Horror! Genre – 105MC

Conventions? Fantasy Science fiction Supernatural Psychological Slasher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1f2ADQYzA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HLDhoZrhdI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osS-uvNLV7s Blair Witch?

Dr Caligari http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGbTmzEfB3s

Psycho

The Exorcist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k

Nightmare on Elm Street http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuYoEtEI_go

Scream 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oAjcww56GA

Paranormal Activity 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07XbSk7Rjt4

Zombie Strippers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upmwt9sn374

Battle Royal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0p1t-dC7Ko

Task From Zombies and Dr Caligari's somnambulist to slasher and supernatural films, how will you create a fright night?? You will be exploring the conventions used in horror films to design your own! Create a synopsis of the film A movie poster From Zombies and Dr Caligari's somnambulist to slasher and supernatural films, how will you create a fright night?? You will be exploring the conventions used in horror films through designing your own horror film. You will create a synopsis of the film accompanied by a movie poster. When creating your synopsis and poster, you must think about the following questions: What do the themes used to generate terror and worry about the unknown say about the social world we live in? How and why are certain elements used to scare us?

Activity 1: Synopsis Write a synopsis of your film – what is it about? Give the film a title When creating your synopsis and poster, you must think about the following questions: What do the themes used to generate terror and worry about the unknown say about the social world we live in? How and why are certain elements used to scare us?

Activity 2: Poster Create a movie poster to go with your synopsis Think about the style, what you want to communicate to your audience, the appeal, the fright

5 Minutes: Think about what you have written and the design of the poster and answer the following: Why and how your poster fits in with the conventions of horror genre Why and how your poster fits with audiences cultural assumptions about horrors What are the codes / conventions you have used Deconstruct your poster to explain (in depth) why you designed your poster in that way Answer: Why / how your poster fits in with the conventions of horror genre Why / how your poster fits with audiences cultural assumptions Denotation / connotations Codes / conventions Effect

Showcase: Synopsis Poster Why both fit with the conventions