Kiss Of The Vampire

Question 1

Hammer Horror conventions

Answer 1

-Dark tones, shadows, dark colour palette
-threat from supernatural world
-men fighting women generally screaming and helpless
-stereotypical feminine concept exaggerated

Question 2

Codes of clothing

Answer 2

-Women wearing nudity coloured dresses / nearly nothing to promote ‘ideal woman’ - vulnerable /provocative, sexualised

Question 3

Codes of gesture

Answer 3

-Women screaming / passing out shows their vulnerable and always being targeted and in danger
-Women clinging to men suggesting men protect women and promotes masculinity

Question 4

Texts in film poster

Answer 4

-Informal font used / comic book feel
-hyperbolic language

Question 5

Gender construction

Answer 5

-the idea that gender is constructed through discourse and that it’s meaning varies according to cultural and historical context