Genre research 2: Horror




• Common Camera angles, Movements, & Shots in the genre

  • High/low angles, Close-Up, Extreme Close Up, Dutch/Canted angle, Zoom, Point of View shot, Tracking shot,Wide shot, and Over the Shoulder Shot


• Common Mis-En Scene in the genre

  • Costume, Lighting/color design, Props, Set, and Makeup


• Common Editing in your genre

  • Jump-cuts, Fade out, Fade in, and Cross cutting


• Common Sound in your genre

  • Dialogue, Sound Motif, Sound Bridge, Ambient sound and Diegetic Sound


• Example films of your genres 

  • Five Nights at Freddy’s, Happy Death Day, Haunted Mansion, The Haunting, and The Boogeyman


• What elements of the genre that you like and would use

if this was your genre?

  • The elements of this genre we like and would use are the fear of the unknown, the gore and shock value, the supernatural aspects, and the atmosphere 


• What elements of the genre do not appeal to you, and

you would not use it if this was your genre.

  • The elements of the genre that do not appeal to us are the bad use of jumpscares, the illogical decisions, and the cliches often used in most horror.

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