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CONVENTIONS - TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF SOMETHING OR ASPECT OF WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT. E.G - Company logo, setting, titles, directors name, introducing main characters

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CONVENTIONS - TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF SOMETHING OR ASPECT OF WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT.

E.G - Company logo, setting, titles, directors name, introducing main characters

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Information about the

story & PlotNarrative

Different Genres

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HORROR & THRILLER

HORRORS

In horrors there is usually a lot of gore and you would possibly have derelict houses, woods, graveyard, death, gore and the majority of the time its link to someone being murdered or a mystery.

THRILLERS In thrillers they usually leave you with a full of question marks(not 

straight forward). In thrillers they can be an abduction, killer, stalker, it has a lot more suspense, it makes you jump and make you feel thrilled leaves you at the edge of your seat and finally there is usually a twist included. its mainly based around 'CRIME' . Thrillers are usually set in an urban environment, thrillers are associated with puzzle, mystery and enigmas.

EDITING (TERMINOLOGY)

Continuity - cutting shots tells a story with narrative continuity.  180 degree eye line - realism smooth  flow from shot to shot   Special effects - further manipulates the mise en scene = visual information you get 

from a scene.  Transitions - straight cut flow > realism Shot duration, pace & rhythm Shot selection & order - connection & emphasis ( juxtaposition)   (two shots together) = screen time Continuity - parallel editing - convey the impression that two or more events occurring 

simultaneously often used to build tension.  Montage Editing - giving information in a compressed way.  Short shot duration - conveys > action & urgency.  Long shot duration -conveys > intensity & intimacy within the narrative.  Editing - controls what information we get & get in.  Ellipses - compression of time - narrative device