Researching Thriller/Horror

     A Familiar Genre, but a New Touch

  

            For our new film, the crew will revisit a genre we've done before, but with a new twist. So how will we better our film and anticipate it more? Research! We looked at our past film and saw what it lacked to make it a true horror film, suspense, and how to perfectly place it. As the editor, I'll need to research how to give our scenes the right framework to give our scenes the right mojo.

Now that I have my main goals down packed, I must be able to drastically improve on my editing in more ways than one, but how exactly for a horror film? I took some research and was able to determine this by viewing popular thriller shots such as Silence of The Lambs, Eyes Wide Shut, Get Out,etc. What I found out was that the color grading is a very important factor. I watched a video displaying iconic shots from horror films to determine this. 

the iconic shots of horror films

                I also did my research on editing in horror films and how to add a scare factor to your film, by doing things like:

• using a blur effect
• focusing on the background rather than the actors
• keeping the monster/villain hidden
• adding a perfect reaction shot