Typical conventions

Our film is a hybrid of the genres thriller and mystical/fantasy.

Elements of our film that are typical of this genre:

A mystical character,Fantasies take the audience to netherworld places (or another dimension) where events are unlikely to occur in real life - they transcend the bounds of human possibility and physical laws. They often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, and the extraordinary. They may appeal to both children and adults, depending upon the particular film.
Our film has a mystical character which is the werewolf. A werewolf is a common mystical character in films and all have very similar characteristics, wolf like that are really humans, very hairy, dark fur, big teeth, appear at a full moon and have a piercing howl

The Wolfman 2010 is a good example of a mystical film, and is very similar to our film idea.
This is a picture from this film which shows a typical looking werewolf:


This is a trailer from The Wolfman 2010


This trailer also shows many conventions of the thriller/mystical fantasy genre
A lot of the scenes with the werewolf are shot:
-at night
-in woods
-in bad weather like storms, rain and fog.
Our film will be shot in woods

Not only are werewolves used in films but also in T.V dramas and series
Doctor Who used the concept of a werewolf in one episode



A lot of this shows the typical conventions of a mystical thriller that contains a werewolf:
- Full moon
- Howl
- Human transforming into a werewolf

One convention that I noticed was that in a lot of films that use a werewolf was that they are set in around the 18th/19th century- this could be down to many reasons, the main one in my opinion is that during this time, supernatural and myths were believed to be truth because there wasn't scientific knowledge. This is going to be a convention that we are going to challenge. Our film isn't going to be set in the past but is going to be set in the present to fit in with our stalker/ Internet killer plot.

A film that isn't set in the 18th/19th Century is Twilight. This is similar to ours because its set in the present but uses mythical creatures like vampires. This is a useful film to watch because it will show us how to incorporate an old myth in with the present. The characters are also the same age as our characters which is useful.
A trailer from Twilight: