genre

1. Genre Presentation
BY HASEEB KHAN & RIZWAN JAFFRI

2. Subgenre: Giant Monster

3. Some films in this
genre include:
• GODZILLA
• CLOVERFIELD
• ALIEN
• CREATURE

4. Conventions
Characters
• Has a group of young
victims in which the
viewers can relate to
• Also can include
parents and children as
they are seen as the
most innocent.
Cloverfield (2008)

5. Conventions
Setting most giant monsters
destroy an
established city such
as New York
Secluded location:
Nobody around to
help
Helps to increase
excitementAlien (1979)

6. Conventions
Camera
• Low angle shots
commonly portray
powerlessness and
inspire fear.
• Excites/scares the
viewers
Godzilla (2014)

7. Conventions
Gender Representation
Usually a female as a victim
who usually gets
endangered first.
Stereotyped in many films
such as Creature.
Creature (2011)

8. Conventions
Props
Props, such as guns, are used to
build the scene and portray clear
opposition
e.g: good vs. evil.
Godzilla (2014)