Codes and Conventions of a Horror (Tilly Trinder)

CODES AND CONVENTIONS: They can be separated into three groups; technical (camera technique & shots), symbolic (clothing, objects & colours)and written and audio (music etc). This combined, gives the text meaning and determines the response of the viewer - Answers.com

- Visual:
• Isolated settings
• Violence (Blood, Gore, Killing, Death)
• Villain (antagonist) – monsters, ghosts etc.
• Victim (protagonist)
• Weapons (Chainsaw, knife etc)
• Bad weather (Darkness, storms etc)

- Audio :
• Eerie music
• Rock music (Heavy, Metal, Punk)
• Screams
• Footsteps
• Animals