Know Your Genre Horror

1. Know your Genre – Additional Group Research
Genre (andor sub-genre) :Horror
Popular films– list5 populartitlesfromyourchosengenre andwrite a 1-2 sentence synopsisforthem.
Film1 –
Title Synopsis
The Woman In Black The main character,Arthur Kipps,whoisa lawyerandrecentlywidowed,goestoan
isolatedvillage tosortouta deceasedman’saffairs.Whilststayingthere,ArthurKipps
soondiscoverthatthe house he is stayinginishaunted.He learnsthat the house is
hauntedbya womanwho islookingforsomeone ortryingtofindsomethingthatis
lost.
Film2 –
Title Synopsis
The Conjuring Thisfilmissetin 1970 where CarolynandRogerPerroncall upon paranormal
investigatorsanddemonologistsLorraineand EdWarren because the Perronsand
theirdaughters,whohave recentlymovedintoanisolatedfarmhouse,come acrossa
supernatural presencethathasmade itself known.Once the Warrensdiscoverthe
house’shistory,the horrifyingeventsescalate outof control.
Film3 –
Title Synopsis
Sinister EllisonOswald,whoisthe maincharacterinthisfilm, isa true-crime writerandhasn’t
had a bestsellerinmore than10 yearsand isbecomingdesperate forahitnovel.
Whenhe findsoutabout a snuff film showingthe deathsof afamily,he’sdetermined
to solve the mystery.Himself andhisfamilymoveintothe victims’homeand
stumblesacrossoldfilmfootage whichleadshimtobelieve thatthere isa
supernatural force presentinthe house.However,Ellisonsoonlearnsthatlivinginthe
house maybe critical.
Film4 –
Title Synopsis
Paranormal Activity The two maincharacters,Katie and Micah have recentlymovedintoasuburbanhome
and become increasinglydisturbedbywhatseemstobe a supernatural presence.
Theytry to capture evidence of itonfilmandtheysetup videocamerasinthe house
but are not preparedforthe terrifyingeventsthatfollow.
Film5 –
Title Synopsis
The SixthSense Cole Sear,whoisonly8 yearsold,ishauntedbydark a secretwhichisthat he is
visitedbyghosts. Cole isscaredbythe appearancesfromthe ghostswithunresolved
problemswhoappearoutof nowhere.Althoughhe istooafraidtotell anyone about
thishe is able totell childpsychologistDrMalcom Crowe.Dr Crowe triestouncover
the truth aboutCole’ssupernatural abilitiesandwhilstdoingthisthere are
consequenceswhichawakensthembothtosomethingunexplainable.

2. Settings
What are settingsthathave appeared frequentlyinfilmsfromyourchosengenre?Listfilmtitle nexttoanswer.
1. __Forest______________________ featuredinthe film _The WomanIn Black______________
2. __HauntedHouse______________ featured inthe film _The Conjuring____________________
3. __Remote area_________________ featuredinthe film _Sinister________________________
4. __SuburbanHouse______________ featuredinthe film __Paranormal Activity______________
Cinematography
Find3 iconicshotsfromfilmsof yourchosengenre.Copythe imagesandpaste thembelow.Identifytitlesunder
__The Conjuring_____________ ___The WomanIn Black__________ ___The SixthSense____________
List the major differencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthe images.
Differences Similarities
The iconicshot in‘The Woman In Black’isthe onlyshot
that has nolightwithinit.Itis a dark shot.
Theyare all close upshots tocharacters’ faces.
The iconicshot in‘The Woman In Black’isthe onlyshot
where the eye contactof the character islooking
directlyintothe camera.
The facial expressionsof the charactersall showsome
formof upsetor terror.
There isclearlytwopeople shownin‘The SixthSense’
iconicshot.
There isn’tan actionhappeningwithinall three shots.