Conventions of my Genre

What is my Genre?
     - Thriller/Sci Fi

What are the Conventions of Our Genre?


Music:
     Orchestral
   - Loud and Quiet Sounds
   - High and Low Sounds
   - Eerie and Mysterious
   - Audience become Uncomfortable


Editing:
    Slow Paced
   - Shots can LINGER on the screen
   - Audience get nervous here
   - Tension is built up in the scene
   - Montage or continuity Editing can be used!


Shot Types:
    Extreme Close Ups
   - There is no way you want the audience to know what is happening straight away
   - Gives only clues
   - Creates that sense of Mystery


Mise-En-Scene:
    Dark and Low Key
   -  Low Key Lighting
   - Creepy and Ominous
   - Disfigured Evil Character(s)
   - The clothes are dark too, no sense of light or bright colours