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Better grab that popcorn and your history books, because we're about to go deep into the history of horror. Looking at what made the horrifying horrible and where we have evolved in terms of the dark and the dangerous. The cinema is MADE for horror, dark and quiet atmosphere, enough to make the film feel real. Enough to make the audience to jump out of their own seats whenever the main antagonist appears to attack their next victim. The cinema is another way for us to escape reality and enter a realm of collective dreams, however, these dreams are nightmares , where the evil and supernatural can roam free with no bounds. The only thing that keeps us safe from them is the screen that separates us.  The roots of filmed horror were an extension of a genre of literature that started in the late 1700s known as Gothic Horror. Developed by writers in Great Britain and the US, the Gothic part of the name refers to pseudo medieval buildings that these stories took place such as an old...

This is my preliminary film, in which we had to make a guerilla style horror short. We didn't have much planning for the film seeing as we were to see what our abilities were when making a short. For example, what camera shots we can use for effect, what we can do to build tension and our abilities in terms of editing.  Gif.1 We had to work in a group for the prelim, but within that group we edited  our films separately and this is what I have made from what we have filmed. We all filmed different sections and directed at different points, seeing as we were in a 3, we also had to swap roles each time we progressed with the story. I filmed the scene where the protagonist finds the dead body on the floor (Gif.1), I used a pan as a way to gradually expose the body of the girl from the audience's perspective, as if they were looking at the scene themselves. Gif.2 We have used various shots and angles for our short, for example, mid shots have been used throughout th...

Short films do vary from feature length films in many and different ways, such includes:   Low budget: Small studios will only need a small budget to produce their film seeing as they wouldn't need complex equipment and certain elements of MES will not be needed. Further more, there may not be a large amounts of money available for the small studios.   Relatable setting: In order to convey emotion and tension efficiently, the location of the film should be recognisable to the audience. For example, a bedroom in a horror short. Creating a lasting effect on the audience.   Simple title: This is usually something that relates to the plot of the film   Online release:  You are more likely to find short films to be released online than in cinemas and such places because of the niche audience and low budget. This can be advertised through social media to reach the required audience   Small cast: ...

What is a genre? Well, to many, the dictionary term of genre states that it is "A style or category of music, art or literature." But according to Daniel chandler; "The conventional definitions of genre tend to be based on the notion that they constitute particular conventions of content (e.g. themes or settings) and/or form (including structure and style) which are shared by the texts which are regarded as belonging to them." This explains how genre is mainly based on the conventions within it, the themes and other content that would associated with a certain genre are what makes that genre unique and different. For example, the horror genre and the idea of how tension is built up in an overemphasised way; or romance in which two people meet and fall in love over time. Audiences tend to find a certain genre to be satisfying due to the fact that it can meet their expectations and they may find pleasure in predicting what will happen next. Because of this...

So the genre I am looking at for my short film is Horror, but what is horror and what are the conventions that come with it?   What is horror?   Horror is the genre in which fear is shown through the use of many tropes. The main purpose of the genre of horror, whether it is a book or film, is to induce fear into the audience. The first horror film to be produced is “The Devil's castle” made in 1896; after that, more horror films were produced as film production advanced visually with the iconic “Nosferatu” (1922) using features such as low lights and shadows to create tension and fear. And further on, in 1931, the film Frankenstein has used sound as a way to scare the audience through loud and sudden noises and possibly a backing track for suspense.   T he largest concept of the horror genre is how the genre illustrates the fears of the real world in an exaggerated manner. Over the decades, this has been displayed very clearly, for example horror films in th...