there are many conventions of horror to make the watcher scared/ thrilled here are some;
- blood
- gore
- knives/ weapons
- bad characters
- victims
- fear
- music that creates tension
- violence
- suspense
and many more, when a horror/ thriller movie is made they put these types of conventions in to make the audience feel tension and get a adrenaline rush from the suspense they build up, all these conventions help make what is a horror/ thriller movie.
What is ‘suspense’?
suspense is when the audience starts to feel uncertainty and anxiety when something happens in a film leading up to a dramatic event. tension is usually felt adding the the suspense leading up to the situation. suspense in a movie/ horror film is usually felt by the audience when the expect something bad is going to happen but tit s not yet in their knowledge. i a horror film suspense is usually found when something is going to happen to a character this makes the audience feel on edge and frightened building up tension but they still want to find out what happens so they carry on viewing.
Write a definition (with textual example) for each of the 3 shot types -
match on action,
a match cut is when two different shots are put together to create a scene but they graphically match sometimes in different scenes. this can often help to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically together to create a gripping scene for the audience.
shot/reverse shot
a shot/reverse shot is when a character in a movie is looking and talking to someone off screen and the other character is shown looking back at the orgional character. as the characters are seen by the audience in the oppoaite directions, they presume they are looking at eachother.
180-degree rule
during film making the 180- degree rule is based on the states and position of two characters in the same scene. if the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects its called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.
