Horror films are designed and set up to make the audience jump out of thier skin and feel uneasy whilst watching.
Good suspense filled horrors, use a technique where you watch a little bit of the scene to know what is going on then scene is cut for your mind to fill in the gaps. (Sort of guess what has happned to the victim). For instance, a film may show a murderer about to saw off the victims hand however, the scene cuts and your are left to fill in what has happend in your mind. The directors use this technique to get into the mind of the viewer and make them even more aprehensive.
The majority of horror films play on suspense and tension which is dragged on throughout the film.
The settings of horror films are usually in dark places and places that you wouldn't like to be in if you had a choice. For instance, a dark forest is a usually setting which is found in horror films. Other settings include houses/cottages in the middle of nowhere; maybe in the countryside.
After analysing several horror films, diagestic sound is added to certain scenes of a film which gives the impression that something uneasy and frightening is about to commence. Instruments are used to create mysterious music. As well as this, environmental sounds are added. For instance, when watching the film 'Scream', the opening sequence of the film contain an array of diagestic sounds. Some of which were, a swing hanging from the tree began to sway and screechy sound is heard.
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