Why We Chose Horror
For our opening two minutes we have decided to produce a horror film. After researching all genres we personally liked the effect horror had on the audience. The genre puts pressure onto our emotions to cause a negative reaction by playing on our fear and nightmares. Unlike like other genres I believe the use of technical elements such as mise- en-scene interacts and keep the audience engaged. In addition to this special effects used in horror is the part I most enjoy and appreciate. It helps create a specific tone and atmosphere compared to other genres like romance, comedy, and action. We hope to include this in our opening scene despite it being challenging and perhaps even difficult.
The genre horror originated with the expressionistic movement in Germany. In the late 1980s was when the film genre first became known. Le Manoir du diable known as The Haunted Castle was the first horror film made in 1896, which was said to be the best horror film. Once the genre gained popularity in 1960s budget for horror movies increased. This then lead to supernatural-themed films like the movie The Exorcist made in1973.
Horror consists of playing with people’s fears designed to frighten, scare and shock the viewers. Despite that, the genre still captivates and entertains the audience. In most horror films it focuses on the dark side of life using common themes such as the supernatural and macabre. In addition to this, the genre may sometimes overlap with other genres such as fantasy, Sci-Fi or thriller. The concepts usually in the genre horror are good vs. evil, nightmare, insanity, serial killer, revenge and science gone badly.
Within horror there are sub-genres for example:
Action horror: In this subgenre, it includes elements of horror such as evil spirit or an event of supernatural elements mixed with convention in an action film for example gunfights and chase sequel. Themes that are common in action horror are gore, demons and most typically zombies. An example of this sub-genre is Dawn of the Dead.
Slasher: This subgenre of horror involves serial/psychopathic killer who kills multiple victims in a violent and explicit way using a weapon of choices such as a hammer, saw or knife. This subgenre overlaps with genres like thriller and crime an example of a movie that is a slasher is Friday the 13Th.
Splatter: The subgenre splatter focuses on the graphic use of gore and graphic violence, such as gruesome murders, using special effect makeup and excessive blood. Movies such as Saw and Hostel are the example of the subgenre .The characters in the movie represent extreme vulnerability of the human body and its mutilation.
Psychological: This subgenre is based on realism and true stories, which is the reason why it’s popular in Modern day. By focusing on everyday life and reality psychological horror plays on the audience's fears to create discomfort. This is because the sub-genre exposes common and universal psychological vulnerabilities in order to frighten the audience. An example of movies that are of this genre is Orphan.
Technical elements: Camera shots high and low angle are typically used as it can show dominances and innocence of the characters in the movie. The point of view shot is also used in horror films to show the standpoint of the antagonists.
Usually, low-key lighting in horror films is dark to create a sense of mystery and curiosity hinting danger. Sounds in horror film are diegetic and non-diegetic in order to create tension in the atmosphere.
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