
-Finding the right setting to produce highly powerful shots may be difficult.

As a group we have decided to create an action/thriller trailer because we found more pros than cons and believe it will be an exciting trailer to produce. We also came up with the most ideas and a storyline faster than we did when thinking of the other genres. Another reason we chose this genre was the help and inspiration we had from the many existing action/thriller trailers we have found which have helped us with the production and imagination process. We will display and evaluate these trailers on our blog in due course.