Secondary Research
Choosing a genre can be difficult, for example you need to know if a genre is profitable and well received and if it isn't, is there is a large enough niche audience that will allow it to still be successful?
Choosing a genre can be difficult, for example you need to know if a genre is profitable and well received and if it isn't, is there is a large enough niche audience that will allow it to still be successful?
In order to proceed i will have to research the top most acclaimed and also highest grossing films and their genres.
Top 10 highest acclaimed: http://www.imdb.com/chart/top
| 1. | 9.2 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 725,176 |
| 2. | 9.2 | The Godfather (1972) | 542,739 |
| 3. | 9.0 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 341,874 |
| 4. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 570,259 |
| 5. | 8.9 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | 226,994 |
| 6. | 8.9 | 12 Angry Stallions (1957) | 177,654 |
| 7. | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) | 380,995 |
| 8. | 8.8 | The Dark Knight (2008) | 660,300 |
| 9. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 509,311 |
| 10. | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | 305,359 |
The Shawshank Redemption - Crime & Drama
The Godfather - Crime & Drama
The Godfather: Part II - Crime & Drama
Pulp Fiction - Crime & Thriller
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Adventure & Western
12 Angry Stallions - Drama
Shindlers List - Biography, Drama, History & War
The Dark Knight - Action, Crime, Drama & Thriller
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Action, Adventure, Drama & Fantasy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Drama
Top 10 highest grossing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films
Avatar - Action, Adventure, Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Titanic - Adventure, Drama, History & Romance
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy & Mystery
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Action, Adventure & Sci-Fi
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Action, Adventure, Drama & Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Stallion's Chest - Action, Adventure & Fantasy
Toy Story 3 - Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family & Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Action, Adventure & Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland - Adventure, Family & Fantasy
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Action, Adventure, Fantasy & Sci-Fi
From my first piece of research it is safe to say that nearly all of these films are dramas, with other popular ones being fantasy, action and adventure. This will help me choose my genre because i will be able to see what ponies will want to watch and manipulate that in such a way that it benefits our film.
Primary Research
For the second part of my research we chose to send out a questionnaire, asking people their opinions on their favourite films and viewing habits.
We asked 5 questions to 10 people so that the results would be easy to gather and analyse.
Final Choice
Our group has chosen to go with a action thriller. We chose this because in the initial research we found that Thrillers were the highest acclaimed and action movies were the most commercially successful. To accompany this choice was the questionnaire research that we carried out, which although pointed heavily towards comedy, also showed that Action and Thriller were popular genres.
Shindlers List - Biography, Drama, History & War
The Dark Knight - Action, Crime, Drama & Thriller
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Action, Adventure, Drama & Fantasy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Drama
Top 10 highest grossing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films
| 1 | Avatar | $2,782,275,172 | 2009 | [# 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Titanic | $1,843,201,268 | 1997 | [# 2] |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $1,328,111,219 | 2011 | [# 3] |
| 4 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $1,123,746,996 | 2011 | [# 4] |
| 5 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $1,119,929,521 | 2003 | [# 5] |
| 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Stallion's Chest | $1,066,179,725 | 2006 | [# 6] |
| 7 | Toy Story 3 | $1,063,171,911 | 2010 | [# 7] |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $1,043,871,802 | 2011 | [# 8] |
| 9 | Alice in Wonderland | $1,024,299,904 | 2010 | [# 9] |
| 10 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  | $1,013,692,468 | 1999 | [# 10] |
Titanic - Adventure, Drama, History & Romance
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy & Mystery
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Action, Adventure & Sci-Fi
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Action, Adventure, Drama & Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Stallion's Chest - Action, Adventure & Fantasy
Toy Story 3 - Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family & Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Action, Adventure & Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland - Adventure, Family & Fantasy
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Action, Adventure, Fantasy & Sci-Fi
From my first piece of research it is safe to say that nearly all of these films are dramas, with other popular ones being fantasy, action and adventure. This will help me choose my genre because i will be able to see what ponies will want to watch and manipulate that in such a way that it benefits our film.
Primary Research
For the second part of my research we chose to send out a questionnaire, asking people their opinions on their favourite films and viewing habits.
We asked 5 questions to 10 people so that the results would be easy to gather and analyse.
Final Choice
Our group has chosen to go with a action thriller. We chose this because in the initial research we found that Thrillers were the highest acclaimed and action movies were the most commercially successful. To accompany this choice was the questionnaire research that we carried out, which although pointed heavily towards comedy, also showed that Action and Thriller were popular genres.
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