Codes And Conventions Of A Horror
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Codes and Conventions of a Horror
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Example of Horror Films
• “Psycho”- Psychological• “The shining”- Psychological • “The exorcist”- Religious • “Wolf Creek”- True story • “The Decent”- Monster/Gore • “Saw”- Psychological- gore • “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”- Gore
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Horror film
Horror Films are unsettling films designed to;
• Frighten and panic • Cause dread and alarm • Invoke our hidden worst fears• Captivate and entertain us in a cathartic
experience. • Often conclude in a terrifying shocking
Finale.
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Fears created by horrors
• For different types of audiences it can deal with our fears;
• Nightmares• Our vulnerability • Alienation• Revulsions • Terror of the unknown • Fear of death • Loss of identity • Fear of sexuality
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Characters
• There's always a lead character, that often results as the survivor in the film.
• The Killer/ monster often has a trademark characteristic in the way he kills, for example the people he kills or the weapon he uses to kill them.
• Its usually good against evil, the two characters conflict.
• The outcome is the good person always survives, or defeats the “bad guy.
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