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1.Horror

1. Typical target audience- 15-25 year olds
2. The mise-en-scene is a isolated dark place with very bad weather, the props normally used are antiques and weapons that are made to enhance the characters dark or sinister look. Some production techniques are shoot through things such as windows, underexposure so tone down the footage to darken it, haze the film to create texture, and unique angles.
3. Creating a narrative image begins with a suspenseful tone and a lot of descriptive language to get the audience engaged in the narrative. Marketing these type of films are by creating a suspenseful trailer. A suspenseful trailer can engage the audience members to now want to watch the rest of the film. A title sequence is also very important(giving credit to every participate).
4. Friday the 13th, Crimson Peak,  Happy Death day, & etc.

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1. Horror
2. Horror film content primarily focuses of the details and making sure that the film has the audience attention. Horror films cannot just have the element of shock because if the audience attention is not attained then they will not get shocked. The content must be “out of the norm but well received by the audience.”
3. Sound plays a big role in production techniques for sound. When a jump scare is about to occur the louder sound get create a tense mood in the theater keep the audience scared. Horror films don’t necessarily have a certain guideline to follow when it comes to techniques. A dark unexposed environment like inside a house with dimmed lights or outside with the night sky creates the gloomy atmosphere. Dreadful dialogue also creates intense atmosphere.
4. Horror films are marketed in different ways. The trailers play a huge role with marketing. A trailer that leaves the audience in aw and makes the audience want to watch it. This means that the trailer might be scarier than the actual film just to attract a certain audience group.  As well as keeping the audience that watched the trailer with something they can remember. For instance in the movie IT the balloon and for the conjuring its the tree.
5. The movie IT is a good example of the horror genre. The movie takes place primarily in very dark places. There are a lot of jump scares which then zoom in on the one doing the scarring to terrify the audience. These jump scares are also accompanied with a certain sound to keep the audience tense and engaged. But not all of the sounds are accompanied with jump scares which is evidence that horror films don’t have a certain guideline.
6. The conjuring is another movie which is a great example of the horror genre. The conjuring scares always take place at a certain time. The scares always begin with filming a space that feels very gloomy and foreshadowing something bad might happen. For instance, before the first scares the camera goes around the house then goes upstairs and a slight sound creates a terrifying atmosphere. There is also a dampened tone in the light throughout the entire movie to uphold the atmosphere that wants to be portrayed.
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Hi my name is Carlos Gimon this is my first blog. I am gonna be speaking about horror movies and how they are produced in a certain manner. I chose this genre because I am an adrenaline type of guy that is into these type of movies. These movies have no guide lines which I find very interesting because horror movies are being well done. I am gonna be studying this genre throughout the next few weeks to really see how horror films are produced and marketed.