Genre Research: Horror

 Common camera angles used in horror films:

  • Hand-Held

  • Low Angle 

  • Tracking Shot

  • High Angle

  • Eye Level 

  • Close Up

  • Aerial Shot


Common Mis-en-Scene used in horror films:

  • Dark costumes, including black and gray clothing

  • Little to no lighting

  • Actors are scared and frightened 

  • Lots of mascara is used for women to emphasize their emotions

  • Weapons are used very commonly in this genre

  • Setting is usually in a dark or abandoned building


Common Editing used in horror films:

  • Jump Cut


Common Sound used in horror films:

  • Digetic Sound

  • Ambient Sound

  • Sound Motif


Example Films of Horror Films:

  • Scream

  • It

  • Silent House

  • Midsommar

  • A Quiet Place

  • The Invisible Man

  • Carrie

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street


What elements of the horror genre I would like to use:

  • Dark and creepy setting

  • Digetic Sound

  • Ambient Sound

  • Sound Motif

  • Tracking Shot

  • Jumpcut

  • Eye Level

  • Close Up

  • Hand-Held

  • Dark costumes

         

Elements of the horror genre I would not like to use:

  • Aerial Shot

  • High angle

  • Weapons as props



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