Horror

Horror

1. Night time

   • Lightning
     • High Contrast lightning : -Increases tension : what cannot be seen tends to be intimidating. -Emphasises facial features of the character: feelings are easily conveyed.

2. Mood

   • Creepy
   • Suspense
   • Horrifying
   • Disturbing

3. Location

   • Ordinary House
     • Loft
     • Hallway
     • Kitchen
   • Back yard
   • Road

4. Characters

   • Two sisters- teenage
     • Sister no.1 - Alive. She is mourning the death of her sister. She has problems with excessive drinking. She is going through depression due to the loss of her sister
     • Sister no.2 - Dead. Commited suicide quite recently due to clinical depression. She loves her sister therefore she wants her to be dead just as she it. Her intentions may seem sinnister however she is desperate to remain close with her sister

5. Characterisation

   • Sister no.1 - Ordinary clothes - mainly black
   • Sister no 2. clothes she died in - white dress , white contact lenses , use of latex to create deep wrist cuts. Facial make up - pale

6. Camera

   • Use of contra zoom to highlight confusion and fear
     • Maximum close ups
   • Ordinary scenes- include : mid shots, steady cam, full shots and camera tricks

7. Storyline

   • Girl suffers great sadness due to the loss of her sister who recently committed suicide. She developed alcohol issues and depression. She comes back home late at night and drinks wine. Flashbacks are common. As she opens the cupboard she smashes a plate.As she is trying to pick up the pieces she begins to bleed. She walks upstairs to get a plaster and wash the wound however she can sense someones presence in the house.

8. Sound

   • Non-diegetic sound: dramatic sound effects to increase tension.
     • Footsteps
     • When ghost appears - loud sound effect - increases tension

9. Dialogue

   • 'Together Forever'