HORROR GENRE
Horror films and trailers usually follow the conventions of the genre, such as;
-Suspense to put the audience on the edge of their seat, and to keep them focused throughout the film or trailer.
-Enclosed spaces or isolated areas for the setting and location, to make the horror more intense and give the feel of entrapment and no hope. The SAW series (2004 - ) has good examples of enclosure, as many scenes are filmed in dark industrial basements, that appear to be very small due to the lighting. Though the deadly traps are the main focus of little hope and escape, the environment further enforces this.
-Shock. A horror film without shock wouldn't really be much of a horror. It can be shown by blood and gore, quick camera and editing and through sound.
-Psychological horror. This focus's on the characters state of mind and instability, their fears, guilt and beliefs. In most typical psychological horrors they may possibly explain the reason behind the killers motivation, adding to the tension and making the plot thicker.
Our film will use all these conventions, though it will be focused more on Psychological, as this is what the genre is and what the plot is based around.
