Horror films are designed to cause fear and panic within an audience, sometimes by appealing to our worst nightmares and hidden fears.
I believe that filming with a handheld camera as shown in 'The Blair Witch' trailer (above) would be achievable for me and my group. There are no special effects, and the locations and props are all accessable. This trailer uses typical horror conventions such as low key lighting, close ups to show fright in the characters face, non diegetic atmospheric music and the use of a myth.
'Saw' (above) is an example of a trailer that I would not be able to imitate very successfully. Firstly, there are many locations that are likely to be inaccessable for our group, such as an old deserted bathroom. Also, there is use of weaponry which we would not be able to aqquire. Like 'The Blair Witch,' 'Saw' also uses conventions such as low key lighting and non diegetic atmospheric music. However, there is more suggestion of violence in 'Saw/' and a suggestion of good vs evil.
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