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Lights out

The Jigsaw

Scene 1:

My name is Harry, and one of the things I enjoy doing is football. Here’s the basic routine of my warmup before a game. I first take my shoes and tie them tightly.

Scene 2:

I try to get that positive mindset into my mind since that mindset will eventually decide who the winner is for the game

Scene 3:

I take the ball, look at it for a while, before actually start kicking it

Scene 4:

Looking at the bleachers, I clean up my mind for the last time and start to concentrate on the game.

Scene 5:

The fifth action has to be perfect. Stepping 11 feet outside the goal, the ball has to curl into the right corner.

Part 1

Jump Scare:

This is one of the most critical tools that horror movies use to scare you. It is intended not only as a means to get the adrenaline pumping in the crowd, or also to actually awaken the senses, but it is meant to evoke “cheap scares” for both physical and emotional stimuli in both intents and purposes.

Tight Framing:

Although horror films themselves may not be a quintessential style, close framing is one of the horror film tactics used to attract attention to one particular concept. Not just to call attention to one single item, but close framing can also be used to attract the attention of the viewer to a variety of concepts surrounding the protagonist. Tight Framing mostly utilizes close-up shots or sometimes, extreme close-up shots in order to create more suspense.

Irregular Movement:

Irregular movement, which typically involves frightening or unorthodox maneuvering, is one of the most character-driven, or maybe even monster-driven, tactics employed for horror filmmakers. Irregular motion is one form of “ghost walking,” or it is possible to depict demonic entities in characters, but it is also clearly a disturbing representation of its entirety.

Anticipating the Worst:

One of the best examples of suspense is that when a character walks up to a dark corridor, or when a ball seamlessly rolls down the stairwell all on its own, “Oh no” sounds in your stomach. There are what are referred to as anticipatory reactive sequences, or those all-too-familiar scenes that many reviewers lament about, “I expected that to happen.” That was about the stage.

———-Sound Effects————

Infrasounds are sounds that are distinguished by their low frequency (below 20 Hz) and can be triggered by natural events and extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms and earthquakes, as found in a 2011 report by the University of California. it’s programmed to equate them with the imminent threat because of the way human brains are evolutionarily wired.

While horror movie soundtracks share technical elements to create credible shocks, it is most productive to elicit terror by audio when it plays off the desires of the viewer to decide the mood of a scene. When films take a comfortable setting and incorporate slight, yet jarring disruptions, this is most apparent. Introducing the unexpected slam of kitchen cabinets in a silent house or faint children’s laughter could be a good technique.

Part 2

I think cultural background takes a significant part when defining a horror movie. Depending on where you’re from, horror films can have different settings, times, and occasions. For example, in my country, South Korea, one of the most famous horror films is Train to Busan which has been shown around the world as well. Train to Busan not only uses a Korean setting to show the cultural identity of the film, but it also uses an interesting setting which was a train. When talking about trains, it doesn’t really seem to be related to any kind of ‘horror’, however, there were some passed down stories from ancestors about horror regarding trains (Folktales about the danger of trains).

Part 3

To be honest, I don’t think I am a great person in regards to horror. I haven’t really watched a lot of horror movies or films in the past, so there’s not a lot of great knowledge in these types of areas. But since I did watch one or two horror films, I am probably able to use some techniques such as JumpScare or different Lighting and Sound techniques in order to make a horror film. I’m still not sure about what I will be going to but I’ll probably have the lights turn off at some point, create suspense using sound effects, and use JumpScare as well.

ECU: Tying up the shoes

CU: Getting ready to play

WS: Similar to a silhouette shot that goes out of a tunnel

OTS: Preparing to kick the ball

‘Interesting’ Shot: Shooting the ball

Extreme Closeup (ECU)

• An extreme closeup in the 5 shot sequence is one of the shots that provokes the audience’s inquiry about the topic. This shot gives away the topic of the film itself, however, it doesn’t give away the whole topic. Extreme close up in this unit closes up to your hands, which means the focus is always on your hands. Your hand will be your primary focus for this shot.
• Below is an example of ECU:
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Close shot (CU)

• A close shot in the 5 shot sequence is as important as Extreme Closeup but it gives away the person who’s actually doing the act. The impact of a close-up shot to the audience is that it addresses the emotion or the mood of the film. You can see the details of the character’s face and the topic as well. It will most likely to be focused on the person itself, rather than the background.
• Below is an example of a CU
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Medium Shot (MS)

• A wide shot in the 5 shot sequence gives away the setting, the character, the background, and almost everything. The previous two shots mostly focused on the details of their facial expression and the topic whereas the wide shot allows the actor/character to utilize their physical characteristic. The camera’s focus will be on the background. The background should be distinguishable.
• Below is an example of a WS
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Over the shoulder shot (OTS)

• An over the shoulder shot in this project focuses on the act the character is doing. We tend to use wide-shot because the extreme close up and close up did not catch the details of the act the character was doing. The shoulder will be out of focus, and the act will be in focus for this project. We don’t want the shoulder to be in focus since that will ruin the whole shot sequence; we don’t want the audience to focus on the shoulder, we want them to focus on the details of the act.
• Below is an example of an OTS
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“Interesting” Shot

• The idea of an interesting shot is that you need to make a shot sequence that is able to grab the attention of the audience and possibly a shot with a resolution. You are able to do whatever shot you want to do, but it has to be ‘interesting’.