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Page 1: Generic conventions (Horror & Comedy & Sci-Fi)

Abandoned House Graveyard

Intense Music

Dark places with people alone

Darkness

Meat Cleaver

Screaming

Knives Crime Scenes Police

Creepy Fonts

Supernatural Creatures

Death/Dead bodies

Creepy Child

• Jump Shots• Vivid Sound Effects

Crying family & Friends

Woman who needs help and man who helps her

Childish Drunk Teenagers

Blood

Something Broken (e.g. Car, Phone)

Creepy ManBlack Cat or creepy animal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMoiNyyXSwU

Trailer that shows creepy cuts and reveals nothing

Page 2: Generic conventions (Horror & Comedy & Sci-Fi)

Drunk People A BabyAn animal

A Funny/popular actor

A group of women(usually in 20’s or 30’s)

Unintelligent/immature man or teen with a bad

job or no job

“good looking” woman which every

guy wantsOver emotional actors/actresses

Exagerated acting(Body language)

Parody of a horror moviehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNLb4t9xgNM

Dumb & Dumber Trailer*Jim Carrey, exagerated acting,

unintelligent men

Character symbols in the title on cover

Bad Jokes/punch lines

…..

Bright Colours(blue and yellow

Are used a lot)

Sound Effects At a school

(mostly during day)

Page 3: Generic conventions (Horror & Comedy & Sci-Fi)

http://www.freesfx.co.uk/soundeffects/horror_sci-fi/

Space Setting

Rocket

Lasers

Aliens Siler/Metal objects

Vibrant Colours

Wide range of different races and species

Spaceship

High Technological advance

Abstract Outfits

Sci-Fi Sound Effects