Genre: Horror

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 Common Camera Angles: 

  • -        High Angle 

  • -        Bird’s Eye View 

  • -        Close-Up 

  • -        Tracking Shot 

  • -        Pan 

  • -        Point of View Shot 

  • -        Tilt 

  • -        Low Angle 

  • -        Over the shoulder shot 

Common Mis-en-Scene: 

  • -        Dark lighting 

  • -        Abandoned locations 

  • -        Main character’s house  

  • -        Dark/horror makeup 

  • -        Fake blood 

  • -        Casual or either ripped/uncommon clothes  

Common Editing:  

  • -        Shot-Reverse Shot 

  • -        Action match  

  • -        Insert 

  • -        Cutaway 

  • -        Eyeline match  

  • -        Jump cuts 

Common Sound: 

  • -        Diegetic sound  

  • -        Sound bridge 

  • -        Dialogue 

  • -        Voiceover 

  • -        Incidental music 

  • -        Ambient sound 

Examples: The Forever Purge, It 2, Scream, There’s Someone Inside Your Gouse, Antlers 

Elements we like: Props used, Conventional sound used, Convenient setting, Formatted Storylines  

Elements we dislike: New and maybe challenging camera angles/ movements 

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