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ASSIGNMENT 1: HAUNTED HOUSE
SUBGENRE PRESENTATION
BY JACK MELTON, SACHIN SHARMA, ZAIN ZAFAR
HAUNTED HOUSE
Our Sub-Genre is....
FILMS IN OUR SUBGENREParanormal Activity-
2007Insidious- 2010 The Conjuring- 2013
CONVENTIONS OF HAUNTED HOUSE HORROR FILMS
Child is normally significantly involved
with the spirit
As you can see in this screen shot from
insidious the child is being possessed by
the evil spirit whilst the other characters are performing a séance and looking shocked
that the child is being possessed.
Once again here we can see the bite mark on this
child's back in the movie paranormal activity this again
links with the convention of the child always being
significantly involved with the spirit or demon of
the movie Another example of the child being significantly involved is in this scene in the conjuring where we see again the child in the movie being possessed by the demon and being thrown across the
room this again fits in with the convention of
the child being significantly involved
with the spirit or demon of
CONVENTIONS OF HAUNTED HOUSE HORROR FILMS
Dark lighting Is usually a very key
convention in haunted house horror
films
You can see here in the conjuring dark light
being used when the main protagonists are
exploring the basement of the haunted house this is to cause the viewer to feel tense and "on the edge of their seat"
Another example of this convention is in insidious when we see this scene
with a long shot going down a hallway we see very
little lighting being used in the haunted house to give it a more eerie and
spooky effect.
Once again this time in the film "Paranormal activity" we see that dark lighting
has been used in the haunted house to make the
shot more eerie and to make the viewer more
tense.
CONVENTIONS OF HAUNTED HOUSE HORROR FILMSThe antagonist in the
haunted house movie usually has black
makeup around the eyes
As you can see in this image from the "The conjuring" the antagonist in the movie or the spirit who is possessing
the house has black makeup around the eyes. This is used to define the
eyes and make the spookier to the audience.
As you can see again black makeup is used around the
eyes of the antagonist as she is getting possessed
by the demon or spirit in "Paranormal activity".
Once again for another example of the convention that the antagonist of the movie wears black eye makeup in the movie.
Here in "Insidious" we see the antagonist of the movie
wearing black eye makeup as well as some
red face paint to make him look more creepy and to really define the eyes
and make them pop out to make the antagonist look
more scary and almost crazy.
CONVENTIONS OF HAUNTED HOUSE HORROR FILMS
The protagonist is normally unaware of the actions of the spirit on many occasions This also shows that the
protagonist is again unaware of this creature which is standing right behind him which also creates tension
As you can see the feet of a dead person is behind the protagonist who is unaware of this, therefore creating tension as the audience are worried for him
It is difficult to see, but the picture shows the spirit entering the bed while the characters are sleeping therefore creating tension as the protagonists are unaware of the spirit which creates suspense
CONVENTIONS OF HAUNTED HOUSE HORROR FILMS
The setting/ location is normally abandoned, urbanised or has a history of paranormal activity
As you can see the house is abandoned or in the countryside which gives a sinister feeling about it due to the mist This house is also an example
of this as it is located in an urban area, as you can see the clouds are dark, connoting evil and signifying bad things
This is the actual house in Paranormal activity and as you can see it is located in a urban area
CONVENTIONS OF HAUNTED HOUSE HORROR FILMS
The house having supernatural abilities to move objects which is normally associated with a poltergeist.
As you can see the woman is flying from the cupboard due to a supernatural ability of the house, which gives of a sense of tenseness and danger
In this picture you can see the hospital room and bed is damaged with dark blood which forms a handprint, this connotes how much damage the haunted house can do which portrays a sense of danger to the watcher
This image shows thechandelier rocking, this gives off a scary sense of feeling as we do not know what is causing it to do that
HERE WE HAVE AN ACRONYM FOR OUR SUB GENRES……………………….
Don’tIgnoreSettingTechnical Iconography NarrativeCharacterisation Themes
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
By Jack Melton, Sachin Sharma And Zain Zafar
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