2. Conventions
Conventions in a film:Conventions in a film:
•The zombie starts infecting everyone
•People trying to hide from the virus
•Survivors
•Zombies killing
•Set In abandoned areas
Conventions of an opening sequence:Conventions of an opening sequence:
•Someone gets bitten by zombie
•Abandoned area
•Fast pace
•Close-ups
4. Conventions
Conventions Use Develop Challeng
e
Was there an
inspiration/ similarity
from real film? How?
1. The idea of recording in the daylight using
natural lighting
Challenge
Mostly horror films are in the
dark to represent evil
2. Location of a field Use
Walking dead zombies
walking in field
3. Having the door open Use
Most films have this as a
sign that something is going
to happen
4. Getting bitten by zombie Use
Most zombie films have this
to show the how the virus is
spreading when a person
gets bitten
5. Seeing the transformation of the zombie Develop
Films just show the zombie
turning and not the whole
transformation
6. Having close-ups Develop
7. Having the flashbacks when transforming Challenge
No, zombies can’t have
flashbacks. In most of the
films they just turn
immediately
5. Use/develop/challenge
We have a range of use/develop and challenge for conventions,
therefore our opening sequence has aspects of familiarity but is
also unique and different in some ways
Use Develop Challenge
Location of a field Seeing the transformation of
the zombie
Having the flashbacks when
transforming
Having the door open Having close-ups The idea of recording in the
daylight using natural lighting
Getting bitten by zombie
6. Use/develop/challenge
We have a range of use/develop and challenge for conventions,
therefore our opening sequence has aspects of familiarity but is
also unique and different in some ways
Use Develop Challenge
Location of a field Seeing the transformation of
the zombie
Having the flashbacks when
transforming
Having the door open Having close-ups The idea of recording in the
daylight using natural lighting
Getting bitten by zombie
