Genre Research 3 - Horror

 Common camera angles, camera movement, camera shots, in horror:

• Point of view

• Handheld

• Dutch Angle

• Tracking shots

• Wide shot

• Extreme close-ups.

Common Mis-En-Scene in horror:

• Rural, isolated/deserted locations

• Dark lighting and lights flickering

• Props such as weapons like knives, axes, chainsaws

• Make up like splattered blood

• Costumes like torn up clothes

Common Editing in horror:

• Transitional cuts

• Blur

Common Sound in horror:

• Diegetic sound like heavy breathing, footsteps, stabbing sounds, monster vocalizations

• Non-diegetic sounds like eerie music in minor keys, dissonance

• Ambient sounds like creaky floorboards, insects buzzing

Examples of horror movies:

• The Silence of the Lambs

• The Shining

• Scream

• A Quiet Place

• A Nightmare on Elm Street

Elements of horror movies I like:

• I like the suspense of most horror movies, as well as the background stories behind all the gore.

Elements of horror movies I dislike:

• I am pretty squeamish so I dislike gory and bloody movies, as well as when the movie's lighting is so dark I cannot see what is going on.

Scream VI

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