We have watched two classic horror movies, 'Scream' and 'Halloween', with the aim to find recurring or iconic codes and conventions within them.
- An initial introduction into 'normal'/socially accepted daily life.
- A grotesque or unexplained death, with the murderer either known or unknown.
- Teenagers/youths in an iscolated setting, either physically or just 'home alone'.
- Enigmatic phone calls or other form of communication.
- An iscolated, vulnerable victim
- A killer that does not die successfully (leaving ending of the film open for speculation/sequels)
British Drama
We have watched two British Drama films with different ‘feels’ – Trainspotting and Four Weddings and a Funeral - to find the common factors within them.
- Smoking and drinking
- Violence
- Regional dialect
- British scenery – for example Big Ben
- The typical British sense of humour –Dry jokes, swearing
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