STILL FRAME ANALYSIS
Before I can analyse a chosen trailer I need to understand the codes and conventions of Horror.
I'm going to look over my conventions page on my weebly and then further research so that I am able to pick up on everything.
CODES AND CONVENTIONS:
Setting - Locations that are secluded are usually an obvious choice for a Horror.
Power cut - Loss of lighting.
Phone lines are cut - Often the phone line will be cut, this way the police cannot track them.
Strange noise - This conventions is very commonly used and is often done to get a character to follow the noise to investigate.
Victim cowers in front of a door or a window - This way the villain can push through the glass etc.
Victim falls over - This way it's easer for the villain to get them.
The fake scare - When a noise is placed to make you jump etc.
Someone is killed within the first 5 minutes - not often used but when it is, the mood is set.
I'm going to look over my conventions page on my weebly and then further research so that I am able to pick up on everything.
CODES AND CONVENTIONS:
Setting - Locations that are secluded are usually an obvious choice for a Horror.
Power cut - Loss of lighting.
Phone lines are cut - Often the phone line will be cut, this way the police cannot track them.
Strange noise - This conventions is very commonly used and is often done to get a character to follow the noise to investigate.
Victim cowers in front of a door or a window - This way the villain can push through the glass etc.
Victim falls over - This way it's easer for the villain to get them.
The fake scare - When a noise is placed to make you jump etc.
Someone is killed within the first 5 minutes - not often used but when it is, the mood is set.
- This frame really engages the audience as its an extreme close-up and really expresses how the character is feeling.
The extreme close up is a clever technique which puts you in the mind set of the character.
- Shadowing is used to really darken the face and make the frame mysterious.
- Dark colours have been used to set the mood. By making the entire eye black helps them to stand out and make the genre obvious.
- By composing the shot so that you are eye level with the frame really makes it seem as if the character is starring into your soul.
The genre is made obvious but the popular use of codes and conventions is most Horror films.
- The setting is dark and dismal as explained in my codes and conventions above.
- The loss of light links to the 'power cut' code and convention. The only source of light is coming front a small lantern so that you can still see what's going on within the scene.
- In this frame you can see the young boy has lost his balance on the ladder and fallen. This shows the obvious convention of the victim falling as explained above.
- Props are used for a purpose. In this frame the props are very spooky and fit the scene. For example, what looks to be a bird cage has bars and resembles a haunted house.
- The setting is dark and dismal as explained in my codes and conventions above.
- The loss of light links to the 'power cut' code and convention. The only source of light is coming front a small lantern so that you can still see what's going on within the scene.
- In this frame you can see the young boy has lost his balance on the ladder and fallen. This shows the obvious convention of the victim falling as explained above.
- Props are used for a purpose. In this frame the props are very spooky and fit the scene. For example, what looks to be a bird cage has bars and resembles a haunted house.
This frame is toward the end of the trailer. Her expression conveys how she is feeling about the situations that have previously taken place.
- Again, the setting is dark and a small use of side lighting is used to really enhance the emotion in the face, in comparison to the dark shades of grey in the background.
- The character is cowering next to a window. This is one of the obvious codes and conventions to use in a Horror. The villain may be shown just outside the window shortly.
- The window also plays an importance when letting light into the scene so that it isn't pure darkness.
- Again, the setting is dark and a small use of side lighting is used to really enhance the emotion in the face, in comparison to the dark shades of grey in the background.
- The character is cowering next to a window. This is one of the obvious codes and conventions to use in a Horror. The villain may be shown just outside the window shortly.
- The window also plays an importance when letting light into the scene so that it isn't pure darkness.