How we classify our film

It was tough for us to determine exactly what genre our film slides into but after research into various other genres and hybrids I can confirm that our film is now classified as a horror. I looked into the controlling ideas and fundamentals concepts of our film and was able to compare them with other films to clarify exactly what kind of short film it is.
One of the films I compared it to was Donnie Darko which is a psychological thriller. One of the aspects that I thought linked Donnie Darko to our own film is the use of sound as well as the use of imagery. It is difficult to explain but basically the way the film uses the Rabbit “frank” is in an ominous manner, they don’t always make it obvious that he is on screen he is often subtly in the background.

The fact that you don’t quite see him at first makes it even more chilling when you finally realise he is there. That method linked up with the correct use of sound provides an amazing effect on the audience of both fear and tension much like the shocking sequences in Shutter Island.