The Deviation from Normative Conventions in The Silence of the Lambs: A Cinematic Analysis

Watch The Silence of the Lambs, and, based off the lecture and Worland reading, explain how the film adheres to and/or departs from the normative conventions of horror cinema. FOR THIS ESSAY, you MUST sufficiently quote and cite the Worland reading in your response. When incorporating scenic evidence to prove your argument, your paper MUST feature filmic analysis of specific scenes in a way that critically applies the terminology of ALL the formal elements of cinema. Please see the “Paper Requirements” section for more details (especially the section on “Incorporating and Citing the Assigned Reading”) as well as the “student example” of filmic analysis. You are following “Paper #2” on the Essay Assignment Sheet and the Paper Requirements began on the second page of that same file.