The document outlines the technical elements that would be used to create an effective horror film, including isolating shooting locations to establish a dark atmosphere, using various camera shots and angles to manipulate viewers' perspectives, incorporating ambient and non-diegetic sounds, fast pacing to build suspense through editing, and low key lighting to generate dark shadows. It also notes that both dark and light lighting may be used to emphasize supernatural experiences, and that costumes and props can help identify the horror genre and characters. Key themes to explore include alienation, death, questioning reality, insanity, survival, and the supernatural.

2. Locations
Location would be made to appear
isolated to create a dark
atmosphere. E.g. a neglected and
abandoned house or dark college
corridors/room

3. Technical codes
Camera shots will include shots such as:
close ups - to show the characters facial expressions and feelings or to show an
object
High angle shots- to show that a character is inferior and vulnerable
Low angle shots- to show that a character is superior
Point of view shot- to allow the audience to see from the characters view
Long shot- to show the location and settings
Tracking- to follow the character
There will also be sounds and editing included such as ambient diegetic sound
like footsteps or non-diegetic such as a heartbeat.
editing in this horror film could be used to make some scenes more fast paced to
create suspense and tension.

5. Low key lighting will be used most to create dark shadows
and a dark atmosphere.
However, there may be both dark and light lighting to
emphasize the supernatural experiences that may be going
on. Costume and props will be used to help identify the
horror genre and the characters. For example, a white long
figureless dress and props such as wigs/masks.

7. • Alienation - fear of being alone
• Death - the inevitable. something you cannot avoid
• Self consciousness- making you question what is real
and what is not real
• insanity
• survival
• supernatural - curses, possession