Codes & Conventions

Codes & Conventions

1. Drama Thriller

   • Mice-en-scene
     • Normal realistic atmospheric lighting
     • sudden changes in events dramatically
     • Dull lighting to portray sadness
     • Costume represents character's personality
   • Narative
     • Social interactions
     • Exhibits real life situations with realistic character development,setting and stories so audience can relate to the character and story
     • Purpose of a dramatic story line is to move the audience emotionally
     • Structured with climax events and anti climaxes to keep the audience emotionally attached and the tension ongoing
     • Emotional peaks
   • Sound
     • Realistic bigetic sound so audience is better connected with the film and characters
     • Music is used to enhance the scene
   • Camera angles,Shots and Movement
     • Shot reverse shot
     • Long takes
     • Two shots
     • Close ups and reaction shots

2. Thriller

   • Narative
     • The aim is to create suspense and excitement for the audience
     • Violence is often a key theme within thriller films
     • There is usually a protagonist who is a rather immoral or an outsider,perhaps an anti hero but usually has good intentions
     • Thrillers often begin with an unjust soceity,which the protagonist works against
     • It is typically followed by a chain of bad events building tension and suspense for the climax
   • Mise-en-scene
     • Antagonist wears dark or black clothing
     • Blood and violence
     • Guns ,knives,weapons,etc.
     • Low-key lighting to create an atmosphere of suspense or gloom
     • Lighting is often very low and dark
     • Settings include isolated places
     • Proxemics utilised in order to simulate claustrophobia
   • Sound
     • Heightened diegetic sounds such as a door creaking
     • Begin with a slow tempo
     • Slow or eerie music in order to create suspense or uncertainty
     • Silence
     • Creating tension and suspense through music.
   • Camera angles,shots and movement
     • Tilt shots or otherwise disorientating angles and shots to create discomfort within the viewer
     • Close-ups and extreme close-ups of the protagonist to show emotions as well as to direct focus on key features to aid the narrative
     • High angle shots to show the characters dominance over another character,usually the antagonist over the protagonist
     • Shots of the antagonistic character will cut quickly to hide their identity
     • Cross cutting