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Horror Film Genre

Horror Film Genre description - sub-genres, hybrids and examples

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Horror Film Genre

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  1. Horror

  2. Narrative conventions of the genre • Specific common fears – death, alienation, fear of the unknown etc… • Suspense • Scary locations/settings - large houses, woods, basements • Jump scares • Mystery • Young children • Religious iconography

  3. Technical conventions of the genre • Suspenseful music • Low-key lighting • Flashbacks / flash forwards • Pathetic fallacy • Quick, flashing shots • Mise en scene – especially makeup and clothing • Sound effects and CGI

  4. What are the sub genres • Supernatural horror • Gothic horror • Paranormal horror • True stories • Body horror • Non-supernatural horror

  5. Hybrids of horror • Psychological horror • Comedy horror • Sci-fi horror • Romance horror • Action horror • Thriller horror • Fantasy horror

  6. How successful are horror movies? • Relatively cheap to make in comparison to action movie and blockbusters • horror movies bring in a lot of money • Estimated between 1996 – 2017 horror movies had the highest to gain profit in comparison to other movies • Found footage / real stories as well as horror comedy also seem to make the most profit

  7. Blumhouse productions • Predominantly known for making horror films • Belongs to Warner media – subsidiary of AT&T Warner Media • Founded in 2000 by Jason Blum • Gives directors low budgets to produce horror films whose profits are very high E.G Paranormal Activity (2009) made for $15,000 grossed over $193 million worldwide.

  8. Movies produced by BlumHouse productions: • Insidious (2010) • The purge (2013) • Insidious: chapter 2 (2013) • Split (2017) • Get Out (2017) • Happy death day (2017) • Truth or dare (2018)

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