Shark model is where the film has a shock opening where there is lots of action. The model is split into 3 parts; the bite, the body and the tail. Which is the three parts of the narrative. The bite is used to hook the viewer in immediately, in a horror the film there will be something scary happening straight away. Some films which use the shark bite model are; pineapple express, from dusk 'til dawn, apocalypse now, inglorious basterds, the descent, creep and jaws

Narrative film idea for a horror adhering to Todorov

How will the story start?

In my horror film five teenagers drive out to the woods for a camping trip. All is going well until nightfall when they hear screaming from deeper into the woods. They decide to investigate and are horrified to find a shack with dead bodies in. They decide to try and escape and leave the woods, however on return to their vehicle they find that it has disappeared along with all their belongings.

What is the threat?

Cannibals, who're killing for fun as well as food.

Where are they?

woods

How do they go missing?

they are taken by the cannibals in the woods

Why and how does she survive ?

She survives because one of her friends sacrificed themselves so she could escape, she finds her way to a road and is picked up by a passing car.

An Education.

From the poster you can tell that the film is a romance between Peter Sargaard and Carey Mulligan, the characters are laid together by a river, their position shows how close they are to each other, she is blatantly much younger than he is. So he has probably taken her the to city in the background (paris). The only indication that this film is not set in the present day is the more traditional way that the man is dressed, however he could have also been somewhere formal, but the way that they are laid by a river shows that this is probably one of many suits and not his best.

Questions on genre

1. What is meant by the term 'genre'?

A loose set of criteria for categorising film/music/books.

A set of themes.

2. Give one example of a film genre and list the typical codes and conventions for that genre.

Horror - closes ups, POV shots, shrill violin sounds, atmospheric, dark, blood, weapons (blunt, handheld etc)

3. Take your favourite film, or a film you have recently watched. State the genre of the film and explain some of the codes and conventions used that make it recognisable as belonging to the genre stated.

The good the bad and the ugly - western

It features all the typical images you expect to see in a western, cowboy hats, horses, handguns, desert landscapes...

The film also features technical aspects usually associated with this genre, over the shoulder shots (for standoffs/duels), close ups on hands and eyes to create tension.