Saturday, 13 December 2008

How codes and conventions work

Codes and conventions are used together in any study of genre- it is not enough to discuss a technical code used such as camera work, without saying how it is conventionally used in a genre.

For example, the technical code of lighting is used in some way in all film genres. It is a convention of the horror genre that side and back lighting is used to create mystery and suspense- and integral part of any horror movie.

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