Saw
The darkness adds tension to the shot as the darkness conveys loneliness and isolation which creates a sense of mystery as to where he could be. A tricycle is a kids toy yet it is being ridden by a puppet. This creates fear as it is unexpected as we would not typically expect to see a puppet ride a tricycle. Black can represent mystery and fear whereas green represents safeness and harmony. These two colours clash and since there is more black than there is green, it is used to show how the fear and isolation is empowering the safeness which creates a sense of danger
This character is wearing a mask which is common in horror films as it covers the identity of the villain which creates the sense of mystery as you don't actually know who is behind the mask. The mask is used a lot in Saw as this is the identify of the bad character. Studies show that masks are scary because of the Psychology of fear. People fear others if they cannot create a scene of identity. When you can see someones identity, you can normally pick up characteristics which can help you make judgements of a person. Without seeing their identity, you are unable to know who the other person is. This power of uncertainty is used by directors as it installs fear as well as making the audience want to carry on watching so they can find out who is the person behind the mask.
This mask as a result has become iconic to the film as the mask is similar to a clown and clowns are considered scary by many people which makes this mask effective for creating fear for the audience
Friday The 13th
Again, this film uses a mask in order to hide the identity of the character. This is to make the audience more scared as they do not know what the person looks like therefore can't pick up on their characteristics. This is also to make the audience watch the other films to find out who the masked villain is. The building looks extremely run down which is typical of a horror film as it is unsettling and makes the place look abandoned. The colour scheme again contradicts the villains as the background colour is beige which typically represents calmness however this is far from the truth. This helps to add to the 'unsettling vibe' especially since he is holding an axe.
The axe is symbolic to Friday the 13th, in every film the axe is featured as the axe is associated with the character. The blood stains show that the axe has been used before which shows Jason (The Killer) as a murderer.
The axe is featured in Friday the 13th, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and the remake and is the second most used weapon used.
I have also created a collage of multiple different horror films that I feel are the most iconic to the Horror genre
http://www.gomoodboard.com/boards/oIBjiiG0/share
This character is wearing a mask which is common in horror films as it covers the identity of the villain which creates the sense of mystery as you don't actually know who is behind the mask. The mask is used a lot in Saw as this is the identify of the bad character. Studies show that masks are scary because of the Psychology of fear. People fear others if they cannot create a scene of identity. When you can see someones identity, you can normally pick up characteristics which can help you make judgements of a person. Without seeing their identity, you are unable to know who the other person is. This power of uncertainty is used by directors as it installs fear as well as making the audience want to carry on watching so they can find out who is the person behind the mask.
This mask as a result has become iconic to the film as the mask is similar to a clown and clowns are considered scary by many people which makes this mask effective for creating fear for the audience
Again, this film uses a mask in order to hide the identity of the character. This is to make the audience more scared as they do not know what the person looks like therefore can't pick up on their characteristics. This is also to make the audience watch the other films to find out who the masked villain is. The building looks extremely run down which is typical of a horror film as it is unsettling and makes the place look abandoned. The colour scheme again contradicts the villains as the background colour is beige which typically represents calmness however this is far from the truth. This helps to add to the 'unsettling vibe' especially since he is holding an axe.
The axe is symbolic to Friday the 13th, in every film the axe is featured as the axe is associated with the character. The blood stains show that the axe has been used before which shows Jason (The Killer) as a murderer.
The axe is featured in Friday the 13th, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and the remake and is the second most used weapon used.
I have also created a collage of multiple different horror films that I feel are the most iconic to the Horror genre
http://www.gomoodboard.com/boards/oIBjiiG0/share
The collage is more of what we were looking for here. What do the images in your collage have in common, in particular thematically? I like what you said about the masks. The mask can dehumanise a villain and make them emotionless. Jaws for example is a frightening villain because it is inhuman and doesn't reason in the way that we would- terrifying!
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