The genre we have chosen for our opening sequence is horror however as the theorist Robert Stam suggested the genre of a film is difficult to define as films may fall into more than one. Our film is going to include elements of thriller and romance but we will mainly be representing the horror genre. Rick Altmans suggested two facots, semantic and synaptic elements, show what genre something is so using sounds, characters, lighting, and credits along with the contrast of emotions will help communicate the horror genre.
The most obvious way we will be conveying the horror genre is through the sound. We will be using a mixture hyperbolic, non-diegetic and diegetic sounds throughout our opening sequence. This will create tension and an eerie atmosphere that is conventional to a horror genre.
Another way we will be communicating the horror genre is through the characters. The main character will be represented as mysterious which will create narrative enigmas within the audience making them want to watch on. Additionally using a unrevealed killer is conventional to a horror genre so when filming the murder seen the character will be in all black and will disappear without identity.
Low key lighting and a contrast of light are conventional to a horror genre so using these in our opening sequence will hide the scene making the audience unaware of what's going on and feel tense on the front of their seats.
The credits we are planning to use are simple yet effective. A bold one colour large font is conventional in a horror films so using a white or black font will stand out from the background making it aware to the audience.
Using these conventions in our opening sequence makes the audience build up fear and feel the tension set by the film which will make them want to carry on watching it.
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