Codes and Conventions

                                                                 Codes And Conventions

 

Genre analysis of horror film conventions

                                                       
                                                           Genre Analysis Of Horror Films

Horror Sub Genres:

The Monster scare

Psychological

Slasher

 Split into sub genres-often hybrids

Primary target audience-male 16-24

15 or 18 certification (promises of pleasure)-debates on passive consumption

Extensive use of narrative enigmas

Slow pace of editing, builds tension, long takes

 Codes and Conventions

Three act narrative structure

Predictable narrative content (follows format)

Clear binary opposition’s e.g. good vs. evil

Use of low key lighting, use of GGI, FX

Dominant representation of gender: male villain, the female victim

Extensive use of close up, point of view shots, low angle shots

Young/teenage characters

Conventions of horror

Dark setting

Murder

Sadistic nature

Use of hand held camera: audience identification/realism

Main antagonist

Goal 2 Analysis

                                                                         Goal 2 analysis

 The film starts of with Barcelona and real Madrid battling it out in a football match with Barcelona beating real Madrid by 4 goals showing the audience the purpose of the film throughout by trying to search for a young new talent to make there current team complete while doing this at the same time the directer cuts to the antagonistic character of the film Santiago Munez and creates a over the shot zooming in on Santiago and his agent showing the audience the real expression of the double team as the agent informs Santiago that he has been offered a place at the worlds most exclusive football club,leaving Newcastle behind.The directer has done this to give the audience a purpose and object of the film.

The Hangover analysis

                

                                                                 The hangover analysis

The opening 2 minutes of this film starts off with a Serene wedding day with all the preparations being in a steady situation suggesting the directer targeted the film to women because of a light hearted scene and possibly throughout,the directer also shows this by presenting the audience with not only visual references to a film targeted to women but also adds music which is light hearted and relates to the film.

The next scene is the women that is getting married on the day wearing a small part of her wedding attire giving her soon to be husband a call from her dressing room with people rushing around trying to make the wedding a success with her turning to her being the main focus of the shot suggesting something shocking is about to happen,The camera then turns to Phil being at the side of a desert road

action film genre,Greenstreet analysis

                                                                Greenstreet analysis

The opening 2 minutes of Greenstreet hooligans starts of with a build up by giving a process of walking to a train and having an unexpected encounter,this very influential because the clip shows what type of film you will watch by giving an insight of thugs in there normal day of life showing crime,disorder and violence in one short clip,this gives the viewer a chance to see what football hooliganism was like and the reasons for doing so and there overpowering confidence to confrontation by being like a band of brothers.The main genre of this film is action which is made clear to the viewer from the start and has sport as the focus of the film by integrating sport with action.The film has a lot of bad language and innuendos throughout suggesting the film is an 18 and not for children.