after watching and analysing several horror films i have selected what i believe to be the codes and conventions of horror films:
- eerie music
- isolated location/setting
- low level lighting
- use of tracking and panning shots
- death or murder
- blood
- evil
- religious background
- screaming both diegetic and non-diegetic
- weapons and Chase sequences
- constructed in such a way that makes you jump
These are just some of the codes and conventions i would identify with the horror genre. However i also recognise that they may be altered or played with depending on each individual movie.
thriller
in many ways the codes and conventions of thriller are similar to those of the horror genre. however unlike horror they are not constructed to scare us. the codes and conventions of thrillers:
- quick cuts and camera angle changes
- music that gives tension
- use of shadows and low lighting
- claustrophobic spaces ie. planes, tube trains cells etc.
- Chiaroscuro - light against dark
- violence
- surprise and twists in storyline
- killers point of view
- flash backs
romantic comedy
- romantic time and setting ie. London at Christmas time
- idea of true everlasting love
- cheesy love music soundtrack
- disruption to the relationship
- large emphasis on the equilibrium
- comedy/humour
- happy endings
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