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  In what waysdoes your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products
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  Horror movies conventions techniquesused: • Settings – The use of dark or isolated locations to emphasize the vulnerability of characters • Iconography – Icons typically used in horror movies include: blood, grave yards • Synchronous sound -This is used to exaggerate the sound and create an atmosphere • Narrative – Classic narrative structure i.e. representation of teenagers in the film. • Themes – Good vs Evil, supernatural, death/murder, violence • Camera work – Used to intensify the scene i.e. close ups, low angle shot, high angle shot • Editing – Creates unsettling tension and suspicion e.g. Cutting rhythmes, Jump cuts • Characterisation – Protagonist, antagonist i.e. women are often presented as vulnerable in films •
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  My group havechosen horror genre as part of our project. I chose 3 types of horror movie opening scenes to analyse, all 3 of the movies I chose follow a classical horror movie convention These are some of the classical horror movie conventions they follow: • • The use of dark/isolated settings. • • The use of synchronous sound to build up tension. • • The use of jump cut editing is to create a dramatic scene. • • •
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  The Ghost Ship-Opening sequence • Camera work - Wide shot to show the setting • Setting – Dark (night time) • Iconography – Visual style, Props • Sound – Diegetic and non-diegetic sound In what way have we challenged the forms and convention of a real media product ? Similar iconography to that of The Ghost Ship was incorporated, such as the use of visual style to create a dark atmosphere. Additionally, low-key lighting was used, which helped us create dark shadows and unfamiliar shapes in the dark. The use of camera work, such as wide shots, help the audience establish the setting. Also, an extreme close up of the antagonist hands was included, which creates a sense of mystery.
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  The Ring- Openingscene • Settings – Dark isolated house • Characterisation – The presentation and use of female characters • Editing – Jump cut editing • Sound – The use of asynchronous sound to build tension • • In what way have we challenged the forms and convention of a real media product ? My group used teenage females as vulnerable victims, which is comparable to The Ring. Furthermore, jump cut editing was used to create dramaticism, which is also used in the ring. Moreover, we used asynchronous sound to build tension and to add realism.
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  Does my mediaproduct this forms and convention ? The setting of our film was in the park, during the night, which is a location often used in a horror sequence. A classic horror convention is selecting female characters as the victims (protagonist) and the male characters as the villains (antagonist), which is why this was included in our media product. A wide range of sound was integrated such as, ambient sound and diegetic sounds. This was done to create mystery and tension, as well as adding realism. Furthermore, the use of camera work can be appreciated in our film, as we have used shots like, extreme close ups to highlight the characters facial expressions, which transmit fear, in order to add a dramatic effect. Additionally, the narrative of our film has a good against evil scenoario. •
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  Does my mediaproduct this forms and convention ? The setting of our film was in the park, during the night, which is a location often used in a horror sequence. A classic horror convention is selecting female characters as the victims (protagonist) and the male characters as the villains (antagonist), which is why this was included in our media product. A wide range of sound was integrated such as, ambient sound and diegetic sounds. This was done to create mystery and tension, as well as adding realism. Furthermore, the use of camera work can be appreciated in our film, as we have used shots like, extreme close ups to highlight the characters facial expressions, which transmit fear, in order to add a dramatic effect. Additionally, the narrative of our film has a good against evil scenoario. •