From analysing trailers, film posters and magazine covers for the genre action, myself and team members have decided to change our chosen genre to horror instead. This is mainly due to the fact we feel as unprofessional actors, horror will be the best suited for our characteristics.
Myself, and friends gathered our ideas for the trailer, we found it very hard to commit to a certain idea for action. We then took our imagination further and thought about the horror genre. When discussing, ideas were flowing far quicker and more intimidate.
HORROR:
Conventions- Evil, sinister, mysterious, unnatural, supernatural, murder, woods, death, gloomy, screams, jumpy, victims, villain, antagonist, protagonist, blood, ghosts, weapons, killings and teens.
Examples- Annabelle, Sinister, Cabin In The Woods, Paranormal Activity, Carrie, Scream, Jaws, The Grudge and Blair Witch.
Usually, in a horror film you would expect to see an annoying dumb teenager get her head ripped off, however horror films have many different story lines which are griping and captivating! Well, i like to think so anyway.
I tend to look for the less obvious things like whats in the background or did you see that little boy standing there in the shadow? There are many ways of controlling the audience and miss leading them to a big frightening scene.
They have the obvious conventions like the bad guy/antagonist getting what he deserves, the blonde teen falling over and the house party that turns into a nightmare.
The sounds represented in horror films are mysterious tune that keep you engaged and gives you the feeling that something is about to jump out at you.
One particular song which connotes fright and scare is 'Tip Toe' by Tiny Tim which is played in Insidious. This song makes you feel like something is standing staring at you.
We all know that one film that has the main character stare in the mirror then a hideous scary face appears behind them? yup, that happens a lot. Also in horrors they wear clothing that would be easy to get hold of and drag them along the floor. There outfits would usually be black which demonstrates death, fear and suspense.
In horrors there is always a freaky setting, whether its a dark street or a cabin in the woods. I feel the setting is a massive part, usually a haunted house which previously had people die in is a good setting as it means supernatural characters. Although anything similar to The Grudge is not ok!
Locations for horrors are lakes, woods, asylums, attics, abandoned houses, deep water, blizzards and anywhere dark! These are used and are effective as its easy for something to happen like sharks and ghosts which may attack/kill the character.
Camera angles used are usually close ups to show the emotions in the characters but also the creepy face of supernatural curse. Long shots also show the body language of characters which can be supernatural and frightening.
Medium shots are used to show a a large section of a scene to see if the audience can spot anything in the background like a little boy standing along by the coats and gives the viewers a wider perspective of the film and what may jump out.
High and low angles are also used to show fear, fright but also superiority.
Following camera movements are used a lot as they usually follow the main subject to a scary scene. It makes the audience feel scared as you don't know where the character will take you.
Horror's are frightening, mind questioning and thrilling.
Horro's are usually age rated 15 or 18. This implies that the targeted audience for a horror film is young adults and older teenagers. Film views also depend on the gender, for example a female stereotypically wouldn't want to watch a gory horror with blood going everywhere, it would attract the male attention. However, most horror films conform this so I believe the audience mainly targeted for scary films are males.
Themes in horror's include Exorcism, Demons, Ghost, Murders, Mentally unstable characters, Gore and Slasher. This reflects the audience as it engages people who aren't easily spooked and captivate horror lovers. Females generally get scared more than men as they are characterised to be brave and strong. Although, films have a way of making all viewers jump out their skin, whether it's a loud sound effect or a supernatural character appearing in shot.
When watching a horror you're intending to get freaked out, this can attract both male and female attention. Everyone is different and enjoy different genres. But, being a girl myself I wouldn't choose to watch serial killers or enjoy seeing blood all over the frame.
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