The task- opening sequence of a film

To construct our final piece, we have been put into groups. We are in the process of doing research and the pre-production process. After doing some research me and my group have decided to a horror movie with the subgenres of psychological horror and gore.

To this we had to find out the conventions of a horror film and of the subgenres. We broke the conventions into the narrative and the technical aspects. Below are the conventions that we found...

 Horror (Narrative)

• Mystery, unknown, supernatural
• Withheld information 
• Victim- girls (stereotype that they're weaker)
• Predator- usually a man who is psychologically unstable
• Dark, isolated setting, autumn/ winter
• Hallway
• Woods

Horror (Technical)

• Expanding time
• Strong sound- eery, builds tension (high pitched and more non- diagetic sounds)
• Long shots but quick cuts
• Black/ white and sepia

Subgenres

Psychological Horror (Narrative)

• Can be related to real life, so the audience can place themselves in the narrative
• Reveal even less information
• Isolated
• A predator that is covered by a disguise

Psychological Horror (Technical)

• Glimpses of gore
• Sound- diagetic and non-diagetic etc. doors creaking, heavy breathing...
• Jump cuts
• Dynamically moving

Gore (Narrative)

• Reveals a lot of gore
• Blood
• A stereotypical victim
• A frightening predator

To construct the opening to meet the conventions we will need to ensure that we include a variety of them.