All About Horror!
Hi guys! I'm going to be discussing about the topic of genre in film, specifically about "Horror".
Horror is a genre that many people are into, such as myself. There is a very wide variety of different kinds of horrors for people to watch which is something I find intriguing.
Content
In Horror films typical content conventions may be the atmosphere, where they portray the movie in a isolated and dark/eerie setting. They also go for primarily abandoned places. They use jump scares to create a unexpected, thrilling, and fearful moment. In many horror movies they use a lot of gore. This is to display more graphic and unsettling/uneasy scenes to provoke peoples emotional reactions.
Production Technique
The use of suspenseful and eerie music help create the sense of terror and uneasiness. They use low-key lighting for shadows and jump scares. Using different camera angles can create more suspense and mystery surrounding the horror and antagonist.
Marketing
Horror films can be for audiences aged 13 and up, depending on the kind of horror film. They typically go for a younger audience of 15-25. They aim for people who enjoy thrills and excitement, as well as suspense. People who enjoy being scared and have a desire for intense emotion are often more attracted to these kinds of films.
Samples
Some film samples in horror can be like the movie "Scream 5".
In this film they use conventions such as, slasher elements where there is a masked killer who murders people with a signature weapon (Knife). It also includes suspense and tension to build fear through the atmosphere and unexpected plot twists. This movie is a series where this specific one is the 5 part. In this movie it follows a young girl named "Tara" who is home alone, when all the sudden she gets a call from an unknown number, claiming to be the ghost face, where she then almost dies. The rest of the movie is her older sister and other characters trying to figure who this masked killer is.
Another example is "Smile 2".
This movie shows much about horror. During the entire movie they have you on edge. What I believe helped them create this reaction from audiences is the production techniques, which include: The dim lighting, distorted chords and eerie music during quiet scenes. They also used a lot of jump scares through out this movie to gain that emotional reaction out of the viewers. Smile 2 is a part 2 to smile 1, where a young popstar who came back after a traumatizing year is faced with a "curse/supernatural" being that leads her to acting crazy and seeing things. This movie contains many plot twists and unsettling scenes.
Here are some other examples:
1) In the Tall Grass -
2) A quiet place-
3) The conjuring-
4) Longlegs-
5) Black Phone-