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This document discusses semantic and syntactic elements that are commonly featured in horror films. For semantics, it identifies locations like abandoned buildings and dark alleys, as well as makeup, costumes, posters, and props that represent the genre. Syntactically, it notes that horror films typically involve character types like heroes and villains, and camera angles that advance the narrative. To analyze a horror film genre, the document recommends focusing on these semantic representations and syntactic conventions.
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The document discusses semantic and syntactic features that are commonly found in horror films. Semantic features include elements of mise-en-scene like lighting and costumes, as well as posters, props, and ominous locations that represent the horror genre to audiences. Syntactic features include character archetypes like heroes and villains, and how camera angles can influence the narrative. Both semantic and syntactic elements are used to convey the genre through visual representation and storytelling techniques.
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Question 1 evaluation
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Spy Thriller Genre research
The document discusses the thriller genre and its typical conventions. It defines thrillers as films that contain suspense, anticipation and drama to keep audiences alert. It outlines several common thriller subgenres like crime, psychological, and supernatural thrillers. It also discusses typical thriller elements such as danger, violence, investigation and suspense. Key filmmakers in the genre like Alfred Hitchcock are mentioned as well as conventions for lighting, sound, characters and other aspects of thriller films.
Genre subgenre hybrid
The document discusses film genres, subgenres, and hybrids. It defines genres as categories that films can be grouped into, and provides examples of common genres like drama, comedy, and horror. Subgenres are more specific categories that combine two main genres, such as romantic comedies. Hybrids combine three or more genres. The document emphasizes identifying conventions for each genre and subgenre. Students will complete a genre exploration assignment demonstrating their understanding of genres, subgenres, conventions, and providing film examples.
Analysis of horror films
The document analyzes the opening credits of several horror films. It finds that many openings leave the audience with more questions than answers and hint at the genre and content of the film through imagery and color palette. For example, Evil Dead hints at brutal content through ritualistic imagery and a red color scheme, while Cape Fear foreshadows events through darkened waters and a shadowy figure against a red backdrop. The openings are designed to intrigue audiences and foreshadow key elements that will appear in the film.
Evaluation Question 1: Genre Theory
The document discusses the genres and conventions present in the filmmaker's short film. It is a mixture of genres, drawing from 1980s action films like Robocop and Terminator with its art style and narrative elements, as well as 1950s film noir and murder mystery influences. The 1980s character follows the cold, ruthless tropes of 1980s action heroes, while the 1950s character has a more careful, logical personality. The film also draws comparisons to Back to the Future and Terminator in its use of time travel and characters sent back in time. Musical choices aim to emulate the feel of 1980s and 1950s era films. Genre provides marketing usefulness but can also be subjective - the film could be seen as
Conventions of a gangster film
The document discusses the main conventions of four gangster film sub-genres: mob, film noir, detective/crime thriller, and British gangster films. It provides examples for each sub-genre and analyzes screenshots from opening scenes of Scarface, Strangers on a Train, LA Confidential, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to show how they influence gangster film elements like costumes, props, and cinematography choices. The document aims to educate on gangster film conventions and inspire original gangster film opening ideas.
Semantic & syntactic
Genres have conventions that audiences expect, allowing them to predict the narrative. These conventions include iconography, semantic elements like characters and props, and syntactic structures like common plotlines. For horror films specifically, semantic conventions include isolated locations, dark costumes, weapons and blood as props. Syntactically, common horror plots involve innocent people threatened in isolated places by villains like murderers or the possessed, with a series of events prolonging the threat. To intrigue audiences for trailers, films need to use recognizable genre conventions that clearly communicate the narrative.
Genre overview
This document provides an overview of genre theory and its academic uses in media studies. Genre theory allows films to be grouped and compared based on similarities, which provides insights into meanings, cultural influences, and how audiences respond. Genres are not fixed categories and can blend elements. A film's genre is informed by stylistic elements, settings, narratives, characters, themes, and target audiences. Genre also influences industrial filmmaking practices aimed at maximizing profits.
A2: Research & Planning - Trailer Analysis: Hostel
The document provides an analysis of a website for the horror-thriller film Hostel. It summarizes the key elements of the homepage, including an image of a man from the film's posters and quotes promoting it as one of the best horror films in recent years. The analysis notes ratings information and content descriptors that define the target audience. Screenshots show the trailer playing and different promotional quotes appearing each time the site is visited.
In what ways does your media product use
The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of the film noir genre. It examines key film noir conventions including low-key lighting, dutch angle shots, and characters like detectives and femme fatales. The product incorporates these elements through the trailer, magazine cover, and poster it creates. While mostly conforming to genre conventions, it subverts some by using younger actors rather than the typically older characters of noir films.
Film poster analysis help sheet
The document provides guidance for analyzing film posters at different target grades. For a higher grade (A/B), it instructs to describe the camerawork, mise-en-scene, characters, lighting, and colors using denotation and connotation and relating them to genre and narrative. For a lower grade (C/D), it also asks for denotation and connotation but provides sentence starters and focuses the analysis on genre and storyline. It includes a word bank with adjectives for describing visual elements.
Codes and Conventions of Horror Trailers
The document discusses common codes and conventions used in horror movie trailers. It outlines conventions in narrative structure, camerawork, mise-en-scene, editing, sound, and character representation. For narrative, horror trailers typically follow a three-act structure and use semiotics to introduce characters and enigma codes. Camerawork employs techniques like handheld shots and high angles. Mise-en-scene features isolated settings and low-key lighting. Editing uses slow pacing initially and quick cuts later. Sound incorporates diegetic effects and non-diegetic music. Characters usually feature helpless female victims and vulnerable youth.
Evaluation question 2
The document discusses representations of social groups in thrillers and the filmmaker's preferred meaning. It notes that different social groups like age, gender, ethnicity may interpret the same film differently. Filmmakers use techniques like camera angles, music, and costume to convey a preferred meaning but various groups may focus on different aspects. The document then discusses common character representations in thrillers, with men typically portrayed as heroes/villains and women as victims in need of help. However, some recent films break this mold. It ends discussing how the filmmaker's thriller subverts expectations by having adolescent girls in both victim and villain roles.
Movie poster conventions
Movie posters are a form of advertising that can be physically placed in public spaces like billboards and buses. Effective movie posters typically include the title, actors, genre-specific iconography or imagery, taglines, and release dates. This document focuses on conventions for horror and thriller movie posters, which usually feature dark color palettes, frightening images, and taglines that hint at the scary plotlines. Iconography and taglines are especially important on posters because viewers only have a brief moment to understand the genre from a passing glance. The examples provided demonstrate how horror movie posters convey fear through images of screaming faces and references to other famous scary films.
Genre Theories
The document discusses genres in film and their conventions. It defines genre as a category of art that helps classify films into groups to indicate their content. Genres create certain moods and audiences expect certain narrative elements and story developments based on the genre. Examples are provided of common genres like comedy, horror, thriller, and romance and their typical characteristics around characters, plots, music and more. Institutions aim to appeal to audiences by sticking to genre conventions so their films are easily recognizable and understandable.
Media evaluation
The document discusses how the media product, a film trailer for a social realism genre film, uses and challenges conventions of real social realism films. It provides examples of shots from the film trailer alongside similar shots from well-known social realism films to show how conventions like certain shots, locations, fonts, and focus on issues like drugs and youth are employed. It also notes one way the film trailer challenges conventions by having a female protagonist rather than the typical male protagonist in social realism films.
In fear
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.
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A2: Research & Planning - Trailer Analysis: Hostel
A2: Research & Planning - Trailer Analysis: Hostel
Semantic and synactic
- 2. Semantic In the horror genre the featured that are put under the heading of semantic are of the following; •Mise-en-scene , this includes lighting costume •The poster that is created for the film, •Props, •Locations e.g. Abandon buildings dark alleys. These are semantic as they show the representation of the genre to the audience. This means the featured that i will be looking for in my genre is locations like abandon buildings, dark alleys and for mise-en-scene look for features like colour of make up that reflects the genre this could be things like blood and dark make up and costume.
- 3. Syntactic The factors of syntactic that are featured in this genre are as followed; •The character types such as a hero and villain as some might be different. •The camera angles in which the characters are seen can effect the narrative. These are some factors that make the genre syntactic. This means in my genre I need to think about the type of narrative I chose so that it reflects the genre, this means having a hero and a villain which is commonly portrayed in this genre, or in other words a murderer/villain and a victim/hero towards the end of the film.