Codes and Conventions essay

Looking back on the video that we done I think there were many aspects where we followed conventions but there were some aspects where we went against convention and went down our own path. First of we had to research all the conventions of a horror film and then what conventions we wanted to follow. One of the codes and conventions that we followed were an establishing shot to show where the asylum is. We thought we needed an establishing shot at the start because it shows the place that they were going into and the troubles they faced.  Also another thing that we thought was needed to be recognised as a horror film was the setting. There was two main areas where we filmed one was the woods on the way to the asylum. The other one was the asylum itself. these are two typical settings for a horror film and we thought were important which were needed to be recognised as a horror film and also create suspension and anxiety amongst the audience. The logo at the start was also very conventional of a horror film and we thought we needed this because it tells the audience what to expect from the film and tells the genre. The last convention that I feel that we followed during the film opening product was the sound track of the film opening this again created suspense amongst the audience and was an important aspect. 

Although there were parts of the film opening where I thought that we went against the conventions of a horror film. One convention that we went against is the characters that we choose. The people that starred in the film opening were two teenage boys who came from there sixth form. I feel this was against convention because what we normally see in a horror film is children and dressed less formally. I think this was necessary because it means that the audience we was aiming at could relate to them more. Another convention that we went against was the three weeks later part where we see bobby one of the main characters put up a poster for he's missing friend ben. I thought this was needed as told the audience what the movie will be about.  The last convention that we went against in the film opening is that the main part of the film opening was filmed in black and white. We thought that this showed that it was in the past and a nightmare.

Looking back on this I think that we would of went against some more codes to make the film opening more original. I feel what I'll do this time is put more of originality into our video. Also in my A2 work I'll make sure that the codes that we do, do are more clear.