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Horror films aim to frighten and cause dread in viewers. They typically feature an antagonist threatening protagonists at night in creepy settings like abandoned houses, graveyards, or hotels. Technical elements like low camera angles, shaky camera work, and dim lighting are used to build tension and make it difficult to see approaching danger. Common conventions include religious symbols, fake blood, and a terrifying climax that usually ends in death.

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GENRE RESEARCH Horror
Horror Conventions • Antagonist • Protagonists seen to be inferior • Often a ‘damsel in distress’ • Usually features a ghost/supernatural entity • Main events usually occur at night- low key lighting is used to build tension • Ends in resolve which is usually death • Fake blood • Religious beliefs • Jumpy moments • Gory • Exorcisms
Horror Films are Designed to: • Frighten & Panic • Cause dread and alarm • Evoke our hidden and worst fears • Include a terrifying finale
Settings • Urban environments • Dark streets • Narrow alleyways • Abandoned houses • Farms of barns • Cities • Cabins • Creepy hotels • Graveyard • Basements
Technical • Camera work- high and low angles are used to invoke fear • POV shots and handheld camera display the fear of the characters • Sometimes framework uses depth of field, this makes it hard for the audience to see the antagonist creeping up on them
Horror Iconography • Dark colours- black and red (blood connotations) • Objects- weapons (knives etc…), masks, use of religious iconography • The iconography of the monsters are used to evoke extreme fear • Low key lighting

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  • 2. Horror Conventions • Antagonist • Protagonists seen to be inferior • Often a ‘damsel in distress’ • Usually features a ghost/supernatural entity • Main events usually occur at night- low key lighting is used to build tension • Ends in resolve which is usually death • Fake blood • Religious beliefs • Jumpy moments • Gory • Exorcisms
  • 3. Horror Films are Designed to: • Frighten & Panic • Cause dread and alarm • Evoke our hidden and worst fears • Include a terrifying finale
  • 4. Settings • Urban environments • Dark streets • Narrow alleyways • Abandoned houses • Farms of barns • Cities • Cabins • Creepy hotels • Graveyard • Basements
  • 5. Technical • Camera work- high and low angles are used to invoke fear • POV shots and handheld camera display the fear of the characters • Sometimes framework uses depth of field, this makes it hard for the audience to see the antagonist creeping up on them
  • 6. Horror Iconography • Dark colours- black and red (blood connotations) • Objects- weapons (knives etc…), masks, use of religious iconography • The iconography of the monsters are used to evoke extreme fear • Low key lighting