Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Horror conventions

Horror conventions:
Setting: Isolated places, places with a history, homes (cellars and attics),night time, medical institutions, dreams, the east.
Technical codes: Expressive,canted angles, ecu’s on victim, pov, depth of frame, unsettling jumps, sudden increases in editing pace, sound very important.
Iconography: Black and red, dim lighting, unnatural light, mise-en-scene involves weapons, childhood.
Narrative structure: Todorov, complicated victim/hero, formulaic narratives, propp, barthes and levi strauss,
Characters: Main girl, androgynous, virginal, monster with hidden secret/past, moronic teenagers, children, useless law enforcers, the ‘have a go’ hero, mad scientists, people who refuse to believe.

Themes: Binary opposites, repressed thoughts, hidden evil, science out of control, what happens when you die?, ideologies. 

1 comment:

  1. Liam,

    A good start (although a little brief). Please revisit this soon and add some images/videos to prove the points you have made. Also, just check that you have used capital letters when needed, e.g., names and abbreviations.

    Well done,
    EllieB

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