First transition work

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10 conventions of Horror Films
  • Mise-en-scene
  • Isolated place
  • Haunted House
  •  Asylum
  • Woods/Forest
  • Graveyards
  • Cabins

Characters

·          Dumb blonde
·         Teenagers( they are vulnerable and they are the target audience for this genre)
·         Villain
·         Jock character who wants to help and be the hero
·         There someone that’s crazy(possessed)

Prop
  • Light source( candle, match, torch that suddenly runs out or doesn’t turn on)
  • Crucifix
  • Chainsaw
  • Knife etc.


Sound
·         Phone ringing
·         Intense/ creepy non diegetic when a serious or dangerous scene is about to happen
·         Heavy breathing

Plot
  • People go into a new house and its haunted
  • People find a mysterious object(enigma) and then it turn out bad
  • People go to a haunted place to find out what happened or just for fun
  • A part of the house that is locked of but they end up going anyway
  • Ghost hunting
  • Pathetic fallacy( raining, thunder and lightning)
  •  Enigma of not knowing the villain
  • The fake scare that goes before the real scare
  • Someone runs and locks themselves in the room instead of leaving
  • The car doesn’t start


Camera
  • Close up ( of someone screaming when reacting to something)
  • Over the shoulder shot when they look into the mirror and see someone there
  •  Establishing shot of the setting


What makes a good convincing horror trailer?
  • Jump cuts of scenes happening making the audience interested in what is going to happen.
  • Prosthetics
  • Professional looking fonts
  • Some backstory and then leaves it on a cliff hanger to gain the audience’s attention



Sub genres
  • ·         Body horror( invasion)  
  • ·         Action horror ( dawn of the dead)
  • ·         Comedy horror (scary movie)
  • ·         Gothic horror (Dracula, Frankenstein)
  • ·         Psychological horror ( the ring, exorcist)  
  • ·         Science fiction horror (alien, the mist)
  • ·         Slasher film (psycho)  
  • ·         Zombie film ( I am legend)




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