Whilst watchign my chosen films, i decided to note down similar aspects and codes and conventions i noticed in each film. I then sent these to the rest of the girls in my group and along wiht their notes we was able to create a superb powerpoint that was very impressive and helpful to not only us but other groups doing the same genre.
These are the notes that i got from my chosen films........................
Most common codes and conventions in horror/thriller films
Costumes………..
Most the time the victims are dressed in normal clothes to create realism and allow us to connect with the characters, this is especially displayed in the victims. Scream (kacy) cabin fever (the college kids) they are also dressed in colours which connote innocence, youth and naivety (pink, white, cream, beige and blues). This can portray their characters and reinforce the realism to the viewers.
Editing…..
In the majority of films I have looked at scream, creep, cabin fever, signs. The editing is always straight cut and jump cuts. The straight cuts help speed up the pace of the film, and create tension and enigma for the viewers. It make them on edge as there is so much going on in the scene, it can also create a feeling of disorientation for the viewers and they are not quite sure what’s happening at the time.
Jump cuts are used, in horror films to connect characters and scenes with each other, there are more commonly used in horror/thriller films then any other genres because the audience like to piece together the story to try and find out who the killer is; who’s dead., who is innocent, who is going to be next etc Jump cuts help piece the story together bit, by bit and also create enigma too.
Credits….
Colours most commonly used in the films for credits are red (scream) white (cabin fever) and black. All these colours are used because they are more commonly associated with death, danger and evil. Red is almost always used as it can connote blood which is continuously associated with horror/thriller films.
Costumes………..
Most the time the victims are dressed in normal clothes to create realism and allow us to connect with the characters, this is especially displayed in the victims. Scream (kacy) cabin fever (the college kids) they are also dressed in colours which connote innocence, youth and naivety (pink, white, cream, beige and blues). This can portray their characters and reinforce the realism to the viewers.
Editing…..
In the majority of films I have looked at scream, creep, cabin fever, signs. The editing is always straight cut and jump cuts. The straight cuts help speed up the pace of the film, and create tension and enigma for the viewers. It make them on edge as there is so much going on in the scene, it can also create a feeling of disorientation for the viewers and they are not quite sure what’s happening at the time.
Jump cuts are used, in horror films to connect characters and scenes with each other, there are more commonly used in horror/thriller films then any other genres because the audience like to piece together the story to try and find out who the killer is; who’s dead., who is innocent, who is going to be next etc Jump cuts help piece the story together bit, by bit and also create enigma too.
Credits….
Colours most commonly used in the films for credits are red (scream) white (cabin fever) and black. All these colours are used because they are more commonly associated with death, danger and evil. Red is almost always used as it can connote blood which is continuously associated with horror/thriller films.
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