2. Genre
What is purpose and general conventions?
The purpose of genre, horror is too scare people by
basing the film on something that would normally
cause death.
This would be the case as people would be normally
scared of dying. This would lead to, horror films is to
make people scared, terrified or even try and make
people have nightmares after watching specific types
of horror films.
4. Genre
Explain how/when genre was established, identify a few
classic films of the genre:
the horror genre was established around 1896 this was
taken in France.
This genre emerged because when it was shot in one part
of the world it has been past on so many different
countries have been doing it the next country was Japan,
then German then Hollywood until everyone has heard
about it.
when it reached Hollywood they decided to do horror
drama.
5. Genre
This has gore blood; this would fit the codes and convention of horror genre.
The bat
whispers
This film has death of `Cyrus west’; this would also show codes and conventions
cat and of horror films.
canary
6. Sub-genre
horror thriller; final destination would meet these
the purpose of horror thriller is to still conventions as there's horror to the
make the audience disgusted by the death of the young adults, and the
horror of it but to create tension and thriller of wondering who would die
suspense creating the audience siting next and the little frights would give
at the edge of their seat until the the audience
horror would happen
nightmare on elm street would meet
Conventions: these conventions as it isn't predictable
to what would happen next and who
Tension might die and why their kinder garden
teacher wants to haunt them in there
Not predictable dreams
7. Sub-genre
the scary movie would meet these
horror comedy; conventions as it mocks other scary
the purpose of horror comedy is still films and would make it less scary for
make it disgusting for example using the audience to try and make them
gore blood, but and try and make it less laugh but still using the horror
scary by making it funny conventions mixed with comedy
Conventions: fright night has comedy in it, but also
locates it in a scary place they would
Mocks other scary use dim lighting to do so, so there can
still be a feeling of horror as well as
films and turns comedy
them to comedy
dim lighting
8. Sub-genre
red riding hood would be an example
horror romance; of horror romance and would also
the purpose of horror romance is to meet the conventions as there would
also try and make it to an even bigger be a couple and they have also set it in
target audience where the people who a location where it would make it seem
like romance is able to watch horror. a horror
Conventions:
paranormal activity would be a roman
Hero who helps the victim thriller s it also meets the conventions
Locates it in a location where of, someone being the hero and
known to be scary and would helping the victim over come this
be easy to hide in
9. Sub-genre
horror action; saw, would be action as well as the
horror action would be for the victims would be using weapons to
audience who prefer to have a bit of complete the task, and has been
action to the situation caused to violence from the workers and hatred
enhance the seriousness of that that would cause action
situation.
Conventions: final destination would also be under
horror action as there would be a lot of
Weapons used action to make sure that they would
survive and not die and fight against
Would be a villain trying to each other for them to survive in final
defeat and would do destination 5
something about it
10. Sub-genre
horror documentary;
paranormal activity, this would meet
the purpose of this is to make it even the conventions as its a true story
more scarier by basing it on a true story (documentary)
ant the audience would know it would
happen
Conventions: the last exorcist, this would also meet
True story the conventions as its also on a true
story and it would be more scarier as
Victim would be young the audience would know that there's a
female adult possibility it might happen.
11. Sub-genre
horror books;
the stolen child book would meet the
there might be some people who find convention as there would be a victim
the book more detailed and would and the whole story would be based on
explain how they react etc., they would how to find the child
enjoy the book more as it can make it
more scarier
Conventions: the afraid book, this would be a horror
as the title of the book is trying to tell
Book would describe in us something. the title is of the book is
afraid. afraid means scared and scared
detail to what would be would be one of the conventions in
happening horror
Scares the audience
12. Hybrid
horror, romance, musical;
the purpose of this is to interest more people as there would be a variety of different
genres/subgenres creating a hybrid. this would lead to having more hybrids there would be
more chance of people watching it.
Sweeney Todd would meet conventions:
the convention as the
different codes and - the genres/subgenres
elements for each would be spread out
genre/subgenre would be equally and throughout
used once in the film it the film and and not just
would carried out through used once and forgotten
out about it.
13. Hybrid
horror, drama, documentary;
the purpose of this kind of hybrid is to educate people as its a documentary but also entertain
them at the same time
titanic would meet this
convention as it has a lot of
drama especially when the conventions:
fiancé would shout at rose - over exaggeration
when dancing with a guy
that's lower class than her
14. Hybrid
horror, romance, action;
the purpose of this is to also enhance the situation by making it more serious by using action
caused, this would keep the audience wide awake as there is something going on and not just
horror as it needs some more genres/subgenres to make it even more interesting
conventions:
avatar would meet the -to keep the audience
convention as using a lot entertained as not there
of action to make the would be a much more
scene live and not boring. larger audiences as there
Have genre/subgenre is in
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