https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Fh9T3yJUU
He says that the biggest reason why most writers fail is that they use the wrong genre to develop their ideas. I found this curious since I wrote a script which I intented to be a horror, but people told me that I had premise that belong in an action film.
However, since when does a great story need to be labelled with a genre? It seems to me that there are only two real genres. Comedy and drama/tragedy. Let's take Die Hard for example. It's an action movie. It's about armed robbers who take a building hostage. However, United 93 is about terrorists who take planes hostage, and that is considered a drama.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop also uses this premise and it's a comedy. So why does he say that writers use the wrong genre to develop an idea, when the Die Hard premise has not only been used in action movies, but also in true story dramas, as well as comedies? That's just one premise example, but there are others as well. Fail-Safe is a thriller and Dr. Strangelove is a comedy. You get the idea.
I don't see what he means exactly, but he means something since I have been told myself I misused a genre, so what is the difference between using the genre you want to develop an idea right, as oppose to doing it wrong?
He says that the biggest reason why most writers fail is that they use the wrong genre to develop their ideas. I found this curious since I wrote a script which I intented to be a horror, but people told me that I had premise that belong in an action film.
However, since when does a great story need to be labelled with a genre? It seems to me that there are only two real genres. Comedy and drama/tragedy. Let's take Die Hard for example. It's an action movie. It's about armed robbers who take a building hostage. However, United 93 is about terrorists who take planes hostage, and that is considered a drama.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop also uses this premise and it's a comedy. So why does he say that writers use the wrong genre to develop an idea, when the Die Hard premise has not only been used in action movies, but also in true story dramas, as well as comedies? That's just one premise example, but there are others as well. Fail-Safe is a thriller and Dr. Strangelove is a comedy. You get the idea.
I don't see what he means exactly, but he means something since I have been told myself I misused a genre, so what is the difference between using the genre you want to develop an idea right, as oppose to doing it wrong?