1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Our filmopeningdevelopsthe conventionsusedinmanysupernaturalandpsychological horror
films.Thisisbecause ourprotagonistisa priest, whichone of manyconventionsinhorrormovies;
thisisthe case in ‘Annabelle’asone of the mainprotagonists isa priest,whofell victimtoAnnabelle
and waskilled.
Another convention our film opening follows is having a human female antagonist. This is
similar to many blockbuster horror films as well as independent films. ‘The Ring’ uses a
female protagonist, as does ‘The Grudge’, ‘Carrie’ and ‘Misery’.
One common convention of a horror is that the story will take place in a rural setting, such as
a country lane, remote villages and lakes. Our film opening adheres to this convention, as it
is set down a remote village path.
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'Annabelle'
'Cecelia’Annie Wilkes - 'Misery'
The Conguring - Remote House ‘Hallowed Ground Path’
'Hallowed Ground'