Conventions of Genre


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Now that my group-mates and I are on the same page, creatively, we’re advancing to the technicalities of the project, starting off with the execution that will make Rumi’s Protégé identifiable as the Psychological Drama we envision it to be. According to Zunain, most of these films comprise of slow-paced editing which fits the mood as psychological films require more thought to be put in so that they could be properly understood. Short, fast paced editing is quite uncommon as it does not give enough development to the scene in a psychological drama.

Color theory and the palette used for color-grading are also essential. The picture control in the cameras used to shoot the raw footage is set to ‘flat’ which reduces the contrast in the raw footage so that the colors can be easily and more finely manipulated in post-production to create a final product of much higher quality.


Lawrence Sher, the Head of Cinematography for Joker (2019) explains how a Teal hue was used for the overall cool shade of the film whereas deep yellow lights were used for lighting the subjects. The complementary colors on the color wheel (opposite sides of the color wheel) are used for creating a high amount of contrast and set a mood in the film. Rumi’s Protégé begins with the protagonist in the shower, followed by a heated argument to an outdoor sequence, so a bluesy palette with darker tones would do justice to our narrative.

Representation of some sort of ability or disability is also very common in psychological films and series. In the case of our film, the character may suffer from extreme anxiety, depression or has dissociative behavioral qualities that can lead to several mental disorders. In the case of Joker as well, the lead is seen suffering from psychopathy.

Most films in the psychological genre deliver a feat which is unconventional from other genres, the protagonist of Joker was shown painting his tongue in the trailer which is something very unusual and out of the norm. We are also attempting at breaking stereotypes by having a male character emote emotional rawness and vulnerability, he is fully clothed in the shower and loses himself dancing in the middle of the road.

In terms of camerawork, the genre demands an unsettling feel which is why most of the shots would be shaky in our opening and filmed hand-held.

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