Codes and coventions

Codes – they are typically seen as guidelines of a typical film of the associated genre

Conventions – this is something you would typically expect to find on a certain genre

Codes are systems of signs which create meaning and conventions are the generally accepted way of doing something. Horror films generally have the same setting that connotes isolation and normally include little or no lighting to make the setting more intense. When props are used there is use of different props in different types of horror films; in ‘psychological’ horror there is the use of olds items and antiques oppositely in ‘slasher’ horrors there is the use of thing like chainsaws and other weapons which are more upfront threatening.