Question 1: IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
Using Conventions
1) Using short fast paced clips to build up tension and create a narrative.
The quick build up of fast paced shots is used a lot in horror trailers to help build up tension and anticipation to a climactic point also this helps build a narrative and a representation of our characters without giving away major plot lines within the story.
2) We used our trailer to represent a phycological sub genre.
We represented our characters as complex and bipolar by sometimes representing them as likeable characters and then as evil villainous character the contrasting behaviour help represent the differing personalties associated with bipolar.
3) We wanted to use a convention off young boys being seen killing young girls. The idea that boys are obsessed with young blonde girls is seen a lot of times in horror as it is an easy stereotype to portray and it's an idea that is easily accepted by the audience.
Developing Conventions
1) We developed the use of water within horror.
Water iconography is used a lot in horror due to the theory that water is one of the most dangerous things in horror and we use water as one of the only causes of death that doesn't involve an man made objects which help represents its power and importance in horror.
2) Mental health issues are used as motivation a lot in horror however characters with mental health issues who are the killers are portrayed as villainous however we developed this by showing are killers as mentally ill however they are not necessarily seen or represented as clearly villainous as their morality and judgement is constantly questionable throughout the trailer.
Challenging Conventions
1) We used a variety of victims and personality traits.
We had many victims in our trailer but very few of them were represented as the pure and innocent blonde, A lot of our victims were seen wearing grey, a colour which represents an emotionless or unimportant character which helped suggest that maybe our our killers and victims morality isn't as simple as good and bad.
2) We used a male victim to introduce the characters and their mental issues.
In the opening scene our killers are seen killing a male character who isn't portrayed as likeable or innocent which not only links with the questionable morality of our lead characters but also helps make our film a 21st century horror in which gender stereotypes are constantly being challenged and a modern audience is more accepting and understanding of a male victim being killed as a minor character.
Magazine Cover
We developed convention in our magazine by fully showing the faces of the killers. This is because we wanted the emphasise the importance of the killers and their complex character traits. Most horrors use the killers to promote their films as they are usually the characters that are unique to their film however very few focus on the complex characters of the killers themselves.
1) Using short fast paced clips to build up tension and create a narrative.
The quick build up of fast paced shots is used a lot in horror trailers to help build up tension and anticipation to a climactic point also this helps build a narrative and a representation of our characters without giving away major plot lines within the story.
2) We used our trailer to represent a phycological sub genre.
We represented our characters as complex and bipolar by sometimes representing them as likeable characters and then as evil villainous character the contrasting behaviour help represent the differing personalties associated with bipolar.
3) We wanted to use a convention off young boys being seen killing young girls. The idea that boys are obsessed with young blonde girls is seen a lot of times in horror as it is an easy stereotype to portray and it's an idea that is easily accepted by the audience.
Developing Conventions
1) We developed the use of water within horror.
Water iconography is used a lot in horror due to the theory that water is one of the most dangerous things in horror and we use water as one of the only causes of death that doesn't involve an man made objects which help represents its power and importance in horror.
2) Mental health issues are used as motivation a lot in horror however characters with mental health issues who are the killers are portrayed as villainous however we developed this by showing are killers as mentally ill however they are not necessarily seen or represented as clearly villainous as their morality and judgement is constantly questionable throughout the trailer.
Challenging Conventions
1) We used a variety of victims and personality traits.
We had many victims in our trailer but very few of them were represented as the pure and innocent blonde, A lot of our victims were seen wearing grey, a colour which represents an emotionless or unimportant character which helped suggest that maybe our our killers and victims morality isn't as simple as good and bad.
2) We used a male victim to introduce the characters and their mental issues.
In the opening scene our killers are seen killing a male character who isn't portrayed as likeable or innocent which not only links with the questionable morality of our lead characters but also helps make our film a 21st century horror in which gender stereotypes are constantly being challenged and a modern audience is more accepting and understanding of a male victim being killed as a minor character.
Magazine Cover
We developed convention in our magazine by fully showing the faces of the killers. This is because we wanted the emphasise the importance of the killers and their complex character traits. Most horrors use the killers to promote their films as they are usually the characters that are unique to their film however very few focus on the complex characters of the killers themselves.
Poster
In our poster we developed convention again by showing the faces of our killer in full, our killers are the most important characters and we wanted them to be portrayed in our poster. In other examples of horror poster the killers are portrayed however they are usually seen as masked or partially hidden as the identity of the killers usually remains unknown for the duration of the film however we didn't need to mask our killers identity as the unknown entity in out trailer is the motivations and morality of the killers therefore we could show their identities clearly but with very little emotions.
In our poster we developed convention again by showing the faces of our killer in full, our killers are the most important characters and we wanted them to be portrayed in our poster. In other examples of horror poster the killers are portrayed however they are usually seen as masked or partially hidden as the identity of the killers usually remains unknown for the duration of the film however we didn't need to mask our killers identity as the unknown entity in out trailer is the motivations and morality of the killers therefore we could show their identities clearly but with very little emotions.
We took inspiration from many horrors in our final idea. We looked at many films to find some stereotypical horror killings for the fast paced scenes however when it came to the ideology behind our Trailer we focused on certain films in particular. One of the films we took inspiration from was Shutter Island (2010) in which one of the main themes throughout the film is mental health and it's role within horror.
|
Another film in which we developed the idea that mental health can be a motivation for the killings within a horror was The Shining (1980) this can be seen that killings can be motivated by altering the state of a characters mind. In the shining the hotel alters his mental state where in our trailers the characters are affected by the change from day to night. In both cases the symptoms shown by the killers are reminiscent of issues with mental health but the circumstances in which they are triggered are unexplained scientifically or logically which could suggest an underlying supernatural tone to the killings.
|