The document discusses several common conventions and tropes found in slasher films. It notes that there is usually a sole female survivor called the "final girl" who is less promiscuous than her peers. It also describes the presence of an ineffective male authority figure and how locations can create fear for the audience. Common character archetypes seen in slasher films are also outlined.

1. Lenny Lavers

2.  There is generally always a
survivor. The survivor
tends to be a girl that is
less promiscuous and
more masculine than the
others. Also they are
portrayed to be more
motherly and caring. This
is done to send a moral
message to consumers.

3.  The Monster is a common
convention in horror films.
They are portrayed as very
mainly to give the
impression that they
cannot be stopped. They
are usually masked to hide
their identity and make
them scarier to the
audience. The final girl
usually kills the monster at
the end.

4.  In all slasher films there is a group of friends that
slowly get killed off one by one, excluding the final
girl. This is generally because they fail to resist their
temptations. The common existing characters within
this group is:
1. The Athlete
2. The virgin
3. The fool
4. The Harlot

5.  There is always a
figure of
responsibility,
(mainly a man) that
aids the final girl
with the knowledge
of how to defeat the
monster. Morally this
person reflects a
parental figure.

6. The ineffective authority figure
is meant to be ineffective.
This makes the audience feel
uneasy as not even the
authorities, our most
respected protection, cannot
help these pupils. Also this
leaves the audience
questioning the safety of the
real authorities, therefore
scaring them after the film is
shown.

7. In a slasher films there are generally two types of
locations; suburban and isolated:
•Suburban areas create fear as people see the
events happening in a location similar to theirs
which makes them feel un safe.
•Isolated areas create fear as the victims in that
location are isolated from help, making the chases
scarier

8.  German expressionism was created just after the German
unification movement in 1871. It only started to get properly
recognised until just before the first world war. The idea revolved
around using the set to best describe characters psychological
mind-set, for example they would use jagged shapes to show
someone's broken psychological mind-set, and red backgrounds if
they feel angry. Despite this in 1933 film directors fled to America
due to World War two where they started making B movies. They
still continued to use aspects of German expressionism and it can
still be found in cinema today.

9. Film noir is a cinematic term to describe stylish Hollywood crime/detective movies.
They all consist of dark and light contrasting colour to create a mysterious
environment. The term film noir, French for "black film," first applied to Hollywood
films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was not recognized by most American
film industry professionals of that era.

10. Film noir is a cinematic term to describe stylish Hollywood crime/detective movies.
They all consist of dark and light contrasting colour to create a mysterious
environment. The term film noir, French for "black film," first applied to Hollywood
films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was not recognized by most American
film industry professionals of that era.