2. Question 1
Over all my audience found my trailer conventional of the
horror genre, this was the intended response I wanted to
attain.
3. Question 2
More specifically, they found the creepiness of the
antagonist girl to be the main convention of the horror
genre I used in my trailer. I did this by using the technical
areas (Camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene) to
connote a sense of mystery and uneasiness around the
character. They also mentioned the everyday setting being
a good convention I used as well as the non-diagetic music
adding to the genre convention significantly.
4. Question 3
Overall my audience found my use of camerawork
conventional but it was a close split between those who
found it conventional and those who did not. I think this is
due to my lack of varied shots as I paid more attention to
what was going into the shot rather than how the camera
was positioned and moving to be more creative. This is
something I would improve if I did this project again.
5. Question 4
The editing in my trailer had the same level of conventions
as the camerawork, my audience was split on this question.
I think this is also due to the lack of variety in the editing
and how I spent more time tweaking subtle lighting in post-
production than cutting shots together in a more interesting
way. Again this is something which has room for
improvement.
6. Question 5
My audience was united in the opinion of my sound being
conventional, I expected this due to the non-diagetic music
I used which I found to be perfect for the premise of the
film, the child connotations in a creepy slow paced music
was perfect for what I wanted to achieve.
7. Question 6
The conventions of the mise-en-scene was something else
some of my audience thought could be improved but
overall most thought it was conventional. I agree it could
have had more conventional signifiers such as blood and
weapons and violence but the theme I was going for was
creepiness and holding back which would make the
audience wonder what the antagonist was capable of which
would be scarier, terror over horror. My audience did
however notice the subtle lighting and use of setting in the
trailer.
8. Question 7
My audience did find my magazine cover conventional of
the horror genre I believe this was mostly due to the main
image I used and how I edited it in the most conventional
way I could to look as creepy and sinister as possible.
Accompanied by the use of conventional fonts and name of
the magazine.
9. Question 8
My audience also found my poster to be conventional and
again I think this is due to the main image and what went
into it, the shot is set up very specifically and edited to look
very creepy and sinister while showing the main antagonist
which is conventional of horror posters.
10. Question 9
My audience did comment on the main images of both the
poster and magazine cover as being conventional by
showing the main antagonist in a creepy way, the editing
and mise-en-scene of the images was something they
found to be very well done. They also commented on the
professional look of the products through the font choices
and layout being very conventional.
