What do we mean by cinematic
story and form?
Codes and conventions of a screen story
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Working with a partner, write down the codes and conventions you
would expect in a horror film – giving examples from horror films – and a
romantic comedy. Make clear distinctions between the two genres.
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The colour red
to connote blood.
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Black and grey
to connote dullness and shadows which could be a bit scary.
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Shocking scenes
which creates a jump scare to the audience.
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Spooky music
which creates tensions towards the jump scares.
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Gory scenes
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Possessed
characters
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Supernatural
characters
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Creepy, crawly
things
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Darkness
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Fear of death
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Scary places
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Suspense
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Lightning and
thunder
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Fear of the
unusual
Romantic
comedy
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Places which
are seen as romantic; New York, Paris, Vienna, London, Rome, Prague.
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Two people who
fall in love with each other but aren’t allowed to be together due to
particular differences
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Red connoting
love
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White connoting
purity
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Look at the script of the original Alien film in class. How does the
script compare to the finished product? Is the tension and atmosphere
apparent in the script? How do they convey it on screen?
Script (ctrl+F and search for the word terminate) http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/alien_shooting.html
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The difference between the clip and the script is the wording in the
script. Ash says “I don't know. At the
moment the creature is keeping him alive. If we remove it we might terminate
Kane...” however in the actual clip they shortened his lines and made him say
“could kill him2 instead. I think they did this so they scenes do not become
boring as they could lose focus from their audience. – It is important that
the director tries to keep the focus of the audience at all times otherwise
people tend to lose focus and will not be bothered to watch the rest of the
film meaning they’ll get a bad response on it and low figures in the box
office.
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Now, watch the opening scenes from It Follows. Then, read the script
for it and compare how the script and the film look and feel. What are the
differences? What are the similarities?
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  Although there are some scenes which seem to be
different within the movie the opening scene. Follows the script until the
moment the woman is brutally killed by ‘It’. Costumes are also changed such
as Annie’s heels. In the script Annie is described to be wearing red pumps
but in the movie she’s seen wearing red heels.
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Reading the article on Moodle called “What do we mean by cinematic
story and form?” what is the purpose of a screenplay? Who performs the
screenplay?
What does it mean to make a story ‘in the cut’?
Why is a screenplay described as an external form? What does this
mean?
What does David Mamet describe as the three elements of a screenplay?
Explain them in your own words.
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