Cinematography In A Horror Movie

Abstract:

From our child hood we have been imagining ghosts and seeing imaginary things that are almost improbable to exist to give us terrific fears and these fears come to haunt our dreams. Watching a horror movie gives us that old feeling of fear and makes us emotionally attached to the film. The horrific images from the movie with its special effects and sudden sounds would make many watch them even though it’s scary. But almost all the horror movies end after balance is restored and everything turns to normal to give the audience a sense of satisfaction.

The dissertation is based on the “Study of cinematography and special effects in a Horror movie”. In the recent past camera, lighting and special effects are of greater importance and fame, so it will be worth exploring those topics. As far as the technical aspect is concerned a brief research of how these kind of films are being filmed from the shooting spot itself, will be very useful for an aspiring artist to get a better idea about its development. Horror films go back as far as the onset of films themselves, over 100 years ago.

Introduction:

The researcher was interested in watching horror films from his childhood and he was deeply interested in these genres. In his childhood the researcher was very much impressed with the serial mainly called Genmam-X and Marmadesam. The drama that he staged in his schooldays with horror and scary effects as the theme was applauded well by the audience. The tremendous response from the viewers made him start learning the concepts and idea relating to this genre and finally concluded with this concept.

It is difficult to show scary effects in screens. If the director gets his requirements from all the technicians the film will be successful, otherwise it will not. In order to get success the film must contain interesting characters and it also depends on their acting. And in terms of technical aspects the cinematography and special effects play a major role. In Indian cinemas, there is some response for these kinds of genre when compared to Hollywood. The main aim of the upcoming short film is that after seeing this, many people have to change their mind to see horror films also. So the main thing that the film should contain is better cinematography with matching special effects. Instead of concentrating on the story alone, cinematography and special effects should be given more importance.

Aim:

To give the thrill the viewer expects mainly the use of the camera, lightings and Special Effects, Were Script play the secondary role.

Statement of the problem:

The main purpose of adding the special effects is to frighten the viewer.When it goes beyond the limit it might not be watched by many people. In this situation it may go to another genre of hardcore horror. It may scare people but it will create some abnormal effects in the minds of some people.

Objectives:

How is cinematography in horror films different from other films?

What are special Effects?

How is Special Effects done in horror movies?

A Study of the cinematography for horror movies.

How is make up done for horror movies?

Research Questions:

What are Special Effects?

Colors and intensity of lights?

Camera trick and technique in cinematography?

Special Effects (Make up) for horror movies?

How the horror movies getting winning changes?

Significance of the study:’

‘Horror movies’ are the best platform to find rich special effects and lighting and Much interesting camera handling which gives the viewers a different experience From other films. The study through this dissertation is to understand The cinematography in horror films and application of special effects in them.

Table of content

Chapter 1| Introduction

1.1 | Aim

1.2 | Statement of problem

1.3 | Research questions

1.4 | Objectives

1.5 | Significance of study

Chapter 2 | Review of literature

2.1 | Movies

2.2 | Websites

2.3 | Books and articles

Chapter 3 | Research Methodology

Chapter 4 | Horror films

4.1| Definition

4.2| History

Chapter 5 | Introduction to Cinematography

5.1 | Camera

5.1.1 | Lens

5.1.2 | Filters

5.2 | Depth of Field and Focus

5.3 | Aspect ratio and Framing

5.4 | Camera Movements and Camera Angles

5.5 | Lighting

Chapter 6 | Cinematography in Horror Films

6.1| over View

6.2 | Camera Works in Horror Films

6.2.1| Camera Movement and Angles

6.2.2| Analysis of Movie Shots

6.3 | Lighting

Chapter 7 | Different between Normal films and Horror Films (Cinematography)

Chapter 8 | Special effects

8.1| History

8.2 | what is Special effect

8.3 | Planning and use

8.4 | Live Special effect

8.5 | Make up