Focus Genre -Horror

2. Own ideas
of narrative
tropes
Juxtaposition and
binary opposites
City person
in the
countryside
Adults haunted
by children
Background superstition,
awkwardness between
characters
People new
to the area
Move to a new
neighbourhood
Secretive community
Moving into a
haunted house
Isolated area
An American
Werewolf in
London
The
Shining
The Woman
in Black
The Hole
The Woman
in Black

3. Mise-En-Scene
of Horror
Night time
Can’t see
everything
disorientation
Old Buildings
Weapons
Make-shift
deserted
e.g. axe, knife,
chainsaw
Blunt and clumsy
dark
derelict
Lights Out
The House of
Wax
The Shining

4. Character
Types
Teen Horror
Stupid girl
Male leader
Isolation
Inexperienced
Dumb guy
young
Female
assistant
leader
curious
Cabin in the
Woods
Unfriended

5. Horror stylistic
conventions
Cinematography
Cold colour
correction
Sound
Reverse tracking –showing
what is behind the character
Diegetic –heavy breathing during
silence, heartbeat, scream (showing
vulnerability)
Tracking –the idea of following a character
Non-diegetic –loud to
silence cut, strings for
tension drums for build
up of power
The Woman
in Black

6. Cabin in
the Woods
Feature film
Monsters
New
environment
Examples of
Horror Films
An American
Werewolf in
LondonIsolation
Feature film
The Woman
in Black
Lights Out
Short film
Feature film
Isolation
Haunting
Binary opposites Isolation
New
environment for
the character
Abandoned
house
Inexperienced
character
Strange community
Group of young adults,
character archetypes
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Darkness