OTS ConventionsBy Harry Ellis

Conventions of OTS'• Follows the beginning credits• Contains the films title• Credits the actors, mentioning names• Gives credit to production, distribution and post production companies• The establish the genre, e.g. may set a dark, tense tone for a horror.• They can also establish settings• Introduce characters

An example OTSEvil Dead

(OTS contains this title. Font is quite bold and dark. It is red (like blood). This is common in horror OTS'

Conventions in this OTS and why they are there.

Convention Reason whyCredits of actors/ filming companies

To show who was in the film,and to show who made it.

Film title Shows the films nameVisuals of an area/thing To set a scene, tone or genre.Lots of blood To show it’s a gory horror film

Some examples of OTS conventions in this OTS

The first credit in the OTS is the directors

name. This is common.

Blood here is foreshadowing what shall happen in the

film.

More examplesMore credits against

the dark bloody background. The credits are also

red,which is commonly seen in

horror movie OTS' as it relates to blood and gore, portraying the

genre.

Lots of images of blood and gore.

More conventions

Actor's name

Establishing the genre/tone with lots

of blood and fire.

Comparing this OTS to 'Hackers• Hackers is more linear, as it has a chronological order.• It is more action based, as opposed to evil dead's gore• The title appears at the end of the OTS for hackers, but at the

beginning for Evil Dead.• The font and color of the credits is different, which shows they are

different genres. • In hackers ots, we have more idea of who the characters are, and

where it is set, where as Evil Dead didn’t really give any of this away.

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Are the conventions in my chosen OTS typical in other films in similar genres?• Yes.• Other OTS' in horror genres are quite imagery based, not showing much

storyline, but foreshadowing what the film will be like,and will set a general tone for the film.

An example of another horror films

OTS (Haloween)