EVALUATION

What did you learn?
From the start and until the end the planning and research of my short horror film, I have learnt a lot of important things. I have learnt the main conventions used in a horror film. Conventions like a  close up focus on specific things such as fascial expressions if they are trying to show the emotions the person is feeling or objects if that object is vital for the film as it is an "object of significance". A point of view shot is used to in all movies really but the point of using it in a horror movie is to get the audience feel involved in the film, so that they feel what the person feels in the film. It also puts the audience in a uncomfortable situation that they cannot come out from. All horror films follow many similar conventions, the narrative structure. The narrative structure is basically the steps a movie takes in the film and this is done throughout every movie. The movie begins in a normal environment, where the characters are introduced and the normal undisturbed life of the characters is shown. In the middle, the rising of the action occurs, this is when the normality of the movie is affected and has an adverse affects on the characters. Then there is the climax, where the main part of the film occurs, where it is revealed if the good side won or the bad. And then the resolution happens where the situation tries to go back to how it started however that might not always occur because if the film wants to make another sequel they would leave it as a cliff hanger.

How will it help you?
My research will help me make my own movie effectively horror because one thing I have realised is that all horror movie follow the same conventions which I will definitely take under consideration. I have done a lot of research on short horror movies like "Ding Dong" and "Click Bait" and "Doll Face." What short and normal horror movies helped me learn are the camera angles, shots and camera movement, mise en scene and sound that are used in each movie and how they all link to make it effective for each film. I am going to go and create my film using the norms of a horror movie conventions as that's what all horror movie use. By not following the conventions would make my film confusing for the audience because the audience know what to expect from a horror movie. I also have looked into different studies that prove that by following the conventions of horror movies makes the movie more effective.

How have you learned it?
I have learned this by watching all sorts of different horror movies, ones with a good review and ones with bad so that I can see what makes a good horror film and what doesn't. I have analyses a few horror movies on my blog but I have also watched other horror movies in my free time. I have been to the cinema to watch many films to analyse the sounds used and how the volume and scene are lined and how the timing and volume link together to get the best out of that scene and scare the audience. I also conducted gave out a questionnaire to people that watched the film to ask them what they think made the film scary and whether they think that the movie did justice as a horror.