2. • Convention: Something which is not human is normally causes the horror.
• Stereotypically, it is usually ghosts and demons such as in the A2 trailer, ‘Paralysis’.
• However, this is slowly changing.
• For example, in the trailer ‘The Pyramids’, its mummies.
3. • Inspiration: Horror storylines are now becoming more based on true stories which is
more scary.
• What I find influential is that the horror genre is starting to in-cooperating history such
as in the new film, ‘As Above, So Below’ which involves the catacombs under Paris
because it highlights how the past can effect the present/future.
4. • Convention: Usually the film is filmed from the perspective of another character via a
hand held camera.
• This is done in a way so we can feel either part of the film – which makes it more scary
– or so that the audience as a clearer insight of the film and a better understanding of
the characters.
• This is a convention which both big industries and A2 media students use.
5. • Inspiration: I find this method of filming influential as I believe it enhances the horror of
the film as an audience member feels as if they are apart of it.
• However, I feel that this method of filming has becoming overused so I feel that my
trailer should incorporate the hand held camera idea alongside the normal style of filming.
• For example, the 2013 film ‘Evidence’ explores this.
6. • Convention: A haunted location
• Stereotypically, the location where the film is filmed is usually abandoned and haunted by
something.
• For example in the movie ‘Evil Dead’.
• However, this stereotype is now becoming more challenged as more films are adding realism to
their films.
• For example, ‘7500’ explores the idea of a haunted plane which is more terrifying because there is
the element of no escape.
7. • Inspiration: I find the use of realistic locations in which an audience can relate to
influential as it increases the fear in the horror genre.
• Other films which use this which I take influence from are ‘Oujia’ and ‘Annabelle’.
