Wednesday, 23 September 2015

A Day In The Life - Comedy Horror (Genre Conventions)


Narrative Events;
- Being watched by a mysterious character (Horror)
- Funny scenes such as the basketball shot (Comedy)
- An anonymous noise from in the house (in this case the crash) when you're home alone (Horror)
- The blatantly on purpose fall off of the chair following the crash (Comedy)
- Going to check out the noise even though it's dangerous (Horror)
- Doing a completely random and unnecessary pull up (Comedy)
- Seeing a mysterious character but when getting up close there's no one there (Horror)
- Knock on the door while in the shower, classic vulnerable place (Horror)
- Clears the mirror to see the killer (Horror)
- John Cena randomly slipped in (Comedy)
- Main character is killed but with the completely wrong music playing in the background (Comedy&Horror)
- Getting killed and then slapped by the killer with the runner bean (Comedy)

Characters;
-Main character who is the victim
- Mysterious character who's identity is never revealed

Locations;
- Standard house rooms; (bedroom, stairway, hallway, kitchen and bathroom) are sometimes the location of victims while they're being taunted, especially the shower. Kitchen is also essential for killer to get the knife.
- Public park - being watched in a public place is common when building up tension

Camera Angles & Soundtrack;
- Medium Shot (first scene in the bed - presents setting)
- Medium to Long Shot (when dribbling the basketball across the road - highlights the new surroundings and creates a setting transfer)
- Extreme Long Shot (from behind the leaves, when playing basketball - builds up tension)
- Extreme close up (of my face as I run past the camera and of my hand opening the door - shows emotions and fits with conventional camera shots)
- Aerial shot (from the top of the stairs to the bottom)
- A short Pan (from the pull up bar to the top of the stairs)
- Zoom (as the killer grabs the knife - to have a larger impact when building tension and to highlight the knife portraying the severity of the situation)
- Over Shoulder Shot (in the bathroom - showing the camera angle from the killers perspective, character viewpoints)
- Shot of just the shadows for the horror effect
The main soundtrack was the Dead Silence Theme all the way until we get to 'My Time Is Now - John Cena'

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