Conventions of our genre

C

•  weak young girl, who is vulnerable and feeling alone.
•  guy who is drunk and quite sleazy,trying to chat up girl
•  often a warped strange character, who is usually the murderer
•  person who stands up or confronts the murder about his or her actions

M

• C - fairly everyday clothing
• L - low key or normal lighting
• A - normal looking. nothing unsual
• M - sweat, to make it look intense
• P - anything from guns and knives to a lamp
• S - dark,deserted place

I 

• blood
• forest
• Scary faces -cuts/scars/stitches

N 

• Tells the story
•  helps set the scene

T 

• Killings
• People getting attacked
• Blood and gore
• Twisted story

S

• Intense music
• Silence - to create suspense
• Loud noises - jumpy
• High pitch music