Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Conventions of Horror Genre + Target Audience

Conventions of a horror film
  • Isolated location
  • Dark shadowy lighting
  • Female victim
  • Disruption of normality
  • An introduction to a typically normal day
  • Mysterious deaths
  • Creepy font on credits
  • Typical American teenagers e.g. Jocks, Cheerleaders
Target audience of a horror film

The target audience of a horror film would usually be males aged 16-24. They would usually watch it to feel fear and excitment. Horror films usually promote violence and gore which is what men want to see in a film, whereas women would prefer to watch something more comedic or romantic. People would normally watch a horror film in a social envirnoment with friends. Teenagers normally would watch a horror film because the main protagonists in a horror film are mainly naive teenagers which they can relate to. Teenagers in a horror film would usually be a prime target of serial killers and psychopaths.









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