Within this presentation I will be researching and analysing two horror movie trailers which will help me understand the codes and conventions that should be included when producing my own project. These two trailers will be of the recent films ‘The Possession’ (show film poster) and ‘House at the End of The Street’ (show film poster). I will also be analysing the trailer for ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ (show film poster) showing the contrasting genre‚ comedy. The 6.4 star rated film
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seen represented in other media outlets. …In general‚ the function of genre is to make films comprehensible and more or less familiar. (turner 97)’. Action/adventure‚ the Western‚ Gangster/Crime‚ Detective/Film Noir‚ Comedy‚ Science fiction/Fantasy‚ Horror/Monster‚ Suspense Thriller/Spy/Heist and many others groups are usually used for marketing in stores where films are being sold. The majority of viewers‚ film critics‚ and film producers talk about films in relation to the categories. These categories
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When producing a horror movie we tend to think of an indivual going around killing or chopping people up into small peices. Some horror movies might have a big scary monster that goes around and terrorize people in there neighborhood. This is the norm for most horror movies to give the storyline that scarey factor. The movie "I am Legend" was a horror movie that took a different aprroach from your normal horror movies. It was still scarey but only had that horror effect when the time was right or
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In this novel‚ ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’‚ Boyne uses a variety of techniques to dim the horror. One of technique that Boyne used was to describe the events through the innocent eyes of a young 9 year old boy. Another technique is to create physical distance between Bruno’s ‘world’ and the world of the ‘Jews’. Finally‚ everyday events in Bruno’s life and touches of humour also help to dim the horror. For Boyne’s first technique‚ he used Bruno‚ the innocent 9 year old boy‚ to describe the events
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Code and convention of horror film: A horror film follows certain code and convection to achieve its purpose of scaring and alarming the audience. The following are some of them: Setting/location: The location used for this genre of a film is isolated and lonely area that has been abandoned or an area where the victim will feel vulnerable. For example small communities‚ dark streets‚ narrow alleyways‚ roads‚ woods‚ haunted places‚ farms‚ country sides and cities etc… sometimes places with ‘dark’
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1920s and 30s the theme was was The Golden Age Of Horror‚ it was considered the finest era of genre. “Once the silent era had given to technological process we had a glut of incredible movies that paved the way for generations to come particularly in the field of monster movies” (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). In the 1920s and 30s the first theme was one of the best themes they have made. The theme for the 2000s was The Present Day‚ “The state of the horror industry s hotly contested. With the genre seemingly
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Evaluation The aims of the production have been met because I have produced a piece of film that has stuck to the conventions of horror which were aimed at a specific audience demographic. My production has extreme close ups to emphasise the subject and has an establishing shot showing the location. Establishing shots show isolation which is a convention of the horror genre. Point of view shots make it more realistic and allow the audience to feel immersed in the film by seeing what the character
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more of a comedy part of the movie. Columbus had other things that he had written on his list that made me laugh and that were very comical in the entire movie. The horror part of the movie had to do with the character Tallahassee was the guy that no one wanted to mess with‚ his job was shooting and killing zombies he had more of the horror parts of this movie and his character clearly enjoyed killing these zombies. But in all of this violence all he really wanted was his twinkles. This film was a lot
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the truth. With the central plot being based mainly on the ghost of Nak and her often brutal interactions with other characters‚ the film could generally be regarded as a horror story. However‚ the evident focus on the concepts of Buddhism‚ achieved through the director’s choice of presentation‚ essentially set aside the horror elements to reveal a film that ultimately highlights the efficacy of Buddhism. Nang Nak is heavily embedded with references to Buddhist beliefs. Nak clinging onto the human
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represented in trailer through the combining of certain scenes and cinematography techniques. For example‚ a action film may use the camera shots from far away‚ or slow down the scenes a little bit so that the suspense is able to build‚ whereas a horror film is likely to be fast paced and allow a lot more close ups of the actors‚ or certain scenes. The actors in the film could represent more than just the characters they’re portraying‚ for instance Jim Carrey is mostly known for his roles in comedy
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