This is the title of our film "Stockholm Syndrome" this is a typical convention of a thriller film. This is due to the red of the title, which possesses the connotations of blood and danger. Also the font of the title is called "Hacked" it's a disjointed font, that holds the typical conventions of something that is deformed and disturbed. However the contrast of the two colours (white and red ) could be seen as challenging the forms of a stereotypical thriller. This is because most thrillers stick to one colour that gives the sense of consistency and structure, however we decided too chose two different colours because it represents the distance of the two character; therefore it complements the narrative perfectly.
This shot gives an idea of that the location was like, it was a spacious forest with many hidden paths and it was isolated from any built areas. By choosing a forest as a location, it fits into the category of a stereotypical thriller. This is due to the forest being creepy, still and dark, also gives eerie atmosphere. Additionally it is conventional as it has similar settings to horror films such as 'Cabin In The Wood', 'Friday the 13th' and 'The Evil Dead'; therefore it makes our opening look more realistic and professional. However the lighting on the day was unconventional as it was a bright sunny day, and usually the lighting is dim and dreary. However we added an effect on the footage to give it a dark hue.
The costume we used, was ordinary minimalistic which is often used in a stereotypical horror film. Additionally this is because it makes the audience identity more with the character, which makes the film more scary and realistic. Also this costume fits into the typical attire that a character wears from a horror film, as i made the costume dirty with mud it made it seem more intense and questions the audience; to were the narrative might lead. For the male character his costume was dark colours with sunglasses, which detaches him from the audience, therefore highlighting his power and villainous role. This is a typical attire for a villain, as black connotes death and danger; which leads the audience to automatically fearful of him.
Throughout our film we captured the footage from many different angles that are often used in horror films. The typical horror film shots and angles, are low angle shots (to make the characters more dominant), point of view shot ( makes the audience feel like its them- intensifies the scariness) and close ups ( to see the fear in the characters face.) For our opening we have used all of those shots, which is allows the footage to be a typical form of a horror. Additionally this is an example of a low angle shot, which emphasis's the creepiness of the tree's and could also be interpreted as a point of view shot. Finally for the editing we have done fast paced shots, which is a typical convention of a horror/ thriller film; as it multiplies the scariness. However there is small parts of are opening that presents slow motion, which is normally presented in action films. However we chose to embed it because it emphasis what's going on and the significance of that element of the opening.
This is the inter titles of the film, they are typical convention of a horror film due to the colour red; which connotes danger and death. Furthermore the placement of the inter titles is to the right at the bottom, this is not a convention of typical horror film. They are normally placed in the middle of the footage, as it promotes the actors and crew. However we challenged this convention, as we thought the inter titles were better suited on the left because then all of the attention will be on the content of the film.
The opening of the film starts with the protagonist running frantically in the woods, which hints to the audience that the narrative is about a girl trying to escape from something. The hinting of the opening is a typical convention of a horror, as it grabs the audiences attention and it allows them to guess the rest of the narrative. Additionally running is a typical convention of a character in a horror, as it has the connotations of someone running. However as the opening of our film is a flash forward in the narrative of the film, its not a typical convention of a horror film; as its a non-linear structure. Although this is challenges the conventions, we decided to put this in to add our own spin on typical horror film as it introduces something new and creative, to the audience.
The protagonist is a girl, she is being introduces as a afraid, frail girl who as been through something tragic. This is represented through the way she displays her emotions of her face, the expression is panic and something is terrifying her. This is a typical character for a horror film, a young girl whom is represented as weak and needs to be saved. This screenshots shows the character on the floor, which represents how she has no power compared to the character is fearful of. Additionally the character is also an 'ordinary' girl, which is a typical convention as it allows the audience to identify with her, which makes the narrative more reliable and realistic. The other character we have used is a mysterious man, who is wearing dark colours. He is introduces as a villain, as he is driving a fast car with blacked out windows. This is a typical convention, as the darkness surrounding his character emphasis's that he is the one the audience should be fearful of. Furthermore horror films often use a mysterious man, to keep the audience guessing what his role is in the narrative.
Throughout our opening we used a different number of special effects to add a dynamic element to the footage. However the special effects we did use challenged the conventions of a typical horror film. For a clip of the footage we used slow motion on a fall, which is typically used in action films to emphasis the performance. Additionally we did this to make the footage more creative and emphasis the fall. Another special effect we demonstrated is we speeded up the car to make it seem like it was going at fast speed; as we were unable to drive a car extremely fast. Although this also challenges the conventions we did this so the car speed suites the narrative better, which built up tension for the atmosphere. However we did use a typical effect on adding an visual effect on the footage, to make the lighting dim and dreary which better suited the narrative and genre.
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