Genre Research: Horror

 Horror is one of the most well known genre in movie history. From classic slashers to killer dolls, the Horror franchise has many defining CAMS and CLAMPS that make it one of the best genre in film history. 


CAMS:


1) Silhouette: A silhouette creates a prominent shadow while producing a complete distortion. Great to tell the audience the villain is coming!


2) Spotlighting: The kind of lighting that builds up tension and leads your viewers eyes through the scene


3)  Close-up Shot: a photograph or movie shot taken of a subject or object at close range intended to. 


4) Hand-held: Shot taken with the camera being supported only by the operator’s hands and shoulder.


5) Low Angle: A shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.


CLAMPS:


1) Zoom: The camera lens is used to move closer to of farther from the subject, zooming in or zooming out. Well known for Zooming on creepy faces!


2) Tracking Shot: Shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded.


3) Point-Of-View: A short scene that shows the viewers what the character is viewing. The best way to create a jumpscare!


4) High Angle: A cinematography technique where the camera points down on the subject from above.


5) Tilted Angles: Used to observe action over a large area. 


Common Editing:


1) Heartbeat sound: When the villain is closing in on the victim the audience can hear the victim’s heartbeat. This is added in later through editing. 


2) Blood: Most blood is fake, either some sort of juice or is later on added through editing.


Examples of Films in Horror:

There are many examples of films in horror. Some of the most famous are slasher villains, a sub-genre of Horror. Some famous examples of slasher horror include Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. There is also horror movies like Alien, which has become very famous. Finally there are other creepy styles of horror movies, such as killer dolls. Examples of this includes Chucky and Annabelle. 

 

Common Sounds:

1) Footsteps: The classic way of guessing a villain is approaching slowly!


2) Creaking sound: The good old sound of something that can break any moment, adds tension to the main character


Our Group loves the characters in Horror movies, and how they react to certain things. It's always interesting to see what a character does, and why they think they are safe (which they are obviously not).


To us when you are waiting for that one jump scare it makes us so uneasy and sometimes makes us unfocused from what's going on. 



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