generic conventions, from my AS film intro.

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 Horror Film Conventions And Code:

Generic conventions are the features shown by a media text that allow them to be put into a specific genre categories for example almost all horrors use the iconography of darkness, death and isolated settings.

Horrors are stereotypically known as "unsettling movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers" Therefore i have used these codes to create my own horror.
By using a pan around of a deserted playground it intertwines with the same codes and conventions as other horrors for example (pictured in High Tension ^.)

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The use of the pan around reflects the emptiness of the playground and the contrast between 5 seconds early from the children playing and laughing and the obvious movement as if the laughter has been sucked from it with the hidden toy secretly swinging on the swing which pulls on the emotions creating a fear in wonder as to what has happened to the children (protagonists). By challenging the emotions and thoughts of womans motherly insinct there is parts in which our horror challanges the codes and conventions of that of a horror.

The Close - up creates the focus clearly on one subject controlling the audience's thought matter, The use of dark and limited light creates a dark and dull atmosphere creating tension and anticipation on the viewer, wanting to know what will happen next and where the only light source will lead them obeying the original codes and conventions of a horror film.