Communicating the Horror genre
The genre we have chosen for our opening sequence is horror however as the theorist Robert Stam suggested the genre of a film is difficult to define as films may fall into more than one. Our film overall will include elements of a psycho and romance. On the other hand, Rick Altman's theory demonstrated 2 factors which were semantic and synaptic demonstrating how the sounds, lighting and location influence the genre. Lastly, the way we communicated the horror genre is using Steve Neale's theory that all films go through a cycle and change through its lifespan. We decided our film pushes the boundaries as we have chosen a classic genre (horror) however have tweaked elements and added the psycho feel to make it unique.
Throughout our piece we will use a variation of hyperbolic, non diegetic and diegetic sound. This will allow us to make our piece seem more realistic.
Another way we will be communicating the horror genre is through the characters. The main character, Ophelia, will be represented as an emotional and hidden teenager who has no one to confide in and keeps everything to herself. Low key lighting and a contrast of light are conventional to a horror genre so using these in our opening sequence create narrative enigma and keep the audience engaged.
The credits we are planning to use are simple yet effective. A bold one colour large font is conventional in a horror films so using a white or black font will stand out from the background making it aware to the audience. The production logo will also be kept simple however will have a slight horror element to it.
Using these conventions in our opening sequence makes the audience build up fear and feel the tension set by the film which will make them want to carry on watching it.
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