Early Story-writing Blogpost

 Underrepresented Genres In Certain Themes

By the nature of certain genres, more themes are easier to write in than others. Nature is much easier in drama and art pieces, the Here and Now is much easier in a drama or in a sitcom. Certain themes seem ripe for potential in certain genres but for somereason are not as common. High fantasy and the Sacred Realm seems like such a good combo, but the nature of how many of theses stories are written limits their potential. Many high fantasy stories are written from the perspective of lowly mortals in a fantasical world where the aether of afterlife is a mysterious force no one could understand. This trope is apparent in stories such as Game of Thrones, where lovecraftian themes are introduced which puts the gods under a viel of darkness, or Lord of The Rings where other companion books are used to describe to unearthly realm while only mentioning the realm in the main series. This common trope was the first piece of inspiration when writing my first film this year. A combination of comedic high fantasy such as Monty Python And The Holy Grail, with more direct Sacred Realm connections was what I wanted to write. The second main source of Inspiration is slightly more direct. Not too long ago I rewatched Tim Burtons Corpse Bride, and was delightfully reminded of the beautiful style he was developed over the years. The distinct and contrasting visuals paired with the dark and depressing tones makes beautiful and interesting environments that will be adored for years to come. The combination of dark animated visuals with real human connections and emotion was influential to me because I want to directly parody that in my upcoming film, real human actors, with cartoonish and over the top connections and emotions. So overall for the film, a combination of Sacred Realm in high fantasy with absurd over the top emotions will be used to create the full experience. 

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