Our group has collectively agreed to do a horror movie. We each have chosen a sub-genre of horror to research and then read each others postings where we will decide the route we want to go. I have chosen the slasher subgenre. The slasher subgenre includes movies/ franchises such as Halloween, Friday the Thirteenth, Scream, Terrifier, Psycho, etc. I believe the slasher genre is defined by a human entity who brutally stalks and murders their prey. This human entity is a serial killer and has the option of having supernatural powers. For this project I think I will ignore the supernatural aspect as there is only a 2 minute run time and trying to go in depth on this topic will most likely confuse the audience.
In slasher movies, the setting is typically a secluded area or small town. I believe for our movie/ intro we will either do it in a woody forest or an abandoned building. The victims and main characters also typically tend to be teenagers. The last person standing typically tends to be a girl, our group may deviate from this trend as we are all males, however, we will see. Deaths usually involve heavy gore and tend to deviate kill to kill, however in a 2 minute frame I think there will only be 2 victims max. The time of the movie typically tends to be at night so there will probably be a lot of work to be done with the lighting. The killer also tends to have a signature weapon, some ideas I have are chainsaw, cleaver, knife, or pitch fork. The killer also tends to have a set costume design, I believe we will show it in the opening, however, I have no idea what that will look like. That will be expanded upon during planning. Another staple of slashers and horror in general is the jump scare. I plan to just have one at the very end when the killer kills his first victim.
The horror genre also has many conventional techniques. In terms of camera techniques, POV/ perspective, tracking shots, wide shots, and extreme close ups. One common technique is obstruction where the camera is held behind an object to imitate the feeling of being watched. In action sequences the camera tends to be shaky and handheld to help create a feeling of chaos, suspense, and reality. I feel like this would work well if the victim is running, I do not know if the killer will run, that will be taken care of with more planning. Mise-en-scene usually consists of a foggy texture in the air. Color pallet consists of heavy black, grey, blue, red, and brown with hints of white. Common lighting techniques are: uplighting, silotete, spotlighting, underexposure, harshlighting, and projection of shadows.
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