This document discusses technical conventions used in horror films, including camera techniques, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene. It provides examples of shots including high and low angles that convey power dynamics. Editing techniques like cuts, transitions, and parallel editing are explained. The use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound as well as music to set mood is covered. Mise-en-scene elements like lighting, locations, costumes, and props that create meaning and suspense are also described.

1. Task Three
By Joshua Hurley

2. Technical conventions in Horror clip
• Includes;
• Camera
• Sound
• Editing
• Mise en scene

3. Examples of Camera codes often used in Horror
Camera can be analysed through shots, angles and movement; for example
Angles
Angles : High
High angle this angle looks down on someone, it makes the person or object
small and insignificant. This is used in a TV drama when they want to know
someone has more power than someone else.
Low angle
This angle looks up on something or someone making it look bigger than it
really is. It is the opposite of a high angle. It is commonly used in TV shows
when they want someone to big and powerful.
Slanted angle
A slanted angle shows and object or someone from an unnatural point of
view. It can be used in a drama to show things only the audience can see.

4. Shot types
• Aerial shot
• A view from above could be a place or a scene for a movie. It shows
everything that is happening from a birds eye view. It shows the
audience everything that is happening at once. A crane shot is used to
archive this type of shot.
• Eye level
• An eye level angle shows the object of the picture looking directly at
you, this shows that he or she has the same amount of power as you.
However in some magazines it is used to show sexual tension when it
is used with models.

5. Camera movement
• The camera is mounted on a cart which travels along the tracks for a
very smooth movement. Also known as a tracking shot or trucking
shot. Dolly zoom. A technique in which the camera moves closer or
further from the subject while simultaneously adjusting the zoom
angle to keep the subject the same size in the frame. Follow.
• Tracking shot. Trucking is basically the same as tracking or dollying.
Although it means slightly different things different people, it
generally refers to side to side camera movement with respect to the
action. The term trucking is not uncommon but is less widely used
than dollying or tracking.

6. Camera movement
• Tilt: moving the cameras lens up or down while keeping its horizontal
axis constant. Nod your head up and down this is tilting. Pan : moving
the camera lens to one side or another. Look to your left, then look to
your right that’s panning
Panning mean to photograph or television while rotating a camera on
its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or
object in view or allow the film to record a panorama : to pan from
one end of the playing field to the other during the opening of the
football game.

7. Analysis of camera shots from clip
• Shot types:
• M.c.u. mug being picked up
• W.s. women walking away with mug
• Variety of shots have differing uses and create meaning for evidence
for example wide shot shows action women picks up mug close up
shows mug in detail gives the audience the idea has importance for
the scene.

8. Editing
• Editing includes sequences, sfx with different cuts
• Edit: is where the shot is cut to show the next image
• Transition: where there is some sort of filter or technique to show the
next image
• Cuts match the sound. Music started slow along with the cuts and
they both got faster when the action began
• Parallel editing. 2scenes happening at the same time (interrogation
and Valarie's house scene) the two scenes are linked/connected
together.

9. Speed/ pace of editing
• Films are joined together at certain points. The length of each shot
determines the pace of the film and helps determine the mood
• What effect do you think slow or normal paced editing would have
(genres)

10. The editing types you need to know
• Wipe cut example : when the shot slides into
• Reaction shot any shot (often used as a cut away)
• Straight cut example: when one shot moves into another shot in an
edit and it does not confuse the audience.

11. The editing types you need to know
• Montage example: is the speed of editing, where shots are quickly
juxtaposed together to create excitement.
• Slow motion: is when the clip is prolonged to emphasis what is going
on.

12. Jump cut
• Jump cut example: a drastic camera movement that is noticeable to
the eye.
• The shot/edit almost jumps.

13. sound
• music sudden stop catches audience’s attention
• Slow tense music while he looks around the build mystery
• Ominous/heartbeat like music. Reflects how the character is feeling
• Sudden increase in sharp sound tells us something is in there/ danger
• Long high pitch tones
• John Denver record to make her feel safe
• Dramatic Irony when the audience knows something the character
don’t

14. The editing types you need to know
• 180 degree rule: imagine a hypothetical line drawn between two or
more actors. The camera must not shoot on the other side of the line
and this is because it can confuse the audience and also the shooting
will not be consistent 180 degree rule
• At the start less and slow cuts because there was no action/slow pace
• Pace increases after computer explosion/faster cuts.

15. Sound in films
• Sound includes diegetic and non-diegetic
• Diegetic sound includes the natural sounds recorded in the scene
such as dialogue and atmosphere
• Non diegetic sound which is added after such as music and special
effects E.g. clapping and laughter
• Sounds are used in films to create understanding for the audience to
create more meaning about the character and their emotions

16. Parallel sound
• Parallel sound: is when the sound you hear in a film is expected
• Contrapuntal sound
Contrapuntal sound: is when the sound does not match the
expectations of what you are viewing an example of this is jaws.
The scenes of the beach are accompanied by the contrapuntal
sound.

17. Modeling
• There were a couple of good locations evident in this scene.
• Initially, we start off in the girls home. Her house is large, spacious
and she is the only one home this late evening. This allows the
audience to recognise that she is alone and vulnerable. This makes
the audience feel anxious as they can anticipate something bad
occurring and she will not be able to seek no help

18. Mise en scene
• High key lighting/established a happy scene represents happy
memories of her mum
• Low key lighting in interrogation room creates long shadows want to
create the element of danger and emphasises. Alex’s uncomfortable
feeling.
• Black mist
• Shadow around taller fbi agent to make him look creepy.
• Fbi agents are dressed in suits and ties to show authority and
importance.

19. Mise en scene
• Baggy heavy clothing to resemble weight on his shoulders,
responsibility.
• Alex and Lewton both wear grey to show wisdom
• Alex has white to show innocence
• Regular clothes everyday normal people
• Middle to upper class house to relate to the audience and her job
• Foreshadowing when the shard sliced her neck she fell onto the door
with a knife stained glass window. (she was killed by a knife)
• Make up was not too much to make them relatable characters

20. Mise en scene
• FBI car was black to show mystery and undercover
• Size of house shows that she was financially secure
• Lights going past window to tell us location is open
• Miss Lewton damsel in distress needs saving
• Alex the hero
• FBI villains stood in the way of Alex saving people. Trying to bring him
down

21. The description of the final destination
• Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), is embarking on a trip to Paris. Alex
experiences a premonition – he sees the plane explode moments
after leaving the ground. Alex insists that everyone get off the plane
and seven people including Alex, are forced to disembark. All watch
as the plane actually explodes in a fireball. He and the other survivors
have briefly cheated death, but will not be able to evade their fate for
very long. One by one, these fugitives from fate fall victim to the grim
reaper