Openings of 3 films-Prom night

I have now completed the 3 entire film analysis which has helped me realise the key codes and conventions of most horror films:
I have now done an analysis of my 3 films to see if there was any Key Generic Codes and Conventions used throughout the film which were similar through out the horror films. The films i analyzed where all  15 horror which is more relevant for my audience profile and product

The 3 films i chose were

Jeepers Creepers

Prom Night

The Ring

Key Generic Codes and Conventions used throughout the film are:

 

·        Dark/low key lighting when the villain is present or hiding to show he is present

·        Trapped setting where the villain would hide and small locked places to keep his victims from running to create a sense of thrilling ness because there no escape

·        Props used such as a knife, blood, mobile, drink and gun are all iconic images that help identify this horror genre.

·        Villain wears black or very dark clothing and hides his face which hides is identify which makes it chilling because you don’t know who the killer is until the end which as suspense

·        The non-diegetic sound at the beginning is played when the villain is present which is very high pitch and soft violins which adds a sense of eerie to that character. Hearing the creepy non-diegetic sound when the villain is present, helps the audience identify him aswell as knowing he’s coming

 

The Narrative Structure

The narrative structure is very non-lineal because it shows flashback’s of her past which helps shows the depth of the film story line. It helps let the audience understand about the character more. The narrative structure is separated to follow a pattern which helps tell the equilibrium.

Equilibrium- 3 years ago Donna returned home to find her brother and father dead, Disruption- her former teacher killed her mother in front of her, Realization- the murder gets caught and put behind bars,

Equilibrium- she’s now living with her aunt and is getting ready to attend their senior prom, Disruption- they learn that Fenton has escaped from prison and warns Donna's aunt and uncle that he’s after Donna. Equilibrium- Donna is at prom with all her friends unaware of this, Disruption- The killer kills all her friends in the hotel rooms, Realization- police catch the killer and Donna escapes but all her friends are dead

 

The disruptions within the narrative are:

• Her former teacher killed her mother in front of her
• They learn that Fenton has escaped from prison and warns Donna's aunt and uncle that he’s after Donna.
• The killer kills all her friends in the hotel rooms

The disruptions through out the film are when the villain is present and when he has killed someone. This is quite common in a typical horror film

 

 

 

Key Scenes that help to forge the narrative

• Donna returns home to find her brother and father dead, she hides under her bed and sees her formal teacher kill her mother in front of her
• Nightmare about the night
• Donna is now living with her Aunt and is getting ready for her senior prom
• All her friends arrive at her house and take a limousine to the prom
• Police hear that the killer as escaped from prison and warns Donna aunt and uncle
• Fenton arrives at the hotel disguised and takes a room next to Donna floor and kills the maid to get the master key
• Claire has a fight with her boyfriend and goes up to her room with Donna to calm down.
• Claire is alone and she hears noise and she sees Fenton and she is stabbed and killed
• Michael goes upstairs to find Claire, Fenton hides and then kills him
• Lisa bumps into Fenton in the elevator and realizes that it was Fenton runs off to warn Dona but after taking the stairs she is caught by Fenton and is chased in the basement and hides from him
• Fenton kills her
• Emergency alarm goes in the hotel but Donna goes back to room to get her mothers shawl and runs into Fenton
• Donna escapes from him and Winn discovers the body of the employee Fenton killed earlier.
• Donna returns home and finds her boyfriend bobby throat has been slit.
• She hides in the closet but bits his hands and tries to escape
• Fenton tries to hold her down but Donna kicks him off and Winn runs and shoots Fenton, killing him
• Donna cry’s over her boyfriends body and win tells her its over

 

Character types

Here are the characters I found that I could relate to props theorem of character types

·        Fenton= Villain

·        Donna=Princess (who needs to be saved from Fenton)

·        Winn=Hero (helps save Donna from Fenton by shooting him

·        Police=Donor (help give information on Fenton and lock him up)

·        Bobby= Donor ( Helps protect Donna by staying with her)

·        Mother= Helper (doesn’t tell Fenton when Donna is and helps Donna escape by not telling where she is

·        Lisa = Helper ( Helps the police know where Fenton is)