Script Practice

In todays lesson we looked at the book ' Tiny Ted' and then we made a script about it. T I N Y T E D Enid n Lisa

Trailer Se7en

There are codes and conventions which we look at in films to tell us what type of genre it is and possibly what it is about.
Codes are what you might individually analyse when looking at a text or a video. There are three types of codes and conventions ; techincal
symbolic and verbal. Convetions are something that they all share within that genre.


There are the three types of codes which are shown in the trailer. The technical code is all to do with the way a text is technically constructed.
An example of this in the video is the editing techniques and lighting. There are different types of shots which put together are fast paced shots.
This type of code is used when Bradd Pitt and Samuel L Jackson go on a search to find this criminal.The faced paced shot creates tension
and drama of what the film may be about , but also indicates to us that the characters are scared and vulnerable , fearing for the
We know this because the close up camera shot connotes to us how chaotic the events were.It also shows fear and anger. In addition , the lighting in the camera shot
is a very dark background which immediately tells us what type of genre the film is , as black connotes death , danger and mystery.

The second type of code is verbal. That is everything to do with language - either written or spoken. An example of this is the way the title is written. We know
this because of how the title and most of the words are written.
It may denote that maybe 7 people will die. Its almost like a mystery. You're not aware of the events that occur. The title denotes that the genre is a horror.
As the way the title is written , the impact of the title and the way all the words are written connotes to the readers that
a series of bad events will occur in the movie.

The third codes which is used to analyse films. Which is symbollic. This is where we analyse things like the costume , colours etc
A symbollic code in this video is the colours in the trailer overall. It denotes to us that there's fear and anger as i have previously mentioned.
We know this because of the specific chosen colours that they have chosen to be in the trailer.It connotes to us how the film is structured and gives us a clue
of how the film will be. Another symbollic code is the character's actions. This denotes how they react to things  and how they are.
It connotes to us more of how theyre feeling. Theyre actions reflect on how theyre feeling and how they express themselves throughout every scene.


One convention of the trailer which is a horror/thriller genre as theyre similar is the use of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Diegetic sound is sounds that the characters
in the scene can hear and non- diegetic is sounds that the characters cannot hear. An example of diegetic sound in the traielr was the screaming and screeching eerie sounds.
These are all the sounds you'd expect in a horror movie. The use of diegetic sound is used to create pace , tension and in a way tells us how the characters feel and
what they're experiencing also to make it realistic ; verismilitude.

Another convention in a typical horror film is that there is always a close ups of faces. This is also shown in the trailer of the woman who is kidnapped.
This connotes fear and also to show how the character is feeling to create suspension and a high level of tension. The woman in the trailer was dressed very little and
was wearing dark colours. She could be seen as the damsel in distress that needs saving , which is the stereotypical perception of woman in horror films.