Locke - Conventions, genre, characters and audience expectations

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Conventions of genre, characters and audience expectations
- Trailer markets the film as a thriller
  - Therefore, audience expect tension, grief and mysteries.
  - HOW: use of echo and blur (dreamy and surreal as if a thriller)
- GENRE - drama, film enables audience to feel pain of Locke as his life falls apart.
  - Audience feel as if they are in the car.
- Chooses his path when he is driving at beginning to make things right.
  - Stern to Bethan, afraid of hurting her 'How could I love you, I don't know you.'
- Katrina is family orientated and excited for football match so they can unite in something they love.
Daunting music,tense and increasing fast pace, we see Locke scream
He is monotone, stereotype of a middle aged man.
Locke is determined to get to Bethan, 'I will get there'.
- Takes responsibility for his mistakes, tries to make wrongs somewhat right.
Tries to find a solution for each problem, calming voice.

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