Deconstruction: Answers to Questionnaire

In order to create a successful film idea, I realised that we should start by asking what our audience wanted to see in a horror movie. By finding out what sub-genre of horror was most popular, we could look at the forms and conventions of that sub-genre and work with what is most effective for us to replicate.
34% of our audience said that supernatural was their favourite, closely followed by 20% who chose possession horrors.

Conventions of supernatural horrors (we incorporated the underlined ones):

• Set in the home of the protagonist
• The spirit is associated with the setting
• The spirit is associated with something the person has done/ is doing/ will do
• The antagonist being murdered and seeking revenge
• The identity of the paranormal presence is kept anonymous until the end 
• It is a historical setting
• The main character participates in a seance in order to remove the evil presence

Conventions of possession horrors (we incorporated the underlined ones)

• Evil spirit/s takes control over a persons body
• Nighttime setting
• The possessed figure moves in inhuman ways (e.g. extreme bending)
• Deep, slow music
• Lots of jump scares
• Suburban setting