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This document discusses genre conventions for horror/comedy films. It notes that horror stories often take place in isolated or abandoned locations to portray feelings of being alone. The camerawork aims to be unnatural using techniques like high and low angles, point-of-view shots, and handheld cameras to make the viewer feel involved. Lighting is typically low-key to create dark shadows and unfamiliar shapes. Common props include masks to conceal identities and weapons ranging from melee to firearms.
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Locations featured in horror films tend to be isolated places like abandoned towns, asylums with dark histories, or rural areas away from civilization that heighten the peril and inability to escape for characters. Common iconography in horror includes the use of red and black colors, exaggerated shadows, and recognizable props like weapons, masks, and religious symbols associated with creatures or the supernatural. Recurring themes in the horror genre involve paranormal activities like ghosts and demons, unknown terrors that cause anxiety, graphic gore, and serial killers who murder many victims as seen in films like Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream.
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Genre Research
Sound, lighting, camera work, isolated settings, iconography, and character types are key aspects of the horror genre that help generate suspense and fear. Sound establishes tension through notes and lack of sound. Low-key lighting and shadows create an ominous atmosphere. Camera techniques like POV shots place the viewer in harm's way. Isolated rural or abandoned settings imply vulnerability. Recurring iconography like weapons signal danger. Stock character roles like protagonists and antagonists provide predictable yet thrilling narratives.
Horror films
Horror films typically use certain settings, technical elements, and visual symbols to create fear and suspense. Common settings include isolated or abandoned places that enhance feelings of fear and isolation. Technical elements like editing, camerawork, lighting, and sound are used to startle audiences and build tension. Visual symbols like dark colors, shadows, and religious icons also contribute to the unsettling atmosphere. Narrative structures commonly follow a pattern of normality being disrupted by a threat, which is then resolved, though sometimes ambiguity is used to set up potential sequels. Character archetypes include the victim/hero, children, and various monsters representing threats from the past. Underlying themes involve the conflict between natural and unnatural forces, the hidden
Horror presentation
Horror films typically use certain visual conventions like dark colors, low lighting to emphasize shadows, and props like knives and chainsaws associated with killers. Common monsters seen are vampires, werewolves, and mummies. Characters usually include monsters, killers, victims, and someone who figures things out. Settings are often dark, abandoned places at night to build suspense. Horror narratives focus on the conflicts and dilemmas faced by main characters dealing with evil forces or characters. Common themes include good vs. evil, religion, the supernatural, and issues beyond life and death.
Conventions of a horror film
The document outlines common conventions of horror films, including isolated settings like abandoned houses, woods, and asylums. It discusses technical codes such as point-of-view shots that bring the audience into the action, as well as lighting, sounds, and props linked to horror. Character types are also described, like the main protagonist or victim, the villain, and "stupid/immoral" characters who are often killed. Finally, common themes in horror films are listed, including things like suicide, religion, revenge, and the supernatural.
Conventions of a horror
Horror settings are often isolated areas like small towns or abandoned buildings to increase the sense of isolation. Common locations include dark alleys, woods, and abandoned structures with dark histories.
Horror films employ unsettling camera techniques like high and low angles, point-of-view shots, and handheld footage to make audiences uncomfortable. Fast editing, loud noises, and eerie music also build tension.
Costumes are usually dark colors and torn clothing to represent evil. Common props help identify monsters and include weapons, torches, and fire. Themes explore issues like childhood trauma, science experiments gone wrong, and madness.
Horror
This document discusses common codes and conventions used in horror genre films. It outlines that horror films typically feature subgenres like monsters, vampires, science fiction, and the supernatural. Technically, horror films employ point-of-view shots from the monster's perspective, handheld camerawork, extreme close-ups, and high and low camera angles. They also take place in isolated, creepy locations like abandoned buildings. Common props include weapons used by both antagonists to harm victims and protagonists trying unsuccessfully to defend themselves. Typical character types are villains, victims trying to escape, families, teenagers exploring off-limits areas, and supernatural creatures.
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- 3. Horror Camerawork Camera is intentionally not natural . High and low angles used to connote fear. Point of view shots are used to show the world from the evil things perspective, or to make it seem like it is from someone else's perspective rather than a third party view making the viewer feel more involved Handheld camera shots to add to the feel and make it not seem as natural Extreme close-ups and close-ups used to emphasis people feelings, reactions and particular events A good example of these things is resident evil which quite often uses the different characters perspective and uses handheld cameras a lot
- 4. Horror Lighting Typically expressive and non-naturalistic, low key lighting to create dark shadows and unfamiliar shapes in the blackness, often uses motivated lighting like bonfires, torches and fireplaces Dark colours like reds and blacks which links to danger, blood, anger, evil
- 5. Horror Props and Costumes Common props in horror films are masks used to conceal peoples identities, weapons ranging from axes and knifes to firearms and religious icons like crucifixes and holy books