Camera shots looking through windows or from behind branches. Also, shots wich follow a chararcter (over the shoulder). Technique of zooming into an object while the background zooms out.
Shadows of murderer/monster quickly moving in sillouette in the background. Cue violin music.
Gothic conventions (such as lightning storms).
Often victimswill be in the bath or shower or in a house isolated alone, as it makes them more vunerable.
Split into sub genres
Horror Sub Genres
Horror can be split into sub genres:
- The Monster Scare
- Psychological Thrillers
- Slasher...
15 or 18 Certification (promises of pleasure) – debates on passive consumption
Extensive use of close up
Incidental non-diegetic sound
Distorted diegetic sound
Extensive use of narrative off-screen space
Young/teenage characters
Use of hand-held camera: audience identification/realism
Point of view shots
Low angle shots
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