Characters

In horror films the characters can vary. From props to people, all can be used to set an immense amount of tension. In films like "Chucky" a puppet is used to scare the audience and create tension.

Props

Props that are you used in these horror films tend to me quite phallic. For example the props in hell raiser are nails inserted into the mans head. This is linked to costume but is still known as a prop. These are used very well to present quite a scary and gory effect.

A gun prop could possibly be used in a film opening to help the audience suggest what kind of weapons and methods of killing would be used. it can also show that death might occur in the film and also the attribute of evilness. This is the same case for a knife. You can buy either of these props for quite cheap if you fine them in the right places.
These props ten to harm others or maybe kill. Props are a massive contributing factor to setting the mood of the film. This is why it is ideal for us to select the correct props and use them in the right way.

The Hypodermic Needle Model

• first attempt to explain how mass audiences might react to mass media
• models suggest that audiences make no attempt to process the data/information on that they receive or go out to find information.

The Two Step Flow

• The audience processes information more deeply as it is related to them through someone else that influences the taste in society at the same time.

Uses and Gratifications

• looks at audience as individuals
• we individually apply media tactics to target audiences. 

Camera Shots

The shot that we were thinking of using is this "wipe" shot. This is a shot that passes through an object (for example, a wall or celling). This makes it a bit different as it changes location and character through camera shots and angles. In this scene below me, the camera travels up through ceiling of the bus to go to another character on top of the bus. It passes through at a reasonably and steady pace. 

In this scene the camera is still but preparing to move for the Wipe shot.

Here the camera is moving up the environment to the next shot.

In this shot the camera is right in the middle of the environment that it is passing through.

It is now coming up through to the next character and showing a different environment on top of the bus.

And now here is the the new character and the new place that the camera as moved to.

This camera shot creates a really nice effect because of the effect that it creates even though it creates a simplistic look.

Extreme Close Up

I was thinking that there would be a fair amount of long shots and close ups so that there are a massive amount of contrasts in the shots. These close ups would be used to show the facial expressions that the characters are pulling or extreme close-ups to show specific parts of the body (for example a blood shot eye) an example of this would be from The Blair Witch Project.

Research On Horror Films

Examples of Horror Film:

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Freddy Krueger, an evil being from another world, stalks a group of teenagers and kills them through their dreams.

Saw - Two men are held hostage by a psychopath, who is set on teaching his victims the value of life by putting them into demented life or death games.

Friday the 13th - While trying to re-open a summer camp, a group of camp counselors are mysteriously murdered by a machete swinging slasher.

All of these films are very different but still have some common occurrences that they all share. Gore appears quite a lot in these films and the characters. A nightmare on elm street involves teenagers like a lot of the horror films they they produce. Saw involves a lot of gore and is mostly based around that. Saw Friday the 13th and A nightmare on Elm Street all involve groups of people instead of a singular human on the set. The victims are all killed in these films, but in very different ways. In a Nightmare on Elm Street

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Sub-genres of Horror:

Comedy-Horror

Comedy-Horror combines comedy with traditional horror movie themes and characters. Because of the subject matter, Comedy-Horror films can cross over into the Black Comedy sub-genre. Comedy-Horror films aim to scare the audience, but also provide comical outlets that let the audience laugh at their fear.

Examples: Beetlejuice, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead.

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Teen-Horror

Teen-Horror is a sub-genre that revolves completely around a teenager or a group of teenagers. Typically, these movies have a large cast and a clear hero or heroine. Teen-Horror films often play upon traditional teenage issues, such as dating and prom, and turn them into suspenseful and thrilling situations.

Examples: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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Monster-Horror

A Monster film is sub-genre of Horror that centers on a struggle between human beings and a monster(s). Often, the monster in the film has been created in an “experiment gone wrong.” The monster usually serves as a villain, and the film portrays a hero or heroine that ultimately saves the world from the monster. Although these movies commonly fall into the Horror genre, Monster films have a long tradition within Science-Fiction and Fantasy film as well.

Examples: Aliens, Godzilla, Creature from the Black Lagoon.

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Slasher

Slasher film is a sub-genre of Horror film that revolves around a psychopathic killer. This killer stalks and murders his victims in extremely violent and memorable ways. Though it centers on a specific killer, the violence is what sets Slasher films apart from other horror films. A Slasher film will devote more screen time to portray murder and mayhem than a traditional Horror film.

Examples: Halloween, My Bloody Valentine, Black Christmas.

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Supernatural-Horror

Supernatural-Horror film is a sub-genre that includes ghosts, demons, or other depictions of supernatural occurrences. Often, Supernatural-Horror films combine elements of religion into the plot. Common themes in Supernatural-Horror films include the afterlife, the devil, and demonic possession. Unlike Religious Thrillers, Supernatural-Horror films are not limited to specific religious elements and can contain more vivid and gruesome violence.

Examples: The Exorcist, The Ring, The Omen.

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Zombie-Horror

Zombie film is a sub-genre of Horror film that portrays mindless human beings who are raised from the dead. These films often include a Zombie invasion, and center around Zombies feasting on human flesh. The plot of a Zombie film then revolves around the struggle between the living, and the living-dead. Zombie film not only falls into the Horror genre, but Sci-Fi, Thriller, and Comedy as well.

Examples: Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later. 

Horror Mind Map

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