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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


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.


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


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


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

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By Jack Melton, Sachin Sharma And Zain Zafar

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