In our first cut of our film opening, we used the convention of handheld camera which is a commonly used camera technique in the horror genre. It is done in our film to make the audience feel as though they are there to make them feel even more unsettled which is what a horror film needs to do. An example of this being used in another media product is in the film 'The Blair Witch Project'.
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| Handheld camera in our production |
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| Handheld camera in 'The Blair Witch Project' |
The scary character in our film opening is dressed all in black, this is a convention of the horror genre that we have used. The black figure creates mystery as it is not obvious as to who they are, what color hair they have etc. It is important to not give too many clues away about the scary character in order for the audience to want to continue guessing which creates a more tense atmosphere which is important to a horror film. Films have used masks and capes to disguise the scary character in films to create the same effect.
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| Disguise in our production |
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| Disguise in 'Kansas City' |
Another convention of the horror genre we have used in our film is the choice of music. Our music helps build suspense, just like in this clip from 'Insidious' which the scary music begins at 1.06:
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