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What Are Conventions?• Conventions are features or elements that are expected and
associated with a particular genre.
• Conventions can be:
• Plot
• Character types
• Representation of characters
• Settings
• Editing
• Camera work
• Narrative structure
• Anythings Mise-En-Scene
CONVENTIONS FILM EXAMPLEFear Total Recall
Hallucinations The ShiningQuiet Conspiracy Dark City
Anxiety The Lives of OthersSatanic Ritual Rosemary’s Baby
Paranoia Shutter IslandSpiritual/Religious Paranormal Activity
Hyperactivity The Matrix
Use/Develop/Challenge
USE DEVELOP CHALLENGE
Follows expectations.
Being stereotypical
EXAMPLE:Boy who is
seeing visions of blood (The
Shining)
Doing things a bit different but still
somewhat expected
EXAMPLE:Characters are
not mentally ill or mad, they are turned mad(Saw series)
Counter stereotypical. Going against stereotypes
EXAMPLE:Things people
see are actually there, are real(Insidious and Insidious 2)
ConventionUse, develop or
challenge?Film example (be specific
of what happens)
Paranoia DevelopCharacter sees figure at
the end of his bed, garden, bathroom etc
Eerie Sound Effects
DevelopThe sound effects used gradually get
louder and faster, allowing the audience to feel more scared as the film
gradually becomes more intense
Hallucinations Use Character repeatedly sees a figure around his house
Anxiety Use Character becomes anxious more
and more when he repeatedly sees the figure around the house
Hyperactivity Use Character runs rapidly, moves
quickly and appears to be more aware than he usually would
(garden scene)
Blood ChallengeLack of the use of blood, minimal to no use of
blood throughout the OTS, only in the bathroom scene when in the glass and when
the character pulls out his tooth from his mouth
Fast Cuts (camera work) Use Used when the character is looking back and forth in the garden when he keeps seeing the
figure. When he is in the house running towards his front door and he sees the figure
standing there