Short Film from a Genre and Auteur Perspective For the short film that I have produced for the past month, it is the genre of "Horror". Two of the codes and conventions of my horror are the use of a dark colour palette throughout the film and low key lighting, I also used extreme close-ups as can be seen in the phone box shots as the main character is talking about his plan, and of the mobile phone on the floor. The reason why I used a close-up on the phone because I want the audience to focus on the phone as it creates suspense. I used zombies because the living dead is a recognised theme in the horror genre. I used slow editing to build up the suspense for the audience. I didn't use flashbacks because I didn't feel that the film was long enough. Other conventions that I did not use were quick flashing shots or jump scares. My film did not add anything new to the genre, as most of the ideas have already been taken and I am only studying at college My usual ...