Today I have researched two genres that I have a lot of interest in. The two genres are horror, and action. In a previous blog I stated that I was leaning more toward the horror genre, and I still am, but once I went back to think about things I realized that this could be an exciting opportunity for me to use my background info on the action genre and put it to the test.
The horror genre is one of the most used genre's along side of action. During my research I looked up some of the C.L.A.M.P.S used in horror movies. Some COSTUMES they use are all different depending on the character. For some villains and bad guys they wear fake animal fur, wigs, masks. and a whole lot of makeup. For example, the character Jason, he wears dirty clothes and a mask to hide his identity. For LIGHTING, the most used light is uplighting. Uplighting is when the light is on the floor and it is faced up. The other most famous lighting is spotlighting. That is when the light is focused solely on one person or object. It creates suspense and makes the audience nervous of what is to come. For ACTORS, the type of actors that are the bad guys are usually a big build on the upper half and very strong. The characters for the victims are usually smaller. MAKEUP in horror movies is sometimes very excessive because of the villains. The victims usually use light makeup since they are playing themselves and sometimes use fake blood when they get hit or when they die. PROPS used in horror movies are usually a fake knife and other weapons that the villains use. And other times the victims use other weapons to fight the villains. Most SETTINGS used in horror movies are a barn, a house, sheds, walls (surprisingly), and basements. While looking up the C.L.A.M.P.S, I also looked up CAMS, which is camera, angles, movement, and shots.
A camera angle they use in horror films is a tilt. A tilt creates tension to shots, and could simplify a supernatural being.
Some shots that are used in horror films are shot reverse shots to go back in time and show something that was missed.
Lastly, some movements used in horror films are pan, and tracking shots. A tracking shot really builds suspense to the movie because it puts the audience in the position of the character so it makes them feel like they are in the movie.
Some editing skills that are used are jump-cuts, split screen, and shot reverse shot.
Sounds that have been in horror movies are screaming, and slashes from a weapon. They use dialogue, voice over, and sound motif as some examples of what sound they use.
Elements used used in horror movies are the feeling of fear, shock, and disgust.
Some things I like and dislike in horror movies are the feelings emulated by the movie. And what I dislike is the graphical scenery.
I am going to make this paragraph a little shorter now. The C.L.A.M.P.S in an action movie is, C- some costumes used in action movies are typical superhero outfits, and just regular clothing sometimes. L- Some lighting used are natural lighting and key lighting. A- Some actors used in action movies are usually very athletic and flexible people for the superheroes. M- Makeup typically used in action movies is usually just fake blood for when they get hit or anything. P- Some props used in action movies are swords, guns. knives, laser beams, etc. S- Some settings used in action movies are outside, a train station, or in a house. For CAMS,
For camera angles, usually eye level, high angle, and low angle.
Camera movements that are used are panoramic, and tracking shot.
Lastly, some Shots used are close-ups, two shots and three shots.
Common editing skills are cutaway, cross-cutting, and split screen ( like the horror movies ).
Some common sounds used are grunts and stuff when they fight.
But some sounds in the Cambridge way, are a soundtrack, and incidental music.
Some things I like about action movies are that they cause a lot of adrenaline when there is a lot going on. And some things I do not like about action movies is sometimes there are bad effects.
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