Thursday, October 31, 2024

Horror research blog :)

Since today is Halloween (the best holiday of they year) I decided to research about horror. So first any horror movie of course had to have the theme of death, a unknown creature, etc. And the characters usually are being haunted by some type of mister or creature. AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A CLEAR CHANCE TO RUN AWAY AND THEY DONT. Of course you can’t forget the abandoned houses, or forests where they typically take place. 


The production is typically dark and eerie, using a lot of shadows in the lighting. There are jump scares, and creepy noises. And music that builds up to seeing something. Camera shots can either be shaky to give the sense like someone is watching, or still so you feel like your looking over the characters.

The marketing for most movies is just trailers gat have the cliff hanger, and the iconic face of shock. But others, like smile take it to another level by hiring actors to go to different events and just smile. This is definitely showing how marketing is just getting more and more competitive and smile is definitely popping off. A lot of horror movies are also released during October near halloween or on a Friday the 13th.

The Conjuring 

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 This movie is a perfect example of horror it uses a haunted house setting, a family and involvement of paranormal activity . The production techniques include eerie lighting, unsettling music, and  jump scares. The marketing highlighted the "based on a true story" aspect, adding to the fear factor.


Get Out 

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This movie combines horror with social commentary, using the genre to explore themes of racism and exploitation. The setting is a home seems normal and becomes more unsettling. Production techniques like using music to build up a scene are used.


Some other horror movies:

Bodies Bodies Bodies https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSLX-for0BNYRx7--3wgh-ZBqPqG2Xq4yRyNMD1C6IB7b8dwR1O&psig=AOvVaw1NSHTAfIVrT7KYznVt0HuD&ust=1730499202877000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCLCR-IPSuYkDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

Hereditary https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTaTs_ZL1aC4bhVMs8NxWjoUi2GuSUeGOBqWfv0ayJwoUF4NNHY

Black Phone 

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The Purge 

https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/the-purge-election-year

The Shining  

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MaXXXine

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Us

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Sound Project

 Were were given an assignment which was called the Sound Project. It was a direct opposite to our last project. This time we had to focus on sound and tell a story based on noise. We also had to make some of our own sound effects which is called foley.

With my partner we started thinking of things we do during our day that can produce a lot of sound. We thought of an airport setting, going to school, but ultimately ended up deciding on going to a grocery store. We decided this because its something that everyone does and it would be easy to interpret.

I definitely have a lot more appreciation for foley artist now. We only had to create 4 of our own sounds for the project but I still found it hard to do (and mine were pretty basic so i cant imagine more in depth ones.) 

This assignment is going to help me listen closely when writing our next analysis essay. Now I feel more ready to identify different sound, and techniques that could be used in different scenes. 

https://youtu.be/VCOns8bk7l8?si=MaIaewUtX4JUmiT5 Here is the link to my sound project!!! 

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