Codes and conventions in teen horror

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Jaws

When shown the opening five minutes of the famous film 'Jaws' by Steven Speilberg,you can see the classic codes and conventions that are associated with teen horror. 
Although this clip does not show the film from the very beginning, it shows  a vital part that a lot of different conventions within a Horror film. 
Five Key codes within a Horror film would be those such as:

• Sound effects
• Editing
• lighting
• How the characters express themselves and show their feelings though their actions
•  Music

Five key conventions within a Horror film would be those such as?

• A secluded location
• People get separated from each other
• Someone is killed within the first five minutes 
• Victims fall over 
• Characters are usually of a certain stereotypes 

These are the main codes and conventions that I saw in the opening to the film Jaws. I think that these codes and conventions appeared within the opening to this film as they want o make the audience feel full of adrenaline and know that they are in for a Horror film. By having lots of well known techniques within the opening of the film it creates an atmosphere that keeps the audience on edge and expecting more things to happen, it keeps them interested in what is happening by making a lot happen in a short amount of time. 

During this lesson I also found out the meaning of a Hybrid and Sub genre and the difference between them. A Hybrid, when talking about film media; is when two genres are mixed together. An example would be Comedy-Horror; such as Shaun of the Dead. Another would be  Rom-Com such a Bridget Jones's diary. A Sub-Genre is a when a genre is split into different categories. An example within the Horror genre would be: Slasher, Comedy, Supernatural and Teen.