Conventions of a Horror

Conventions of a Horror 

•  The convention of a horror needs to make the audience think about why something bad is going to happen, therefore they can feel sympathy for the character.

• It needs to leave the audience feeling in suspense so that they want to find out what happens next. 

• Short takes with fast actions makes the audience feel confused and makes them think.
• Blood allows the audience to realize that something bad has happen.
• Costume - makes the character look vulnerable. this is so that the audience can feel sympathy for the character.
• Lots of cuts and bruises from running, with messy hair. To show that the character has had a troubled time.

• Storyline makes the audience guess what has happened.
•  Fast paste  makes the scene more tense and more thrilling.
• Low key lighting, hides curtain aspects of the scene making it more thrilling to watch. It also makes the scene more mysterious.
• Hyperbolic sound makes the audience jump out of their seat.
• Props