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 Challenge 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
Dawn of the dead has close-
ups which inspired us as you
can establish the zombies
features and allows us to
compare them to humanity
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
