CODES AND CONVENTIONS Horror genre.

Lucia Segui

SUB-GENRE

Monster

Vampire

Sci-fi

Slasher

Supernatural

Comedy

TECHNICAL CONVENTIONS

Ambient diegetic sound and non diegetic: footsteps and heartbeats.

High and low angles: dominance and innocence.

Point of view shots: see it through the monsters eye.

Handheld : feel of terror and unknown (like Cloverfield).

Extreme close ups of victim.

LOCATION

Cabins, barns, subways, underground tunnels, graveyards, dark woods etc

Isolated or small community

Urban atmosphere; dark streets, ghost town, narrow alleyways

Abandoned houses, insane asylum

PROPSThey usually use a stabbing weapon, never a gun.

Weapons that inflict a slow and painful death.

TYPES OF CHARACTERSProtagonist: hero or villain.Villain: monster, alien, serial killer.Immoral teenagers.sinister children.Police officer.Demons, ghosts, zombies, stalkers.