GENRE RESEARCH #1: HORROR


CAMS- In horror films depending on the plot and situation characters are put in, the film maker will use different angles and shots to complete the scenes. For an example, in the movie Scary Movie 3, the director filmed using a POV to make the audience feel like they were actually in the film. Another camera technique that directors use is extreme close ups. This would be used to capture the fear in characters eyes or a small detail that directors want the audience to play attention to which will add to the plot. Another camera technique directors use is the shaking of the camera. By doing this, the chaos in scary situations are heightened.

CLAMPS- There are several ways to include CLAMPS in a horror films. In horror films, the setting and atmosphere automatically play a big role in ensuring shadows, unsettling and/or unfamiliar sounds. Characters are then put in situations unlike any regular situation, scary ones. Darkness and shadows give a feeling of being watched or not knowing what’s coming next. Isolation gives the need for guidance or help. Unfamiliar sounds can give the feeling of not having a safe space or know what’s going on. There are many scare techniques used in horror films plot. Directors will decide to use jump scares to show a sudden visual grasping the audience attention. Or a body gore to show physical harm like psychological harm like in Scary Movie 3.

EDITING: An example of this could be jump cuts or fast cuts for jump scares. As well as an isolation shot to show heighten fear of the unknown 

SOUND: In horror films, it is likely to use distorted sounds, low dragged-out sounds, also sudden spikes in volume will help the intensity of the jump scares

Examples of genre: The Grudge, Good Boy, The Women in the Yard

Scary Movie 3 (2003) - IMDb




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