2. HorrorSetting – This is very important in
horror films, as they should be set
isolated places, maybe in rural
without many people nearby, or
could be set in rundown derelict
places, or even alleyways. Horrors
should be set in gloomy places, or
places that connote isolation, This
so as there is no one to rescue them,
or nowhere for them to run.
is often used to enhance the feeling
of isolation, and create more of a
tense and scary atmosphere, with
the use of thunder lightning and
Colours such as black and red are
used in horror films as they
danger.
High/ low camera angles are also
very important in horror films as
they can be used to portray
people as more scary, which is
curtail in a horror film
Low key lighting is a common
convention in horror films as it
Can be used to create dark scenes,
and it can also be used to build
tension in a scene, with the use of
flickering lights.
Props are very important in horror
films as they can be really useful
in helping to identify that the
genre of the film is horror, props
such as knifes and chainsaw’s are
very common
amongst horror films, rather than
guns, because guns are a fast
way of killing people whereas a
knife is a more gory weapon.
Sound Is a very important part of
a horror film. Loud diegetic
sound can be used to create
tension. Diegetic sound is also
used to make people jump, and
scare the audience.
There is always a villain in a
horror film, whether this be a
ghost, human, alien, monster, or
clown, but this is curtail in a
horror film, as it gives the main
characters an opposition.
3. Comedy
Todorov’s narrative theory works particularly well
in children's animated comedy films, such as
Madagascar or Ice age, as children can feel more
involved with the film if they are being taken on an
adventure.
Comedy's could be set almost anywhere, but usually
bright vibrant places such as towns or cities, or even
beaches, places that are well populated.
Props in a comedy include things that could easily
made comedic, such as a golf club.
Character types are very important in identifying a
comedy film, there is always the ‘idiot’, or accident
prone person, as well as a smart person.
Comedies are usually filmed in ways that shows all
characters are equal.
Natural lighting is very commonly used in comedies as
it doesn't suggest anything, and portray characters in
certain ways, it creates a very natural feeling scene.
In comedies the actors actions are usually very over the
top to enhance funny thing that they may be doing, to
make the audience laugh more.
4. Action
Action films are usually set in big modern
cities, where there is lots of hustle and
bustle, which adds to the action sense of
film, and usually have scenes that you
wouldn’t see in you everyday life, such as
scenes of police chases, explosions, car
crashes, or gun fights. Which all adds to
action of the film. The characters in action
films are usually believable despite the
unrealistic scenes. Special effects are very
commonly used in action films, to create
things such as explosions.
Action films tend to have very gripping,
of the seat’ storylines, and there isn’t
a bad character as such, but there is usually
main character, who is trying to solve
something/go on a journey.
5. Sci-fi/fantasy
Sci-Fi films tend to be set in a made up place, or in
out of space, somewhere that is uninhabited by
humans. Time travel is often a key theme in sci-fi
films, and they always have certain elements of
fantasy in them.
Props and costumes of a science fiction film tend to
be very futuristic, and quite technologically
advanced, such as time machines.
The narrative of a sci-fi film usually has good vs
evil. Human characters are good characters, and
they fight the aliens/ villains, which pose as a
threat to human existence.
Cameras often really focus on the technologies of a sci-fi
film as it emphasises the importance of technology in
the plot of a sci-fi film
Special effects always play a curtail role in sci-fi and
fantasy films, to make them more realistic, and allowing
for more ‘out of this world’ scenes than cant otherwise
be created.
Fantasy and Sci-fi films usually have positive narrative
outcomes such as endings, as the villains have been
defeated.
Lighting is used effectively in sci-fi and fantasy films, as
dark low key lighting is used for bad characters,
whereas light high key lighting is used on the heroes.
