Conventions of a Horror

1. Conventions Of A Horror Film

2. Settings
1. Dark Street
2. Alleyway
3. Ghost Town
4. Woodlands
5. Lakes
6. Roads
7. Abandoned Warehouses

3. Codes And Tactics
High and Low Angles to connote fear and power
Point of View allow audience to see through the person view and put you into the world of there
terror
Handheld Shots creates a more terrifying experience and bring the audience into the action
Sound Effects an extremely important feature to create fear through diegetic sounds such as
heartbeats
Editing creates mood through build up from slow cutting and transition to action through quick
cuts and transitions

4. Iconography
Visual
Often dark tones and highlights within the visual style of horror as well as consistent relations between red
and black to connote fear and death within the film itself.
Lighting
Lighting is a very important component of the iconography of a horror film/trailer due to the way in which it
expresses fear and horror. Low lighting is mainly used within the horror genre to represent the ‘unknown’
and create shadows to spark the audience imagination and create fearful emotions•
Props
Props are used within the horror genre to help identify the particular genre and the style of horror – common
props associated with horror are religious symbols, knives and masks which connote the fearfulness and
horror of the movie and represents the horror genre through its common convention