assingment 1: genre and subgenre
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ASSIGNMENT 1: GENRE AND SUB GENRE
By Marcus Ball & Phillip Hopkins
SUB GENRE:ZOMBIE
3 FILMS
2004 1992 2002
PLOTThe outbreak begins with 1 affected victim, the victim then bites An unaffected person, this happens in a chain reaction until multiple people are affected apart from a small isolated group of protagonists who have to kill the zombies to survive.
CHARACTER TYPES
-thousands of affected people-Hordes of zombies
Dawn of the dead28 days later
Braindead
- Unaffected people/protagonists -Small isolated group of protagonists -Don't want to kill zombies but have to in order to survive
Dawn of the dead
Zombies:
Unaffected people:
SETTING-Urban yet deserted area-Place of interest (‘mall’)
28 days later
MUSIC/SOUND-eerie tones to make the audience feel uncomfortable -music in a crescendo to create the effect of intensity.-high pitched sounds added to music to unease the audience
CAMERA/SPECIAL EFFECTS
- Camera isn't steady, to show uneasiness.- Close ups to show zombie features.- Screaming sounds to portray terror.- Sounds made louder to exaggerate what's
happening, e.g. Eating of a human.
Braindead
Dawn of the dead
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE-The narrative is fast paced -There's a beginning where one persons affected-A middle where all but some are zombies-An end where the protagonists escape or kill all the zombies.
OTHER CONVENTIONS-Use of gory blood -Scenes of disgust -The editing has quick and fast cuts.
Braindead
Dawn of the dead