'The Lumberjack' Completed Film Opening

2 Minute Horror Film Opening.


Preliminary Task.

Evaluation

As a group we have put the answers to the 7 different evaluation questions onto a website.
Click here to view our website containing our evaluation.

Construction: Evidence of filming taking place

We filmed on the 16th January 2016, on this day we filmed with a Canon HFR106 camera however, when we filmed with this camera it was not formatted correctly. So the footage did not store on the camera or the memory card. Therefore, we had to film are 2 minute opening again, are second filming  took place on the 2nd March 2016. This new footage was filmed on a Canon EOS100D camera. 

The photos below are showing are group filming different shots: 

This photo is of a close up of of the boy shocked from an axe being thrown towards him. 

This photo is of a low angle shot of feet running, so the camera was positioned on the ground to ensure it was a low angle shot, this shot is also a close up of the feet to ensure that the audience understand the characters are scared and are running away from someone or something. 

This photo is of us filming a long shot of 'the lumberjack'. This shot is of the lumberjack in the background behind the girl and the boy when they are looking around, this is when the camera then focuses on 'the lumberjack' in the background, this shot is called focus pull.  

Above is some raw footage, this footage has not been edited and no sound has been removed or added, this is all just random shots straight from the camera that have been put together. 

Planning : Filming Schedule

This is the filming schedule for our teen horror movie. The purpose of a filming schedule is to make sure that when it comes to filming we are able to go through this and get certain shots done in a certain order because of their importance within the film. The filming schedule is important because it ensures that the whole group knows what is happening and when it will happen.

Saturday 16th Of January:

At 12pm on the 16th on January, our group will meet in location 1 (the forest) to start filming. At 12 we will do the establishing shot which will set our scene (shot 1).

Quarter 1
From 12:05 till 12:20, we will film all of the running scenes in our first quarter (shot 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) giving u around two minutes for each shot. These will be no longer than 5 seconds long so most of our time will be used getting the actors in place and making sure we have the right angle for the shot.

From 12:21 till 12:30 we will do the point of view shots in the first quarter (9 and 15). These will take longer to film than the first 9 as the angles will have to be placed more strategically and make sure that the focus of the camera is on the right part on the scene and the correct characters.

From 12:31 till 12:50, we will film there shots of the girl using her phone (shots 4, 5 and 6). These will need a lot of direction as this involves the correct expressions from the actor and the props will need to be used appropriately so that the scene flows properly.

Quarter 2
At 1pm, we will move onto the running shots in quarter 2 (shots 20, 21, 22 and 24). These shouldn't take too longs we will have already done some running shots and will know how to maximise the use of the camera and the actors will know what they are doing straight away. This should take 15 minutes.

At 1:15 we will start filming the first axe scene. This will take some time as we will have to use shot, reverse shot to make sure that this scene flows properly and have all the right angles in the scene. We will need to film his scene at least twice so that it when it is edited it will look realistic. We will also have to place props in the correct place as in this scene the axe has to be place in the tree properly. This will take 30 minutes.

Quarter 3
From 1:45 till 2:30, we will be filming the scene where the girl gets killed by the lumberjack (shot 23, 25, 26 ,27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33) this will take time as we will have to film this scene 2-3 times as we will be using shot, reverse shot to make sure the audience feels like they are the actual characters and in the scene itself.

Quarter 4
At 2:45, we will start with the running, long shot (shot 34) and then move onto the point of view shot (shot 35). These shouldn't take too long as they are easy to do and we will have previously done similar ones to this. This will take 10 minutes.

At 3pm we will do the scene where the Lumberjack chases the boy into the abandoned house (shot 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44). This will take around 1 hour as we will be moving locations and will be using shot, reverse shot to make the audience feel involved in the scene.

Planning: Shot List

The reason for shot listing is because you need to have an idea of what is going to happen within your film and the order in which it happens. Shot listing allows you as a group to make choices about what is going to be done and how it is going to be filmed, so it is effective for the target audience.

Planning - Mise-en-Scene

Character One:

Ben -

This character is the male character in our film who is a  student who is coming home from school, this will be portrayed in the costume they are wearing. The character will be wearing their school uniform, the uniform will consist of a white shirt, a tie, smart shoes and black school trousers. The character will also be carrying their school bag as they are coming home from school. This bag will be a fairly dark backpack, this is because our character is a teenage male who enjoys hiking and outdoor activities. This style of bag suits this because it is good for practical use and is quite resistant which is good for someone doing a large amount of practical activities. The character will be walking back from school and this bag is also suitable for a school bag.

Character Two:

Erika -

This character is the female character in our film who is a  student who is coming home from school, this will be portrayed in the costume they are wearing. The character will be wearing their school uniform, the uniform will consist of a white shirt, a tie, smart shoes, a pair of tights and a skirt. The female character will also need a school bag as they are coming home from school. This bag will be a typical teenage girls bag, this is because our female character is portrayed as the weaker between the two and giving her a more feminine bag shows this. The character will be coming back from school and this bag could be used as a school bag too. This type of bag is also common among teenage girls in school which helps portray the character. She will also have a phone and headphones, she will have an iPhone 6 and apple headphones as these are typical of a teenage girl.

         

Character Three:

The Lumberjack - 

The Lumberjack is the main villain in our opinion, he lives in an abandoned house in the woods so his clothes will be quite muddy/dusty. The Lumberjack will be wearing an old dirty checked shirt, dirty red braces an old pair of black jeans and black army boots. We chose this costume because it is the generic clothing for a lumberjack and after it has been made to look old and dirty it will have the connotations that he lives in the wild. The Lumberjack will carry an axe which will be the main way he kills his victims. After killing the first of the characters we will put fake blood on the end of the axe to create the illusion that it is the blood of one of the characters. 

Planning: Casting

Why is Casting important?

I believe casting is one of the most important tasks in Pre-Production and requires a high amount of care when taking on this challenge. Casting involves auditioning potential actors to find the most suitable person for your film. It is important that you find someone who is not shy in front of a camera, someone who will not burst out with laughter when filming, and someone who can create verisimilitude within the production.
To find suitable actors for our production, our group will run short auditions for the potential actors. We will give the actors short scripts to perform, and use these performances to decide whether they will be suitable.

The Female Character:

Below are the two females that auditioned for the role of Erica in our two minute opening. Our female character is a girl that enjoys using social media and texting her friends. She is a bubbly person who is still at school doing her GCSE's. She walks home with Ben (our male character) after school everyday as they live close to each other. 
                                                
India is a 16 year old female and is still at school studying for her A-Levels which are Art, Business and English Literature. She has a strong personality and is not camera shy. She has two pet dogs who are named Candy and Eric. India dislikes people who moan and don't grab every experience that comes her way. However, she does not like walking and has a part time job which she does after school and some weekends. 
                                             

Toyah Jones is 18 years old and is doing her second year of A-Levels. She is studying English, Business and History. Toyah likes watching horror films with friends and going to parties. She loves to be in front of the lens and is a very confident person with a bubbly attitude. She also took Drama as a GCSE.

Black widow productions chose Toyah over India because Toyah fits the description of the part more because of her height and the age she looks. She lives near the location and wouldn't need travel and has clothes that will suit the role. She also is more confident than India and will be able to easily act out the role of Erica. India also has a part time job which she does most weekend unlike Toyah who does not. This means that Toyah would be available for filming more easily. 

The Male Character:

Ben is a 16 year old male who loves to play xbox at home. He is currently studying for his GCSE's and is a very sociable person however, can be quite shy when around people she doesn't know. 

Ashley is a 16 year old male whois studying for his first year of A Levels. Ashley is very bubbly and is always up for a laugh. Ashley loves hiking and camping out in the wild. He has completed 1 out of 3 of the three peaks challenges. He took drama as a GCSE and is very confident in front of a camera.

Dan Smith is a 17 year old male who like to attend the gym with his friends. Dan likes keeping up with the fashion and socialisng with friends and family.  Dan is also a clean freak and doesn't like things being messy or disorgaised.

Black Widow Productions chose Ashley to play the part of Ben because he will need to get dirty and Dan said he wouldn't do that. Ashley also looks close to the age of Ben. Ashley does live further from the location but one of our group lives near by and said they will give him a lift. He is also more confident that Dan and will be able to use skills from his GCSE drama to play the part of Ben. 

The Lumberjack

Kye is 17 years old and enjoys playing games on his computer and Xbox. He looks after his little sister on Saturdays and spends a lot of time revising for his exams. Kye enjoys watching football and supports Man United. He try to go and watch as many games as he can. 

Aaron  likes going to local music venues as he enjoys heavy metal. Aaron is in a band and likes to record new songs that he creates. He attends venues on a weekly basis and likes to go with his friends. Arron also takes part in amateur dramatics from July to November every year, performing at a local theatre. 

Black Window Productions chose Aaron because his hair would suit the part and he said he wouldn't mind having make up on where as Kye was more hesitant. Aaron lives less then five minutes away from our filming location which makes him an ideal actor for our role. His acting experience will also mean he will be able to play the role of the Lumberjack easily and has spare time during the weekends for filming. 

The lumberjack will be a scary and mysterious figure that will stalk Ben and Erica. He has a troubled past and has become an outcast from society and now lives in a old abandoned house. 

Planning - Location Planning For Your Opening

Location planning is very important this is because without the right location, the horror film will not seem like a horror film. For example if we set our opening in a playground in the middle of the day it would not have the same effect as having it set in the woods during the hours of day where light begins to fade. Below is the main locations that we will be using while filming our opening.

The picture below shows the main two locations that we will be using. Highlighted in red is Brambleside woods. We are using this location because filming in the middle of the woods allows us to make it seem as if the two characters are in a secluded location, we will do this by making sure that we are not near the road nearby so that the audience can not hear cars, if they could hear the cars it would ruin the illusion that they are in the 'middle of nowhere'. We chose to use the woods because the woodlands is where you would expect a lumberjack to be, also the woods has connotations of being eerie and dangerous during later hours. Many  different films use the woods as their set location an example of this is in the opening of 'Dead Mary'.

Highlighted in pink is an abandoned house. This will be the home of The Lumberjack. Below is a more detailed picture of what the house looks like. We think that this building is suitable because it is an old destroyed building which when looked at is instantly perceived as quite creepy. Another reason this building is suitable is because the inside is quite dark and some of the walls have burn marks on which makes the building look even more creepy. An example of where an abandoned building has been used in a horror film is 'The Abandoned' The trailer for 'The Abandoned' is below this picture.

Planning - Producing A Storyboard For Your Opening

This is our storyboard for our opening 2 minutes to our teen horror movie 'The Lumberjack'.
The process of creating a storyboard was rather simple, as a group we discussed how the  Main Task is going to take place. For each storyboard we had to state the following:

• Location

• Camera Shot

• Camera Movement

• Camera Angle

• Cast Required

• Dialogue

From doing this I have learnt that your plan is the most important part because if you don't have this plan then the production of the film will not flow, then when it comes to editing the film you will not be able to combined all of the shot and make it seem realistic to the audiences eye.
The purpose of doing this story board is so that we can see how our opening 2 minutes will look like and have a plan for the shots that we will use in our film opening. It will also help us plan out when we are having some of the opening titles on the two minutes. All of this will make it easier for us when we come to filming and editing our teen horror movie opening. 

Planning - Writing A Treatment For Your Chosen Opening

This is our treatment for our opening to the horror movie. 

• We are going to start off with an establishing shot of the forest.
• We are then going to have a tilt shot from the feet going up, the shot is of two school children walking home on a Friday afternoon. 
• There is then a tracking shot of them walking through the forest. Both of the students are listening to music through there headphones so there will be diagetic sound of the music they are listening to, however, both of their phones die, this will be use of a horror film convention. 
• There will then be diagetic sound of wood being chopped but the sound will increase as the students come closer to The Lumberjack. 
• The students then stop and look around to see where the sound is coming from. This will be a point of view shot and which pans around their location you will be able to see The Lumberjack in the distance. 
• The Lumberjack then begins to follow them, there is a close up/tracking shot of their feet as they run away, whilst running away there will also be a point of view shot of them running through the trees to try to get away from. 
• The male character stops because he is fatigued but as he turns The Lumberjack throws the the axe towards his head. This is when a reverse shot will be used to show that The Lumberjack is behind them, in the background you will see The Lumberjack preparing to throw his axe. The camera then follows the axe with a quick panning shot and then the male character ducks as the axe hits the tree. He then runs in a different direction abandoning the girl.
• The girl continues running away from the Lumberjack but then using a horror film convention the girl will trip and fall, this will be shown by a closeup of her feet as she falls. The Lumberjack appears above her and at the camera cuts to a point of view shot as The Lumberjack swings the axe towards her head. For effect we are going to hit a watermelon with the axe to create the sound effect of her head being hit by the axe.
• The camera then cuts back to the boy then spots an abandoned house and tries to escape to it, the shots used are point of view and tracking shots. When the character approaches the house he hides behind the entrance of the house. When stood in the doorway he looks around the house. He then turns and looks through the doorway to see if The Lumberjack is there, he sees him run past so he is relieved and the non-diabetic music loses tension. However, when he turns to look again the lumberjack is standing there and the non-diagetic sound will be a jumpscare sound which will be loud and quite high pitch to add to the effect of the jumpscare. The camera then cuts to a point of view shot of the axe being swung at his head, then the screen will cut to black.

Research and Planning Self Assessment

Research into existing horror movies

I feel that I have excellent evidence of research into existing horror movies. This is because I have looked into horror movies that are for a teen horror movie and looked into the mise-en-scene, conventions and location and more. I have looked at different horror movies to get ideas for my horror film. I also looked into what a stereotypical teen horror movie would look like.

Research into a potential target audience

I feel I have good evidence of researching into my potential target audience. This is because I looked into the conventions of a teen horror film so that I know what generic things a teen audience enjoy watching. I also looked at the stereotypical clothing for the characters. 

Time management

I think that I have shown good time management as I have stayed caught up with all my work. Every time a task has been set I have completed it for the due date or before. If research has needed to be done for the following lesson then I have done this to ensure that I understand everything within the lesson. If I feel like I have fallen behind then iv ensured that iv caught up before the next lesson.

Use of digital technology or ICT 

I feel that I have shown good skills of using different digital technology. This is because I have used photos, videos and different presentation software to present my work. For example, using premier pro for my practise with the eagle and emaze for my history of horror films. I could use different types of presentation sites to present my work in future to show that I am able to use different types of digital technology.  

Communication skills

I would say that I have good communication skills. I have done a essay and in most of my posts there is a lot of writing, however, I believe that I need to add more terminology and I need to be more grammatically correct and check my spelling.

Level of care taken in the presentation of work

I feel that the level of care in the presentation of my work is excellent. I feel this because I have use different ways of presenting my work. For example, using emaze, pictures, videos and keeping all my text the a suitable font. However, sometimes my photos are to big and seem like they hang over the page.   

Planning : Target Audience Feedback

Our group sent out a feedback questionnaire to find out peoples opinion on our sixty second pitch. We created a survey on survey monkey and sent out links to thirty random people that were in our target audience age range. We collected the results and we got some interesting feedback to look over. These are the results to each question we asked:

This question allowed our group to see if the information which is going to be given in the following questions are true or just made up.

This gave us the evidence that we were asking these questions to are target audience and not to people that ever watch horror movies, otherwise the information they would be giving us are invalid because we need to know if our ideas are good enough to work within a teen horror movie.

This question allowed us to get feedback on the ideas we had within our 60 second pitch. By the evidence given we believe nearly every one liked our ideas for the horror film.

From the evidence above it allowed us as a group to carry on the idea we originally came up with and not have to change anything because the candidates that answered these questions agree with our idea and feel like nothing should be changed.

The final question in our survey was to see if our target audience would watch this film when released and from the evidence given only 10% of the people answering the questionnaire said they would not watch this film when released.

Planning : From Initial Ideas To A 60 Second Pitch

This is are sixty second pitch for a teen horror film for are AS Media Studies main task. 

When coming to plan are pitch we had to come up with ideas for a teen horror movie. We came up with many different ideas that had similar conventions to other teen horror films. We wrote down all of are ideas and then as a group we eliminated the plans that we did not thing would be the best for a teen horror film. 

The plans above allowed us as a group to discuss which plan would be the best for are main task of making the first 2 minutes to a teen horror movie. As a group we discussed the conventions thats occur in most teen horror films. We also discussed miss-en-scene, location and the plot of the film for all of the ideas. We then came up with the chose that we are going to use a lumber jack to be are killer   and that we are going to have the characters as being teenagers where they are doing D of E, which allows the audience to have a connection with the characters. 

The picture below is the evidence of are group having a group discussion about which idea to pick and why that one would be the best. 

When planning are 60 second pitch we had to think about a production company name, we came up with 'Black Widow Productions'. We also had to come up with a working title 'The Lumberjack'. 

Research : The Importance Of Sound In Horror Films

Sound is a vital element to any film genre, the sound is what connects to the audience it is what makes the audience feel a certain way. The sound within in a film is what creates the atmosphere. In particular for a Horror Film the music is what build the tension or suspense. If a Horror Film was to just have diegetic sound then the film will not have the same effect upon the audience, this is why non-diegetic sound within any film is important.
Music may progressively build to signify that a dramatic event is about to happen or it may be upbeat to lighten the mood. 
Horror films rely heavily in sound clips to create a scary scene. Music plays a main role in a horror film because it immediately sets the tone for a certain scene. Before the actor says anything the audience knows what their fate is going to be based on the type of music that is playing in the background. The music sets the tone but it does not give away what will happen in the following events. The music must never distract the audience from the scene but intensify the visuals so that the viewer experiences fear and anxiety on a much deeper level. There are several musical cues that indicate to the viewer what is going to happen in the upcoming scene. A longer musical buildup suggests that a big event is just around the corner. A rapid sequence might suggest stress or panic, making the audience feel anxious.

For example, if you was to watch the horror film from 1980 'The Shining' when a family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. With no non-diegetic sound then the film would not have the same effect upon the audience.

If you was to watch the clip below without the sound and then with the sound, it will make you feel very different, when watching it with the sound you become very anxious but without the sound you don't feel much because the sound does not have the same effect because a tone is not set by the music. 







Justin Zagri is a film maker and he has produce a video with an example showing the difference between the same piece of footage without non-diegetic and with non-dieget sound to show the different effects it has upon the audience.


The use of sound in a horror film is important to the success from this form of media product. in certain films such as Psycho, Jaws, The Shining etc can elevate the film to such a iconic level that the sound instantly identifies the film.

Some filmmakers are now using infrasound to induce fear in audiences. These extreme bass waves or vibrations have a frequency below the range of the human ear.

Low frequency sounds are thought to have created fear in Paranormal Activity. While we may not be able to hear infrasound, it has been demonstrated to induce anxiety, extreme sorrow, heart palpitations and shivering.

This research will benefit me because when it comes to my filming I will ensure I record certain sounds such as a scream of the girl when she is about to be killed by the lumber jack. Also the sound of when the lumberjack is coming toward the two characters, so when filming I will get the sound of an axe cutting through as he is walking towards them. This will help me make a more effective film opening because of the diegetic sound that I have filmed my self, to create more tension for the audience. 

Research : The Importance Of Opening Titles

The first thing we had to do was watch a brief video of the history of the art of titles. This then gave me an idea of the different types of titles used for different film genres. I  then watched the opening credits to Se7en and when watching this I had to stop every time a new title came up I paused the video and wrote the time of when it was on the screen and then wrote the title in the format it is presented. I then watched the opening again but this time without sound this was so I could write down all the visual elements of the opening. I then had to watch it over again but this time I did not watch the opening I just listened I wrote down all the sounds I could hear. Then lastly I watched the opening for a final time and looked at the typography of how the titles came up, for example if they was capitalised, bold etc.

This is the opening credits to the film Se7en which I have used to look at titles to see how effective they are for when I produce my main task.

This is a video of the history of Title design.



From going through this process I have learnt that Title design is very effective on the audience because the audience can tell a lot about the film through the titles. The ways in which the titles is formatted has an effect on the audience, for example if the title is wrote in blood then they are going to know this film is going to have blood in. I have also learnt that the elements of sound within the opening to a film is effective to the audience because the non diegetic sound and diegetic sound will change the way the audience feels about the film. By doing this I have also learnt that the visual elements of an opening to a film has the most effect upon the audience because this is what the audience is paying the most attention to. So when producing my own opening to a teen horror movie I need to ensure that the visual elements of the opening are effective enough to ensure my audience keep watching. 

Research Essay : Codes and Conventions of Existing Horror Films

When you watch a teen horror genre, there are codes and conventions that are related to the specific genre. The two types of codes are technical and symbolic:

Technical codes in a horror film include things such as a camera shots, angles and movements, lighting, titles, editing and non diagetic sound and diagetic sound. The technical codes cover the technical aspects of filmmaking and creating a piece of moving image.

Symbolic codes in a horror film include the main elements of mise-en-scene within a film. There are many different aspects of mise-en-scene such as, costume, make-up, setting and props. For example if the leading man in the film is wearing a bright shirt and acting a fool, the audience will make assumptions about his character and traits. The audience does this because of the symbolic value attached to the clothing and the makeup.

Conventions take a big part within what attracts and audience to view a horror film:  Conventions are the things which are seen by the audience and are expected by the audience when watching a specific and certain genre. For example a common convention in a teen horror film is there being no signal at the point of the character needing signal, or another convention is the character being in a secluded environment.

Three films that represent similar aspects to a teen horror movie are: Wrong turn, Dead Wood and Dead Marry. All three opening use the same convention of having female victim who is dependent on a male. In ‘Dead Mary’, represents the female waiting in the car alone in a secluded environment. This character is represented as a vulnerable character as there is no sign of help.  The director then reinforces her vulnerability through the convention of the radio having no signal and her phone having no signal as well. This shows the limited source of contact and communication this then shows her isolation from any safety. After the audience are shown her vulnerability her male companion then returns with the fuel for the car, this shows that she relies on him, because it was him that went and got the petrol and she stayed there waiting for him to come and save her. This is also shown in ‘Dead Wood’ when the girl comes out of her tent, as her male companion has been dragged down into the bank. But then she starts to call his name showing that she needs him to be safe, this is because she is shown to the audience as a vulnerable character and the male is seen to be the brave one. For the opening of ‘Wrong Turn’ there is similar convention throughout.  The female character is represented as the weaker character because she is struggling to climb up the rocks, whereas the male climbs up with no struggle. However, the audience could see his character as showing off and confident. Throughout horror movies the female is often displayed as more vulnerable and weaker to the male characters in the opening.  All teen horror films use similar conventions because the audience expects to see these things within the film; this is because the conventions used seem to be the most realistic to the audience. Also the characters are used in a certain way so that the audience can connect to them through their roles within the film.

Through the symbolic codes of mise-en-scene of costumes and make up all three women in these opening seem to be very exposed through their clothing.  For example, in ‘Dead Mary the female is wearing a dress that is blue, however she is not wearing any shoes whilst she is in the car waiting. This represents that she does not believe anything is going to happen, and she believes that she is not going to have to get away from any danger.  Then in ‘Dead Wood’ when the female comes out of the tent she is wearing a black knee length skirt which has a split down the front and the back, so the first thing that the audience see of this character is her legs. She is also wearing heeled boots which shows that she does not have much experience with camping and being in the woods. The audience would judge her character through the clothes that she is wearing, so because they have seen her male companion being dragged down they could not see her as an easy target for the murder. Then lastly in ‘Wrong Turn’ the female character is also exposed, even though she is wearing appropriate clothing for what she is doing. Her clothing is still exposing because she is just wearing a sports bra and latex shorts as these clothes do not offer much physical protection for this character. This is because throughout teen horror films they use similar symbolic codes to represent female characters as weaker than the males in the film through their costumes.

Research : Codes and Conventions Of Horror Films

What are codes?


Codes are signs that create a meaning through out the film. These codes can be divided into two categories technical and symbolic.


Symbolic codes show what is happening under the surface of what the eye see's. This code is usually seen through aspects of Mise-En-Scene. For example, a characters actions show how the character is feeling, and a characters clothing can be decoded to help the audience understand what type of person the character is. Certain props have suggestions or connotations that can be de-coded by the audience.


Technical codes is all ways that equipment is used to tell the story in a media text. For example camera angles, camera movements and camera shots within a film, this is also how the shots are edited together, or the use of non-diegetic sound and diegetic sound. Some codes can fit into both categories, for example non-diegetic sound is both technical and symbolic codes.



What are conventions?


Conventions are the general way of doing something. There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of quotes in a article, or the use of no signal in a horror movie. Conventions are also genre specific.


How codes and conventions apply in media studies:


Codes and Conventions are used together in any study of genre. There is not enough to discuss about  technical codes used such as camera work because without saying how this code or convention is conventionally used in a genre. For example, the technical code of lighting is used in some way in film genres. Lighting is a convention of the horror genre and is used of side and back lighting this is used in this way to create mystery and suspense.

Research : Analysing Codes and Conventions In Existing Teen Horror Films

History of Horror Films.

Introduction To Main Task