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Conventions of The Sub-genre
      'Slasher’ Films

          Shanice.S
Conventions of a Slasher Film
•   Thriller conventions:Suspense and tension.
•   Hero: Female, sensible, senses killer, last woman standing and may or may not be
    killed at the end.
•   Horror       sub-genre:      Stimulates     viewers    mood,      heightened,   level
    off, anticipation, fear, anxiety, surprise and terror.
•   Location: Isolated and usually set in a college/ campus.
•   Victims: Teens (preferably college students, rebellious or terribly out of
    control, unaware of there surroundings.
•   Villain: Mysterious psychopathic killer, known or unknown, serial killer, stalker or
    killer of victims, mentally deranged, violent or brutal, physically deformed and gets
    some form of twist at the end.
•   Props and Iconography: Masks, puzzles or games, knifes, chainsaw, meat cleaver
    etc…
Narrative Structure of a Slasher Film
•   Opening: Establishing shots, set the scene, this shows equilibrium has been
    established.
•   Build up of problem or crisis.
•   Introduced to the villain and a shift of equilibrium.
•   Teaser trailer: doesn’t reveal the full extent of the problematic event.
•   Further complication are shown throughout a climatic end, this makes the
    audience want to watch more and go see the film, this creates a cliff hanger.
Slasher Trailer 1: The Texas Chainsaw
                   Massacre
                               Identifying the conventions
•   The opening/ establishing shot shows an elderly woman singing a lullaby to a
    teenage girl. There is then a sudden flash which then reveals the gruesome parts
    of the film.
•   Disturbance of the equilibrium: the elderly woman is comforting the girl who's tied
    up.
•   There is then another flash shot which is then followed by strange noises to create
    tension.
•   The film has a group of deranged characters (the family).
•   Weapons are revealed with heart wrenching sound effects added to create
    suspense.
•   location is on isolated grounds.
•   Sound effects: Loud heartbeats to make the audience feel even more scared.
•   Then there is a sudden fade to black flash with wielding sound effect of a knife
    slicing through something; after there is then another beating sound which
    resembles a womb or birth sound(Jucster posing sound/ contrapuntal sound).
Slasher Trailer 2: Urban Legend
•   Equilibrium/beginning: College campus, party with lots of young student.
•   Fast paste music
•   Axed murder
•   Unknown identity of the killer
•   Campus (Isolated)
•   Heartbeat sound effects create tension of what is yet to come
•   Serial killer, suspects etc…
•   Quick editing/ flashes
•   Stalker victim
•   Realistic sound effects
Slasher Trailer 3: Halloween (2007)
•   Equilibrium: Normal Halloween night, kids out tick or treating etc…
•   Narrative voice speaking about the film throughout the trailer
•   Flash scenes/ quick editing
•    sound effects- heartbeats
•   Villain/ deranged character/ unknown face
•   Flashes of the murder weapons
•   Creepy background voices and sounds
•   Cuts, snap shots and shock shots
•   Lots of different camera angles (close- ups, extreme close-ups, wide shots etc…)
•   Normal suburban home
•   Slight reveal of the villain
•   Shunned sounds
•   Victim: Young girl
•   Moment of equilibrium: Friendly town becomes becomes deserted and a lot of
    people are staying in there houses.
•   Low and dark key lighting

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Conventions of the sub genre 'slasher’ films

  • 1. Conventions of The Sub-genre 'Slasher’ Films Shanice.S
  • 2. Conventions of a Slasher Film • Thriller conventions:Suspense and tension. • Hero: Female, sensible, senses killer, last woman standing and may or may not be killed at the end. • Horror sub-genre: Stimulates viewers mood, heightened, level off, anticipation, fear, anxiety, surprise and terror. • Location: Isolated and usually set in a college/ campus. • Victims: Teens (preferably college students, rebellious or terribly out of control, unaware of there surroundings. • Villain: Mysterious psychopathic killer, known or unknown, serial killer, stalker or killer of victims, mentally deranged, violent or brutal, physically deformed and gets some form of twist at the end. • Props and Iconography: Masks, puzzles or games, knifes, chainsaw, meat cleaver etc…
  • 3. Narrative Structure of a Slasher Film • Opening: Establishing shots, set the scene, this shows equilibrium has been established. • Build up of problem or crisis. • Introduced to the villain and a shift of equilibrium. • Teaser trailer: doesn’t reveal the full extent of the problematic event. • Further complication are shown throughout a climatic end, this makes the audience want to watch more and go see the film, this creates a cliff hanger.
  • 4. Slasher Trailer 1: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Identifying the conventions • The opening/ establishing shot shows an elderly woman singing a lullaby to a teenage girl. There is then a sudden flash which then reveals the gruesome parts of the film. • Disturbance of the equilibrium: the elderly woman is comforting the girl who's tied up. • There is then another flash shot which is then followed by strange noises to create tension. • The film has a group of deranged characters (the family). • Weapons are revealed with heart wrenching sound effects added to create suspense. • location is on isolated grounds. • Sound effects: Loud heartbeats to make the audience feel even more scared. • Then there is a sudden fade to black flash with wielding sound effect of a knife slicing through something; after there is then another beating sound which resembles a womb or birth sound(Jucster posing sound/ contrapuntal sound).
  • 5. Slasher Trailer 2: Urban Legend • Equilibrium/beginning: College campus, party with lots of young student. • Fast paste music • Axed murder • Unknown identity of the killer • Campus (Isolated) • Heartbeat sound effects create tension of what is yet to come • Serial killer, suspects etc… • Quick editing/ flashes • Stalker victim • Realistic sound effects
  • 6. Slasher Trailer 3: Halloween (2007) • Equilibrium: Normal Halloween night, kids out tick or treating etc… • Narrative voice speaking about the film throughout the trailer • Flash scenes/ quick editing • sound effects- heartbeats • Villain/ deranged character/ unknown face • Flashes of the murder weapons • Creepy background voices and sounds • Cuts, snap shots and shock shots • Lots of different camera angles (close- ups, extreme close-ups, wide shots etc…) • Normal suburban home • Slight reveal of the villain • Shunned sounds • Victim: Young girl • Moment of equilibrium: Friendly town becomes becomes deserted and a lot of people are staying in there houses. • Low and dark key lighting