Friday 30 November 2012

Horror Film Conventions.

Typical Horror Film Conventions.



Most horror films have:



  • A target audience - male, 16-24
  • A 15 or 18 Certification
  • Slow pace of Editing to builds tension.
  • A three act narrative structure
  • Predictable narrative content 
  • Clear oppositions e.g. good v evil
  • Use of low lighting
  • Dominant, stereotypical representation of gender: The Female Victim
  • Extensive use of close up
  • non-diegetic sound
  • Distorted diegetic sound
  • Young/teenage characters
  • Use of hand-held camera: audience identification/realism
  • Point of view shots
  • Low angle shots

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