The document discusses the micro and macro conventions of films, specifically within the psychological horror genre. It provides examples of micro features like low-key lighting, use of mirrors and sounds to create tension. Macro features include themes of lost innocence, unstable emotions, and perception of mind and identity. Overall, the document analyzes common cinematography, editing, sound, and stylistic elements that films within the same genre tend to share.

1. Micro and Macro conventions of
films

2. Theory of macro and micro elements of
genre

3. For example: Psychological Horror Genre
Altman also established that films of the same genre tend to have similar storylines and the
same character types and themes. As well as, the same sort of camera, editing, sound
techniques, and using common mise- en- scene.
THE EXORCIST RINGS

4. For example: Psychological Horror Genre
MICRO (SEMANTIC) FEATURES:
● Low key lighting and use of shadows, to help create fear and
tension.
● Use of mirror, to portray the use of reflection of the
characters inner self and their ‘dark side’.
● Most common location for psycholoigcal thrillers is in a city
or indoors.
● Use of high tension music or eerie sounds used, or in
contrast to this silence is used to create suspense and
tension.
● POV camework is mainly through the eyes of the audience.
● Quick camera movement and changes to help increase the
fear and shock of the character.
● Editing usually includes flashbacks and black and white
colouring to give an insight to the characters past.
● Costume are normally ‘normal clothing’ to create sense of
realism.
MACRO (SYNTACTIC) FEATURES:
● Characters lost of innonence
● Characters in an unstable
emotional state
● Common themes: perception,
mind, identity and death
● Also black and white colour
themes
● Disturbing deaths