CODES AND CONVENTIONS - elements that are typical in a genre.
Having researched and analysed title sequences from the genre Horror/Thriller, I have concluded that there are many codes and conventions within them. One aspect I noticed within the three title sequences, was the editing. In horror/thriller films, when it comes to editing and effects, one that is commonly used is twitches and blurring. This aspects causes the illusion of uncertainty and fear. The blurring aspects also creates the illusion of blindness, making the audiences feel anxious as they are "blind" to what will happen next. This along with calming music that comes off as creepy considering the circumstances create fear. A major aspect that is featured in all horror/thriller films is the building of tension. This can be done in two ways. One way is through the speeding up of scenes, dovetailing into one another quickly or the slowing down of scenes. Each method makes the audience feel unaware of what is next to come. Also precise colours are used with connotations such a death, murder, mystery. These colours being red, black and white. Another typical aspect of horror/thriller films are the use of sudden sound, to shock the audience and also to confuse them. Often there will be sudden screams, crashes etc that most of the time is not affiliated with the current scene, this once again causes audience to become bewildered, anxious and quite frightened.
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