Ideas and Conventionsof the Supernatural/ Psychological Horror

Genre

Bridget Cardenas Pazmiño

Conventions- Supernatural

• Possession• Strange incidents – Paranormal Activity• Location- Home, Airplane, Garden• Demonic Twin• Bruises• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound

Conventions- Psychological

• Mental problems– Doesn’t know how to distinguish between real life and

a dream.• Mirrors• Flashbacks• Death• Music is non-diegetic and diegetic also tension is

built.• Titled angles

Conventions for a Supernatural/ Psychological Combined

• Isolation• Possession• Strange incidents – Paranormal Activity• Location- Home, Airplane, Garden• Demonic creature - Satan• Bruises• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound• Mental Problems• Desperation• Horrifying dreams• Voodoo/Spirits• Murder

Plot/ ThemesViolence• Violence is usually caused by the evil demon but in this case is the character harms

themselves and a evil creature will try something to harm anybody or just the main character.

Psychological• In a movie there is always a person that it delusional, is developing a mental illness or

confuses the audience.

Supernatural• In supernatural films there is always a demon or presence, the presence could be either

good or bad.

Survival• Either lots of people have to unite in order to help the person that is in danger or the

person/ group have to discover the way in which the demon has come to life and how to destroy it.

Weapons• In supernatural horror movies, there's jumpy moments, etc… which

are used as weapons of fear, rather than actually possessing a knife, or axe for example.

Dead Person or Symbol• The main character would find either a dead body or find something

that shows that the other person is dead like a symbol.

Old Items• Usually Old Items can be found such as an old book or demon

symbols which have significant value within the movie.

Costume/ Prop

Location/ Settings

Its takes place in more: • Isolated areas - where the character is vulnerable towards any

situation.

• Dark areas - Usually night time

• In the House - Both day and night where the character feels a presence of the demon.

• Mental Asylum - Which just shows that the character is crazy.

Lighting• Darkness will cause the characters to develop a sense of fear.

• Filming at night then would have at least a bit of light source so the footage is clear.

• Natural light can be used to give a more dramatic emotion when the natural light hits the characters face (Similar to noir lighting however, changes when it used for all the body)

• Noir lighting is know for harsh light that skims across a face. Shadows on a subject’s face help imply mystery, just as many noir characters are two- faced.