Genre Conventions

 Genre- a category of media 

Conventions- the things that make up a genre- editing, mis en scene, sound

Editing- choosing what clips to put together for the desired effect

Mis en scene- what makes the scene (people, props, setting, weather)

Horror Films= whispers, scraggly costumes, jump scares, red/blue lighting, (a lack of light )= low key lighting, suspenseful atmosphere/music (scary), ghosts, forests, abandoned places, screams, eerie, lack of dialogue, blood, knives, large creepy house, kids toys, child loss/ evil children, hammer, axe, weapons- not usually guns

The 'Monster'

Low Key lighting

Isolated Setting

Jump Scare

POV

Exaggerated Sounds

Handheld camera

The unfamiliar/unknown

'Found' footage

Vulnerability

Fear of children/the elderly

Dark colours (reds/blacks)

IT FOLLOWS

Sound= Dynamic (quiet to loud)

a build up of the intensity of sound- building tension

soundtrack= rhythmic & bass - represent/signifies heartbeat- audience can use fear to relate

beginning quiet dialogue to then intense sound shows contrast

definite intense fast pace soundtrack (ugly loud drums, unconventional noisy mechanical sound effects  

Lighting= washed out

(desaturated colour) = gloomy atmosphere constructed

artificial lighting instead of the natural light form windows- makes it seem less happy

shadows in the hallway due to lack of lighting (low key lighting)- makes you focus on the light/shadows

Mis en Scene

costume/clothing= dull/ muted which creates a gloomy atmosphere

paper/ pen props= more realistic of schools 

she's sitting alone/ is a loner

Autumn= orange, colder, darker, Halloween- spooky 

old lady= creepy because its out of place, old people are closer to death, appearance is saggier=creepy

this is a binary opposition- where two things that don't belong with each other are put together eg old lady in hospital gown in a school hallway

Cinematography

the camera is panning (moving right to left in the scene, whilst the camera itself stays still) to show how dull/normal/mundane the setting is 

mid shot

then cut to a slow zoom, keeps cutting back and forth

tracking shot- camera follows the subject - makes us think somethings going to happen but we cant see what