Genre research blog : horror

 Common CAMS:

• dutch angle shots
• tracking shots
• wide shots
• extreme close-ups
• low angle shots

Common CLAMPS (mis-en-scene):

• dark rural setting
• isolated locations
• prop weapons such as: axes, knives, chainsaws, etc
• supernatural locations such as: graveyards and haunted houses

Common Editing:

• straight cuts
• blur
• background focus

• cross cut

  Common Sound:

  • string instruments
  • synthesizers and theremins
  • heavy/shallow breathing
  • Monster/creature vocalizations
  • unsettling digetic/non-digetic sound
  • flesh wound sound effects
  • negative space

  Examples of films in this Genre:

  • The Shining
  • Scream
  • Hereditary
  • The Grudge
  • The Babadook

  
  

  Elements I like about this Genre:

  I am a huge fan of the sound design that goes into horror films. The way the story builds suspense and instills terror are aspects. The visuals and costume and set design of horror films.

  Elements I don't like about this Genre:

  Many horror movies are lack luster not creative. Many of the same tropes and themes are used throughout this genre. Dialogue and acting also often fall short in many horror films as the scares are the main focus of the film