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Narrative is the organization given to a series of facts. The audience can connect events and make interpretations based on those connections. On the contrary of story, narrative is the way the story is related to viewers. For the audience to analyze a narrative successfully, they need to see how it is constructed worth theContinue reading “NARRATIVE”

The form conventions of a movie include the movie title and how it is written; in other words the type of font and color that it is used. In the movie The Exorcist the font that it is used is serious, sort of catholic, it also uses bloody red that helps the audience the terribleContinue reading “FORM CONVENTIONS”

Iconography is the symbolic representation of visual images used in a work of art or the interpretation of these. It is used in film to describe its visual language, especially within a specific genre. The audience expects to see certain objects when they see a particular genre. For instance, audiences expect to denote horrifying eventsContinue reading “ICONOGRAPHY”

Conventions in film- are the generally accepted ways of using media codes that are genre specific. There are various forms on how to use media conventions on a movie. They derive from form conventions (movie title), story conventions (narrative, cause and effect), and genre conventions (whether the film is horror, comedy, romance,etc..). In my case,Continue reading “CONVENTIONS”

It starts off with a slow dolly shot with the sound of rain able to be heard because the mother of the protagonist’s, Daniel, girlfriend asked him to remember his troubled past and what was it like. Then it cuts to a flashback where you see a young kid from behind watching TV. You don’tContinue reading “Get Out: Hypnosis Scene Analysis”

A code is a system of letters, words, figures, and symbols used to create meaning for the audience. They can be divided into two categories: symbolic and technical. Symbolic – show what is beneath the surface of what we see, for instance, a character’s actions that can show how the character is feeling. Symbolic codesContinue reading “CODES”

For a film to be successful, the marketing team have to know how to distribute the movie in a way that it is appealing for the general public; further, they also have to take into account the film genre’s targeted audience, which is arguable more important to acknowledge. A target audience are very much necessaryContinue reading “AUDIENCE”

My peers in my group and I decided to do the intro of a film that is on the Horror genre. The reason that we came to that agreement is because it is the genre we feel most comfortable in. I believe I understand the codes and conventions of horror the best, and since mostContinue reading “Task 3: CHOSEN FILM GENRE”

horror – a killer chasing its victim horror- mysterious shadows in a dark room crime – heist crime- police chase scene crime- a robbery crime- a gang fight drama- a breakup drama/crime- murder investigation horror- ghost story drama- relationship fallout