genre research

Genre Research- Horror

 

Definition of horror

-           A film that depicts the viewer’s emotions, worst fears, terror of the mysterious, disgust and nightmares.

-          The horror genre is a genre that often feature scenes throughout the film that scare the viewer with the use of macabre and also that of the supernatural.

-          Most plots of horror films involve and evil force, event, or personage commonly of supernatural origin into the everyday world. Elements that feature in horror films are often torture, ghosts, domestic forces, supernatural organisms and serial killers.

 

Horror sub Genre’s

-          Gothic

-          Psychological

-          Supernatural

-          Slasher

-          Thriller

-          Teen terror

-          Satanic

-          Demonic

Codes and conventions of Horror films

-          Blood

-          Death

-          Killing

-          Villain

-          Victims

-          Haunted houses and isolated settings

-          Monsters

-          Evil

-          Weapons

-          Darkness

-          Storms

-          Chase sequences

-          Violence

-          Screams

-          Ghosts

 

Camera angles mainly used in the Horror film genre

-          Extreme close up- these type of shots are usually used in horror films to emphasise something

-          Close up shot- this is where the subject fills the frame it shoes emotion

 

Target audience

Horror is most popular with teenagers and twenty-something’s, and this seems to go against the genre with a lot of critics, as if these age groups aren’t capable of making an intelligent film choice.