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Haunted House Film Analysis

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Technical , Elements specific to this genre + Brief Examples ( Cindy, Kerry)
Cindy:
In the supernatural horror film always can connect to the bible, the koran, the texts of ancient china.
Haunted house horror movie is one of the most common and famous type of supernatural movie.
Plot; The challenges for supernatural horror movie director: How to keep the main character stay in the haunted house after the first sign of supernatural trouble?
Money
Been looking for an real haunted house all his like
Has been trapped
Spread in three section
Always start with : a family moving to a new house, honeymoon, vacation. Everything looks peaceful and great.
The main character starts to realize the supernatural things. (shows character development, focus …show more content…

When the long shot combine with tracking shot in the horror film, the purpose of the long shot becomes opposite to its original purpose.
Used to show the setting , action. Because the tracking shot can bring the audience into the action, people will feels more nervous. (been followed by some supernatural things. People feels more nervous when the tracking shot is longer. Sometimes followed by a jumpscare.)

eye line match
Good horror movie always focus more on the reaction of the main character. To shows their reaction. When the main character is in a dangerous situation, the choice that they makes will also influence the plot. By using eye line match, it can shows the character's change and development, which makes the plot more logical.

Diegetic sound and internal sound
This kinds of sound effect always match up with the plot. Such as screaming, gun shot sound, broken sound. It also including diagougle. It is a really important part of film production. Good diegetic sound effect can makes the film looks more real and logical. Also helps the audience to understand the film and where is the action taking

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