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Genre Exploration:What key ingredients does the film have to make it a particular genre?
The two genres I chose to explore...
Romance
and
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT HORROR...
General Conventions of Horror... Dark colours used
throughout Tend to be set at night Daylight signifies that
the victim is safe Usually include a
location such as a graveyard or a haunted house
Music that has an increase in tempo to build the tension
Repetition of sound, lighting and killing method
May include elements of gore
A victim who is targeted throughout, however, there could be multiple victims
A villain who attacks the victim
A hero who tries to help the victim and may or may not succeed
Could include Levi Strauss' theory of 'Binary Oppositions' such as Good and Evil
Set in the present day Contemporary,
everyday costumes to suit the period the film is set in
Shadows to suggest mystery
Range of props such as murder weapon
Main character is normally a teenage girl who is left alone in a situation...
From the 2009 film ‘Triangle’ directed by Christopher Smith
Camera Work...Lots of close ups
of the victim to emphasize facial expressions
Establishing shot to show the location of the film
Long shots and mid shots help to build tension in the film
Eye line matching to make the viewer feel like they are actually the victim or the killer in the horror film
Jump cuts are used to keep the story line engaging
Fade ups at the start of scenes add a sense of fear to the film
Editing & Transitions...
An example of an establishing shot...
From the 1994 film ‘Shawshank’ directed by Frank Darabont
Enigma...This is the reason why the killer
is after you and is unknown to the viewer. The viewer may be given clues throughout the film to suggest what the enigma is and may not necessarily be revealed at the end of the film or in the first movie, if there is a sequel.
THIS SHORT FILM FOLLOWS ALL OF THE CONVENTIONS OF A TYPICAL HORROR FILM...
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT ROMANCE...
General Conventions of Romance...Light colours used throughoutTend to be set in the day with some night
scenesUsually include a location such as a school,
shop, cinema or restaurantMusic that follows the build in the plot Two main charactersThe girl who falls for the guyThe guy who hurts the girl emotionally and
then gets her backSet in the present dayHigh key lighting is used Simple, everyday costumes and props
The guy wins the girl back after he messes up...
From the 2004 film ‘The Notebook’ directed by Nick Cassavetes
Camera Work...Closes ups of the
main character, either the girl or guy, who is telling the story
Establishing shots to show changes of location and mid shots to show character interaction
Shot reverse shot to show conversation
Jump cuts are used to keep the story line engaging and make the film move at a faster pace
Text overlaid onto the image to inform us of time passing, key actors and maybe even the title
Editing & Transitions...
Twist...Unlike a Horror, a Romance
doesn’t have an enigmaThere is more likely to be
multiple twistsThe main guy might hurt the
girl’s feelings but changes his ways to win her back
THIS SHORT FILM FOLLOWS ALL OF THE CONVENTIONS OF A TYPICAL ROMANCE FILM...
Overall...Both genres have different codes
and conventions which make them stand out from each other
Sometimes the basic codes and conventions are broken to try and be original
In a short film, the plots need to be simple unless the ending is left unresolved