Narrative And Technical Codes And Conventions Of The Killer's Kiss

Narrative Code/Conventions

Conventionally we use the colours of Black and Red within our opening to emphasize the happenings within the scene. The Colour black represents the dark surroundings that they are in and of the evil ways of dylsia. The colour red represents the blood that is going to be spilt and the antagonist’s trademark of a kiss she leaves on her victims.

Characters:

Dylsia Young - a female with long, wavy, brunette hair falling gracefully around her face with piercing deep hazel eyes and a complexion so warm and flawless, there is no doubt in any ones mind that she of course is intoxicatingly beautiful. Unconventionally a young girl is our killer, who preys on young boys which in this case will be seen as the vulnerable, innocent instead of the typical stereotype of being the antagonist.

Matt King - a male character with a worked out physique. Piercing blue eyes and soft tufted, mid length hair. With a tanned complexion and tall build.

Oliver Robinson - another male character, this time the victim of the killer. With blonde hair and blue eyes, his physical features connote a purity and innocence about him.

Settings:

- One killer’s bedroom dimly lit with candles. This is conventional in a thriller in having dark lit rooms to portray the thriller genre.

- The first street scene is in daylight. (Shows the juxtaposition of inside the bedroom with the outside of the street.)

The second street where Matt is running is shown as dimly lit, Showing the change from the scene is was in and the one he is about to enter.

Technical Code/Conventions

We use fast paced editing to create tension within the scene in addition to building suspense and an emotional connection with the audience.  However when we as the audience find the young man murdered we use slow motion changing the timing and pacing of a sequence in order to draw an emotional response from the audience.

The orchestral music we are going to use is unconventional to be used within a physiological thriller and conventional to be used in a horror thriller however it does create the same effect to the audience and what they would expect to see. It creates tension to the audience and confusion, which mimics the confusion that a physiological thriller makes within a film.

The camera angles we will use will create further meaning within the scene. High angles will show who is in power and low angles will show who is inferior. This will constantly be used alongside pattern and weighting positioning the killer to the left of the frame and the victim to the right. Playing on who has the power and indicates the change of power that will happen within the rest of the film.

The camera shots we will use will add more meaning, developing on the camera angles and pattern and weighting. We will use:

Establishing shots to show the audience the surroundings of the scene and lets them be familiar with the location, so that they feel they know the place a little more.

Close ups are used to show the expressions of fear on victims faces. Close ups will distinguish characters and convey their emotions.

Medium shots are relatively good in showing facial expressions but work well to show body language as well. We will use this shot to emphasize the body language rather than using the shot to show facial expressions. We will use the medium shot to show the body language of the victims however then will cut to close ups, which will then emphasize the facial expressions of characters.

Point of view from each characters perspective. The shot shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction. We will use this shot so that you can see each characters point of view and their intake on their role in the film.