IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE,

DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF

REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

The research I conducted before I started my production helped me further understand my chosen genre. Researching recent horror films such as the Conjuring and Nightmare on Elm Street helped me analyse

the typical conventions that are in a horror film, these consist of;1. Gentle diegetic and/or non-diegetic sound to start off with

(Equilibrium) 2. During the ‘disruption’ lots of fast paced shots and sound that

complements the action on screen3. A disturbing shot, often someone killed, dead or hurt4. More disequilibrium (horror scenes) than equilibrium

5. The editing becomes more apparent, more shots6. More cuts and more transitions during the disequilibrium scenes.

7. Most often has a vulnerable character and a villain. 8. The soundtrack often changes to create a thrill

After analysing some well-known horror films I was able to use some ideas that they have used but also go against some of the conventions

that are usually seen in a horror film

RESEARCH I CONDUCTED

One example of a convention that I used in my trailer is the use of many different settings and locations throughout it. In most (nearly all) horror trailers, the audience is shown the main character/s going through different scenarios and

locations, mainly to advertise an exciting storyline that promises to take the viewer through a roller-coaster of

situations. However, where all the bad things that happen, usually somewhere dark and dangerous such as a haunted

house, a dark forest or a graveyard. For my trailer I focused on the forest as I wanted to use most

CONVENTIONS OF MY TRAILER

I challenged conventions of a typical horror trailer by having a young vulnerable male as the victim. This is

challenging conventions because stereotypically it is a fragile female who is the victim. I tried to stick with specific

conventions which made horrors films so successful but I made a few changes so it did not look like any other horror

film

CHALLENGING CONVENTIONS