Own ideas of narrative

tropes

Juxtaposition and binary opposites

City person in the countryside

Adults haunted by children

Background superstition, awkwardness between

characters

People new to the area

Move to a new neighbourhood

Secretive community

Moving into a haunted house

Isolated area

An American Werewolf in

London

The Shining

The Woman in Black

The Hole

The Woman in Black

Mise-En-Scene of Horror

Night time

Can’t see everything

disorientation

Old Buildings

WeaponsMake-shift

deserted

e.g. axe, knife, chainsaw

Blunt and clumsy

dark

derelictLights Out

The House of Wax

The Shining

Character Types

Teen Horror

Stupid girl

Male leader

Isolation

Inexperienced

Dumb guy

young

Female assistant leader

curious

Cabin in the Woods

Unfriended

Horror stylistic conventions

Cinematography

Cold colour correction

Sound

Reverse tracking –showing what is behind the character

Diegetic –heavy breathing during silence, heartbeat, scream (showing vulnerability)

Tracking –the idea of following a character

Non-diegetic –loud to silence cut, strings for tension drums for build up of power

The Woman in Black

Cabin inthe Woods

Feature film

Monsters

New environment

Examples of Horror Films

An American Werewolf in LondonIsolation

Feature film

The Woman in Black

Lights Out

Short film

Feature film

Isolation Haunting

Binary opposites Isolation

New environment for the character

Abandoned house

Inexperienced character

Strange community

Group of young adults, character archetypes on slide 4

Darkness