Conventions of a Horror Movie:
· The movie is usually based in an isolated area.
· There's always a lead character that often results as the survivor in the film.
· The killer/monster often has a trademark (for example the type of people they kill, or a certain weapon).
· It’s usually good against evil, the two character conflict.
· the outcome is the good usually defeats the bad.
Horror movie 1: Misery
Director: Rob Reine
This movie is quite a conventional movie.
- This is because the main character who is an author becomes trapped and tortured in an isolated area.
- The killer in the movie was never suspected
- The killer happened to know everything about the author as she was obsessed and most likely had mental issues
- The victim had a flashback of the woman after he had escaped.
- The victim has a scar or a physical disability to remind them what had happened and gives them flashbacks
- The main character survived/escaped.
Horror move 2: Cloverfield
Director: Matt Reeve
· This is also a conventional movie because:
- The main characters are a group of young people.
- They then get attacked by the alien one by one until the group is then left to 2 people(usually Male and female).
- Most of the killings happen in at night time or in a dark area.
However the thing I like most about the movie is that it was given handheld camera filming style. I like that because it unconventional and the director made the movie seem it didn’t skip any parts as it was a ‘handheld’. Also another thing that was unconventional was that the movie is based in the city, this is unconventional because cities are seen as areas where killings are seen and murderers are caught.
Horror Teaser Trailer Conventions:
· They may have fast and quick paced imagery and clips.
· They may show the scenery as to where the movie is based.
· It is between 30 seconds - 1 minute and 30 seconds long
· Very little of the story line and plot is given away.
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