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1. Sub- genre: Final Decision
From a wide chose of sub-genreswhichIcouldhave chosenfromthe Horror genre,we decidedto
base our promotional package onSlasher.The reasonforthisisbecause thisispossibly one of our
favourite typesof horrorinwhichwe all watch comparedtothe restfromthe same category.This
will therefore benefitusamazinglywhenconstructingasthe knowledge we alreadyhave willhelpus
bringour ideasandexpectationstolife inthe formof a trailer.Aswell asthis,fromwatchingawide
range of slasherfilms,hasallowedustodevelopagreaterunderstandingof the general codesand
conventionsof the genre whichwillbe puttouse throughoutour workinorder to make itmore
successful andeffective.
The conventionsinaslasherfilmare veryeasyto follow,asthe use of majorspecial effectsare not
requiredinthisspecificgenre asittendsto focusand scare the audience throughthe use natural
aspectsratherthan artificial. Youwouldonlyneedtoconsume afew propsandaccessoriessuchas
the costume and weaponsinordertojustifythe genre andthe slashersub-genre.Sotherefore,
throughthe use of simple props,makesthe trailereasiertofollow andalsoweaponslike swords
usedcan give the audience aninsightintowhatthe filmisaboutbefore the trailerisreleased.
As a group,we had beeninspiredbe manyslasherfilmssuchasthe ‘House of wax’and‘Fridaythe
13th
’ as theybothfeature a groupof teenagerswhogoona campingholidaytoan isolatedforest
and latergetsslaughteredbyanunpredictedkiller,otherthanafinal girl whousuallysurviveslonger
than the restof the squad.Initiallythiswasourgeneral ideaforahorror trailer,butwe will alteringa
fewof the conventionsinordertomake it original andsuitable forthe slashersub-genre.
From watchingthe American-Slasher‘Fridaythe 13th
‘several thingsdrew ourattentionsandinspired
us to include itinourtrailer.One of the mainfactors that enticedaswasthe locationinwhichthe
filmwasset;an isolatedforestwithnosignof otherhumanlife around.Horrorfilmsare basedon
the thingsthat people fear,evenif itissomethingsmall andnomatterwhathow bigor small you
are,everyone willhave aslightfearof walkingthroughanabandonedforestespeciallywhenit’s
dark as youcan neverknowwhattoexpect.Sotherefore,byplayingwiththe audience’sfearnot
onlywoulditbringthemto the edge of theirseatsbutit will alsoentice themfurtherintowatching
the film.
Stereotypical rolesare alsotakenoninfilmslike this.Forexample,ParisHiltonplaysthe role of the
‘dumbblonde’inthe film‘House of Wax’,andeverythingshe doestendstobe eitherwrongor
stupidsotherefore it’snotsurprisingthatthe she’sthe firsttodie as she alsolacksthe intelligence
to escape fromthe handsof the killer. Also,‘dumbblondes’are stereotypicallyandconventionally
knowto be quite promiscuousandthisisclearlyshownthroughtheir sense of fashionastheylove
to reveal theirskinalotmore than theylike tohide it.Fromthisyou can tell thatshe is a
transgressorandher deathinthe filmmaybe the reasonforthisas form of punishment.

2. Anotherthingthatattracted usthe mostin‘Fridaythe 13th
’ is the role of antagonist- Jason
Voorhees.JasonVoorheesispresentedinthe filmwearingdarkbaggyandrippedclothes,carryinga
weapon;thisitself makeshimappearmore threatening,sotherefore noneedtosayanythingmore
whenhistrue identityishiddencompletelythroughoutthe filmwiththe use of amask.Because of
Jason’sappearance andstrange behaviourmakesthe audience more engagedwithhimastheymay
wantto findout whyhe doeswhathe does.Thisissomethingwe hope toachieve withour
antagonist;fearas well asmystery.