The Genre | movie | 2019 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Two boys prepare to make a short film, but struggle to agree on a plot, or genre, or anything for that matter. | dG1fWmFLcHV3SVJUak0

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00:00Can anyone help me? Can anyone hear me? It's been 13 days since the creatures came.

00:09They came, destroyed the world, pledged to wipe out humanity and they've almost

00:16succeeded. I am the last human left. If they find me... Michael? You just ruined the short film.

00:31We haven't even decided what we're making yet. Why are you already filming?

00:38Look, I thought we decided we'd do a horror film about a post-apocalypse universe where

00:42I am the only person alive. No, you agreed on that. I want to do a comedy. Comedies will never

00:48work well as a short film. Fine, I'm not saying yes, but pitch me a plot.

00:55Imagine, if you will, spooky edgy music, cinema aspect ratio, great colour scheme and

01:03a mix of zooms. I said plot, not cinematography. Give me a quick summary. Aliens come on an

01:10elaborate plan to take over. I said quick. I am the only person living on earth since everyone

01:16else is dead. And what is this film even called? Have you even thought about that? Yes, it is called

01:26short film. Well, thanks for the idea, but we're not doing that. I suppose you've got a better

01:34idea then? Well, actually, I do. Okay, your turn. Imagine, if you will, a comedy, old aspect ratio,

01:42black and white colour scheme, a laugh track, which may or may not be real.

01:48So there's this guy and he's sitting in a chair.

01:52Oh man, I've got the worst story. Well, do you have a title to this story? Actually, I do. It's called...

02:00Oh man, I forgot. That story is lame. To be fair, there wasn't really any story.

02:09Look, mine will have character development, an interesting mix of diegetic and non-diegetic sound.

02:15It will overall just be better than your idea. Might even win an award. Doubt it. We could still

02:21do a comedy, even if you hate that quality idea. Fine. Pitch. A Lego short. That would take too long.

02:30Oh, fine. Whatever.

02:41What about a short film about us arguing about what genre our short film should be?

02:47That's your worst idea yet. But I want to do a comedy. Do you have any actually good horror ideas?

02:56A film where I am the only one in a creepy, horror-filled jelly. One where you're not the

03:06only character. One where I kill the other character. An actual story, please. Fine, I will admit it.

03:15I don't actually have any stories or ideas for a horror film yet. But do you at least understand

03:24why we should do a horror film? Yeah, but... But what? Laugh tracks are amazing!

03:32Laugh tracks are amazing!

03:35And where is that laugh track coming from?

03:38I am trying to decide what will be best for our short film. Look, if we ever do another short film,

03:44I promise we can do a comedy. Really? No. Fine, we can do your horror film. Really? So no smart

03:50comebacks? No. And you won't make a comedy short film right under my nose? Sure. Cut!

04:07You just did what I told you not to do, didn't you? Yep. What a twist!