Hey guys!!
This is the start of the blogging process for my film opening project!! I'm super excited to share this process with you guys! I've decided that my film opening would follow the genre of detective fiction so here's some research I did so I can be fully knowledgeable about it.
The detective fiction genre is a subgenre of crime/suspense films that focuses on the crime and the central character seen as the hero of the film. The majority of the time, the crime is more serious like murder. Detectives normally will try to find the identity of the villain through the puzzle-like narrative of the story to solve the mystery and end the "effects of villainy". Films within this genre date back to the times of silent films in 1914. The detective genre splits into a few categories, inverted detective, police procedural, historical mystery, cozy mysteries, serial killer mystery, hard-boiled, or locked-room mystery.
Hardboiled follows an "everyman" detective like Sherlock Holmes. These films normally deal with crime in an urban environment. The detective is mainly written as a man, is considered the "modern" mystery movie.
Inverted detective is also known as a "howcatchem" opposed to a "whodunnit". Instead, the narrator is recalling the events that happened and shows the identity of the killer at the beginning of the movie. Whodunnits focus on a climax, leaving this information until the end for a "twist" ending.
Police procedural has the police officers that work multiple cases at the same time the main characters. In these films, the criminal is often well known and it is just up to the police to gather enough evidence.
The historical mystery genre is when the plot mainly focuses on a story that takes place in what is considered a "historical time period" from the time when the author wrote the story.
Cozy mysteries are less violent and are considered humorous and thematic. The setting is almost always a closed community and features female amateur detectives.
Serial killer mysteries is when a large portion of the police force tries to capture the villain. Films within this genre are almost always more violent and suspenseful than other mystery films.
Locked room mystery is when a crime is committed under conditions where the crime would be impossible to commit and evade detection. The crime scene is almost always shown with no indication of how the intruder got in or out. The audience is given clues and encouraged to solve the mystery before the climax.
Films within this genre have to face keeping the secrets from being too obvious, testing the limits of coincidence, and the extent of technology.
The target audience includes both males and females from ages 15-40.
“Detective Fiction.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Feb. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_fiction#Inverted_detective.
Detective-Mystery Films, www.filmsite.org/mysteryfilms.html.
Summerfield, Dana. “Target Audience for a Crime Thriller.” LinkedIn SlideShare, 1 Jan. 2013, www.slideshare.net/DanaSummerfield/target-audience-for-a-crime-thriller.
“Detective Fiction.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Feb. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_fiction#Inverted_detective.
Detective-Mystery Films, www.filmsite.org/mysteryfilms.html.
Summerfield, Dana. “Target Audience for a Crime Thriller.” LinkedIn SlideShare, 1 Jan. 2013, www.slideshare.net/DanaSummerfield/target-audience-for-a-crime-thriller.
“Detective Fiction.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Feb. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_fiction#Inverted_detective.
Detective-Mystery Films, www.filmsite.org/mysteryfilms.html.
Summerfield, Dana. “Target Audience for a Crime Thriller.” LinkedIn SlideShare, 1 Jan. 2013, www.slideshare.net/DanaSummerfield/target-audience-for-a-crime-thriller.