Thursday, 19 November 2009

Some Horror Movie Trends

  • Traditional, Gothic Horror
  • Sci-Fi Horrors
  • Stalk and slash horror
  • Psychological Horror

Genre and Conventions

establish mood/setting though music, mise en scene, some horror characteristics

Establish Basic Story Elements

  • Equilibrium normality
  • Characters may be introduced
  • Some elements of 'event' or story structure laid out

ICONOGRAPHY-recognise visual sign posts which establish genre

  • Castle on hill - Isolated setting
  • Night time / Darkness- moody setting
  • Knives / Masks

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