First Task

List of Film Genres:

• Horror
• Thriller
• Action
• Adventure
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Romance
• Comedy
• Cartoon
• Rom-Com
• Drama
• Periodic
• Musical
• Indie

Conventions of a horror/thriller film:

• The story-line is usually about the supernatural, possession, murderers or monsters
• Always set in dark places/dark scenes 
• Urban areas with dark alleyways or set in a remote, isolate location e.g. the desert, small village 
• Places with 'dark' history e.g. abandoned houses
• Camera work can be used in an unnatural way, like fast paced shots and shaking or POV shots from the killers/monsters etc.
• Sometimes the camera angle is handheld e.g. The Blair Witch Project
• Colours like black and red are used very often,as they can symbolize fear, blood and hell, etc.
• Props that are very common are weapons such as chainsaws, knives, firearms.
• Symbols like religious iconography, supernatural iconography and 
• Lighting is usually dark, shadowy and leaves an audience in suspense.
• Character types; a main protagonist (main victim/hero), villains (monster, murderer, creepy children or dolls, mutated people, etc.), stupid/immoral people tend to die first.
• Themes; supernatural, slasher, depression, mental illness, nightmares, zombie, insanity, religion, demonic, revenge.

What is suspense?

Suspense is when you feel anxious, excited or nervous about something that may or may not happen. In horror films, uncertain camera angles like shadowing and following one particular character, again someone that doesn't know what is going to happen. Music can also give a lot of tension and suspense, low tones and irregular patterns to make things more excitable.