- ‘The Exorcist’ is seen as one of the
greatest horror movies to be produced. The narrative of this film is based on a
real life story, where a daughter is being possessed within a normal average
family. Throughout this movie, the family of the girl who’s being possessed
whom is the protagonist, are trying to
ease out the demon within this person. The is a typical stereotype by the
writers of the movie because the female
gender is often the most vulnerable sex, meaning that a female being abused in
a movie is the typical stereotype to be expected. The trailer of this movie uses
various types of lighting, but mostly uses low lighting to make the
surroundings of the characters seem much creepier. Throughout this movie, the
colour red is shown various times, weather it may be the colour of the ceiling
or the wall, it is shown various times. When a person thinks of the colour red,
they will either assume love and emotion, or fear and danger. In this movie,
the colour red indicates fear and danger, which is another generic convention
of horror movies.
- ‘The Conjuring’ is also another one
of the greatest horror movies. What makes this movie unique from the others is
that the movie is based on real-life experiences, real-life characters,
real-life people. This is why it is such an eye opening movie, it grabs the
audiences attention immediately as soon
as ‘Real Life’ is mentioned. The narrative of this movie (based on a true
story), “The Conjuring” tells the horrifying tale of how world-renowned
paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a
family terrorised by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to
confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the
most terrifying case of their lives. The trailer of this movie very well
structured, where it leaves the audience with questions on their mind, which
then leads them into watching the actual movie. There is various types of
lighting used in this movie, there are bright lights with when the family is together,
however when the characters are on there own, there is less lighting which
gives the audience a few tense scenes.
- ‘Halloween’ is another successful
horror movie which has made a name for itself within the movie industry. The
narrative/plot of this movie is based around the Halloween celebration in
Haddonfield, Illinois. Having already shown signs of psychopathic tendencies,
ten-year-old Michael Myers murders a school bully named Wesley. Later that
night, Michael murders his older sister Judith, his mother’s boyfriend Ronnie,
and Judith's boyfriend Steve. Only his baby sister, Angel Myers, is spared.
After one of the longest trials in the state’s history, Michael is found guilty
of first degree murder and sent to Smith's Grove - Warren County Sanatorium.
Michael after many, many years locked up, and not murdering then escapes and
goes on a killing spree. In this movie, lighting and sound were key elements,
reasons why is because with sounds/music, it makes killing scenes seem very
horrific and builds a huge amount of tension which is what horrifies the
audience. The lighting used in this is key because when the killer is about to
kill its victim, the surrounding lighting changes from light to dark, which
enforces horror onto the audience.
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