Horror films

Horror conventions

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Sound

Nursery rhymes
Child laughter
Diegetic/ambiance
Non-diegetic (scare/sound effects)
Creaking noises
Dripping noises
Instrumental noises (violins, organ)
Footsteps
Tense music

Editing

Filters
Quick transitions
Jump cuts



Plot

A historical death
Move to a new house with a history
Serial killer/zombies
Found footage

Locations

Abandoned house
Forest
Graveyard
Hospital/mental asylum
Haunted house
Camp



Camera

Close up
Dolly shot
Focus pulls
Shaky
180 degrees
Pan shot
1st person point of view
Tracking



Mise en scene

Costume/hair/makeup
Setting/props
Lighting and colour
Positioning of objects and charcters

Characters

Donor (detective)
One who dies first
Hero
Helper
Protagonist
Antagonist (Villain)

Props

Blood
Dolls
Rocking chairs
Clocks
Wardrobes

Masks