Mood Board- Horrors

The horror genre is based on provoking fear and* phobias. They are majorly popular worldwide, and can often be controversial. Horrors audience ranges from adolescence to adults, but most horrors are rated 18.Horrors strive on exciting and shocking the viewer by building tension, and creating fear. Horrors plots typically involve the supernatural, serial killers, or gore. Death and the afterlife are common themes, simply because it is the unknown. The typical colours of horrors are grey, black, and blood red.

 As an genre, horrors have various stereotypes that most films *. Most horrors focus on the paranormal, because this is a fear that a lot of people have. The main characters are often serial killers,* Many horrors use groups of adolescence, in which their carelessness causes their fate. Children are often used because of their vulnerability, adding to the shock of the viewer. Many films include haunted houses or buildings, although this plot is fairly overused.

The sub-genre gore is becoming increasingly popular, and is now a main part of horror. These films such as Saw and hostel * on the emotion of repulsion and disgust. Unfortunately some gore-films have simple plots, and focus more on graphic scenes, then a complex storyline.

Horrors are usually set in the American Suburbs, because this relates to their target audience.

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Mood Board- Romantic Comedies

Romantic comedies are steriotypically love stories with humorous, entertaining plots. Typically they have a happy ending, although some films have broke this convention.
Romantic comedies are often in the perspective of a woman, because of their predominantly female audience. The general plot involves two protagonists overcoming an obstacle or, and usually reuniting.
Setting
Like other genres film, most romantic comedies are based in America. But because of their low budgets, british...
The colours are bright, and typically colour like red, and pink; which have connotations of love.
The music is changes from cheerful and slow,ambient music.
Many things have changed in romantic comedies, one of them being the roles of women. Women are no longer potrayed as vunerable and weak, or being saved by a male. The protaganist is often a business women, or a strongminded character. The lead male role is very steriotypical, usually using a tall, white man with dark hair*

Opening

The Omen

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The opening of the omen is very alike to halloween, because of its simplicity. Credits fade in and out, showing the low buget and time of the production. The background is plain black, with white font. This basic style is typical of the horror genre, and films of this time. On the right of the text is a figure in a red light. The shadow of the figure outlines a man, or a small boy. The figures shadow; the christian symbol of the cross, instantly shows that the film has religious themes. The bright red light around the boy indicates evil, and this contrasting with the cross shows the satanic plot. The colour of the red also has connotations of fire and danger. The most effective part of the credits, is the dark orchestra music. The music builds tension gradually, reaching a crescendo at the end. This eery music is significant, because it relates to christianity.