Genre Research: Horror

 Horror 

Common CAMS:  

• Tracking shot  

• Extreme close up shot 

• Over the shoulder  

• Point of View 

• Long shot  

• Eye level 

Common Mis-En-Scene: 

• Costume: casual clothing, dishelved worn or dirty clothing 

• Lighting: ranges from natural lighting to dark and gloomy. 

• Acting: suspenseful, scared and eerie. 

• Makeup: simple, gory, gloomy 

• Props: weapons of all sorts 

• Setting: night time, secluded location. 

Common Editing: 

• Jump Cut 

• Insert 

• Reverse shot  

• Split screen 

Common Sound: 

• Dialogue 

• Diegetic  

• Ambient Sound 

• Non-diegetic  

• Sound Motif  

Example Films: Evil Dead Rise, the silence of the lambs, The Exorcist, Terrifier   

What elements of Horror that I like: sound motif, extreme close up shot, props  

What elements of Horror do not appeal to me: acting, jump cut, diegetic