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Theoretical genre
The document discusses how the film Scream (1996) subverts horror genre conventions by killing off the protagonist early. It says many horror films have similar narratives but also differences. The production this refers to is opening with a death, like Scream, which challenges expectations and prevents things from becoming boring or unappealing to audiences. Having death at the beginning is meant to make the audience uneasy, while subsequent dating scenes are intended to bring pleasure by getting the niche audience excited for the protagonist.
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Theoretical genre
- 2. The way thatWes Carven killed of the protagonist in the first few minuets in Scream (1996).challenges the audience as the princess is not saved and in the majority of horrors the princess would have been saved.
- 3. From the genretheory we saw that many horror films share many qualities such as the narrative. But the films include repetition and difference. We are applying this to our production as we start with the death of the antagonist. This is similar to Scream (1996). A lot of horror films end with a death but with ours we are opening with a death. That if all horror films were the same it would be boring and would not appeal to the audience, this is because it would give no entertainment
- 4. The text ofbliss is when the text will discomfort the reader and make them distressed. We applying this to our production as we have death at the beginning of our production. This will make the audience feel unease and distressed about the situation.
- 5. The text ofpleasure give the reader euphoria. We are giving the reader this by having the protagonist going on dates with other women after his past partner has passed away, this will cause our niche audience to get excited for him.