Conventions

       In my film, the conventions that I picked out from other film openings was the incidental music, children, and eerie lighting.

       The incidental music occurs in every horror film opening, it immediately gives the audience an idea of how the whole movie is going to go.

       Of all the research I did, about 4 out of 5 of them involved the use of child actors. Children are always considered innocent and pure since they haven't experienced the bad and corrupt parts of society. People are always protective of them, so when a child is being hunted or murdered, it scares the audience because they know there is nothing they can do to help. 

       The eerie lighting also plays a major role in any horror movie. In all of the horror movie openings I watched, all had dark lighting and dim colors. The more vivid the colors, the more safe and good the image feels.

       My film does not represent issues in society today, the film is meant to entertain the targeted audience and give them a thrill. The targeted audience are teenagers and young adults. The film would not be meant for children because of the gory scenes and adult themes.