USED: IN OUR POSTER WE FOLLOWED THE MAJORITY OF CONVENTIONS THAT APPEAR IN REAL HORROR MEDIA CONTENT SUCH AS THE STAR FILM RATINGS, TITLE ETC.
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DEVELOPED: IN OUR FINAL PIECE WE DEVELOPED THE MAIN IMAGE BY ADDED EFFECTS MAKING THE IMAGE LOOK MORE SINISTER.
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CHALLENGED: IN OUR FINAL POSTER I CHALLENGED THE ORDINARY CONVENTIONS OF A HORROR FILM POSTER BY ADDING 2 TEXTURES OVER THE MAIN IMAGE GIVING A MORE SINISTER EFFECT.
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USED: IN OUR FINAL MAGAZINE WE USED THE EXPECTED CONVENTIONS SUCH AS COVER LINES, THE MAIN COVERLINE, SELLING LINE ETC.
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DEVELOPED: I OUR FINAL MAGAZINE WE DEVELOPED THE CONVENTIONS BY ADDING A PROMOTION SECTION 'FREE POSTER INSIDE' .
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CHALLENGED: IN OUR FINAL MAGAZINE WE CHALLENGED THE ORDINARY CONVENTIONS BY ADDING MORE THAN ONE TEXTURE OVER THE MAIN IMAGE.
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SPLATTER : SPLATTER FILMS ARE A SUB-GENRE OF HORROR FILMS THAT DELIBERATELY FOCUS ON GRAPHIC PORTRAYALS OF GORE AND GRAPHIC VIOLENCE. THESE FILMS USUALLY VIA SPECIAL EFFECT, DISPLAY A FASCINATION WITH THE VULNERABILITY OF THE HUMAN BODY AND THE THEATRICALITY OF ITS MUTILATION.
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SLASHER : SLASHER FILMS ARE A SUB-GENRE OF HORROR FILMS, TYPICALLY INVOLVING A VIOLENT PSYCHOPATH STALKING AND MURDERING SEVERAL PEOPLE, USUALLY WITH BLADED TOOLS.
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ANOTHER VERY COMMON CONVENTION FOR ANTAGONISTS IN LETHAL KILLER WEAPON WHICH LEAVES SCENES VERY BLOODY AND TEARS PROTAGONISTS APART.
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WE USED A SYMBOLIC STAFF WITH A SKULL HEAD AND RED EMERALDS AS EYES TO REPRESENT WEALTH AND DEATH. THIS IS A CONVENTION IN SLASHER FILMS AS IT USED ALSO USED AS A MURDER WEAPON.
SLASHER/SPLATTER FILMS NORMALLY HAVE MASKED KILLERS AS PART OF THEIR CONVENTION
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EXAMPLES WITHIN REAL MEDIA TEXT |
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS THAT ARE SLASHERS AND SHARE THE CONVENTIONAL IDEA OF HAVING A MASKED KILLER WITH A LETHAL WEAPON IN HAND.
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IN THE FILM FRIDAY THE 13TH WE HAVE THE ANTAGONIST WEARING SOME CONSTRUCTIVE WORK CLOTHING THAT LOOKS AS IF IT WAS SET ON FIRE WITH A SKI MASK AND A LARGE LETHAL MACHETE. IN THIS FILM WE HAVE THE ANTAGONIST HOLDINGS CHAINSAW WHICH HE USES TO TEAR ALL HS VICTIMS TO SHREDS. COMPLEMENTED WITH A SUIT AND TIE - QUITE SIMILAR TO THE LOOK WE WAS GOIN FOR WITH OUR ANTAGONIST.
IN THE SCARY MOVIE THEY USE THE FAMOUS ANTAGONIST KNOWN AS THE SCREAM WHO WEARS A LONG BLACK GOWN AND A WHITE MASK WITH THE EXPRESSION OF A SCREAMING PERSON HOLDING A DANGER/HUNTER KNIFE. |
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IN THIS SECTION I WILL BE DEMONSTRATING THE SIMILARITIES SOME OF MY CHARACTERS SHARE WITH CHARACTERS FROM THE REAL MEDIA TEXT ' SCARY MOVIE'.
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'SHORTY' PLAYS THE ROLE OF A VERY FUNNY AND EASILY FRIGHTENED CHARACTER, NOT TAKING SERIOUSLY BY THE REST OF HIS CREW.
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'RAYRAY' PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE COOL KID THAT GETS ALL THE GIRLS AND COMES ACROSS AS THE 'BAD BOY'.
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'THE SCREAM' PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE ANTAGONIST WHO IS VERY BLOOD THIRSTY BUT QUITE SUTTLE AT THE SAME TIME.
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'BRENDA'S' IS DEPICTED TO BE A VERY FIESTY AND HANDS ON WOMAN WHO IS NOT SCARED TOF FIGHT FOR HER LIFE.
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SHORTY'S CHARACTER RESEMBLES 'TAYLOR LONGS' AS HE IS VERY TIMIDE AND ALSO EASILY INTIMIDATED.
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'STEVE KNIGHTS' CHARACTER CORRELATES WITH RAYRAY'S VERY WELL AS HE IS SEEN AS THE GANGSTER OUT OF THE CONTESTANTS WHO DOESNT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
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'THE HOSTS' CHARACTER RESEMBLES THAT OF THE SCREAMS AS HE IS A MASS KILLER BUT HE HANDLES HE OPERATIONS VERY SMOOTHLY.
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'PATRICA' IS QUITE SIMILAR TO BRENDA AS SHE IS VERY CHEEKY AND MANIPULATES OTHER CHARACTERS FOR HER OWN SURVIVAL.
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