This document provides an outline for a lesson plan on analyzing horror film posters and genres. It includes instructions for students to evaluate 5 posters for the film "In Fear" and identify the genre. They will also watch the trailer and film and discuss how characters and places are represented, identifying the genre and subgenres. The lesson defines key terms like genre, conventions, and subgenres, providing examples. It suggests making a mind map of horror subgenres and compares horror and thriller genres.
1. In Fear
2013
2nd film for yr 10 essay
L/O:
1) To be able to evaluate film posters
2) To know film meaning of genre/subgenre and identify horror
subgenres
2. Brief review
• Marks of essay?
• The topic of essay will be discuss the role of
_______ in horror films?
• The 2 foci for the essay will be on
____________ and _______ ____________?
3. Brief review
• Marks of essay: /120
• The topic of essay will be discuss the role of
gender in horror films
• The 2 foci for the essay will be on
representation and media language
4. In Fear film posters.
• There are 5 posters
• In your table groups, discuss and present:
– What does the poster suggest about the film? (image/text)
– What type of audience is targeted?
– What’s the genre/subgenre?
– What narrative enigma’s* are being created? (extension)
*narrative enigma = codes which are puzzles/mysteries in the
story . They limit the info to audience so they wonder
(who/what/where/when/why/how?. Keeps audience’s attention
because they are curious because they want to know more
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10. Evaluate
• Which one do you think is the most effective?
• Which one represents the film (and genre) the
most accurately?
• Which one will the most audiences to watch
the film?
11. Remember this for production piece
• Remember to consider this knowledge in your
production piece of coursework
• (You will make a film poster after the essay)
• Keep researching horror film posters for
homework!
12. Genre
• What is genre?
• What are genre conventions?
• What is subgenre?
13. Genre
• What is genre? Kind, sort, type, way to categorise
• i.e ‘action’ ‘sci-fi’ ‘rock’ ‘non-fiction’
• What are genre conventions? Features that are
associated with or familiar with a particular genre
(things an audience expect/recognise)
• i.e rom coms – break ups and cheesy romantic gestures
• What is subgenre? The mixture or fusion of multiple
genres
• i.e. rom com = romance comedy
• Zombie = is thriller, horror, action, monster
21. Enjoy the film
• As you watch think about…..
• How characters have been represented
• How places have been represented
• What genre/subgenre is the film?