1. Horror!
Genre – 105MC

2. Conventions? Fantasy Science fiction Supernatural Psychological
Slasher

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

12. Dr Caligari

13. Psycho

14. The Exorcist

15. Nightmare on Elm Street

16. Scream 5

17. Paranormal Activity 4

18. Zombie Strippers

19. Battle Royal

20. 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?

21. 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?

22. 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

23. 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

24. Showcase:
Synopsis
Poster
Why both fit with the conventions