Genre Research - Horror

  Common Camera Angles:

  • High Angle: These kinds of shots are used in horror films to make the figure or object that is looked down upon seem completely powerless and vulnerable.
  • Close Up: These shots are used to see reactions on the actors face. This shot shows the most emotion from characters and captures detail in an important scene.
  • Panning Shot: These shots connotes movement. This is used very effectively in horror films to make out a character being followed or watched 
  • Tilted Angle: Tilted shots add a lot of attention to shots, and could simplify a supernatural being, for example pushing or moving the camera.

Common Film Necessities:
  • Setting: Forests, cemeteries, cabins, and abandoned buildings are just some of the main settings for horror films.
  • Lighting: Dim lighting and silhouettes are used in horror films because it creates tension due to its mysterious and dark atmosphere, controlling how much of the surroundings and characters are revealed. 
  • Props: Chainsaws, Baseball Bats, Ouija Boards, and Masks, are all used in horror films because they are crucial items that the characters use which add to the plot. Sometimes the props are more than just items and they have an actual story of how they got to where they are.

Common Editing Techniques: 
  • Quick Cut: A shot of a horrific image just briefly inserted in the midst of a scene.
  • Cutaway: Often used in horror films in place of special effects. For example a shot of a zombie getting its head cut off, for instance starting with the view of an axe being swung following by a cut to the back of the head.
  • Reverse-shot: method used for dialogue scenes to visually display a sort of rhythm or flow between characters or the environment.

Common Sound Techniques:
  • Breathing: Inhale and exhale that creates stress in the character shown.
  • Footsteps: Footsteps show the character isn't safe and it indicates something is coming.
  • Ghost Sound Effects: Ghost sound effects are used to display a ghost or a whisper in the distance.

Examples of Films:

  • The Nun (2018 film)
  • Slender Man (2018 film)

  • The elements that caught my attention and would be suitable for our pitch would be the sound techniques, consisting of voiceover and dialogue to give plot to the story. I would also like to see most of the camera angles used in the final task since they would represent the action and environment of the film.

  • The elements that wouldn't be great because the lighting of the film is a more unique environment and it would consist more of a dark theme which is way different compared to other genres.


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