Genre Research: Horror and Action Films

      For this blog, I'll be choosing two more genres and going over their different elements. Just like my power point, but in text form.
      The first genre, horror contains a lot of high angle shots. Usually to show the point of view of the antagonist of the film, if they're looking down at something else. The horror genre also creates a dark, gloomy vibe no matter where it's located. Usually set at night or having some other effect to make the setting seem a little bit more eerie. There are frequently cross cuts to mask violence or to build tension. In horror movies, there is normally a singular antagonist with a set of protagonists to be killed off. Two examples of horror movies are: IT: Chapter 2 and Insidious. There's multiple examples of non-diegetic sound, a very famous one being Jason's theme from the Halloween series. I admire the ability the genre has to easily create tension in it's scenes. I don't like being scared, so I don't watch them.
      The second genre, action contains lots of eye level angles. Usually to show the protagonist's face.The action genre creates a normal environment usually, one that seems similar to one that we go through day to day. Then fill that environment with not so ordinary scenarios. Just like horror films, action films normally include a lot of cross cuts. This time, used to convey the action scenes. Normally, the protagonist has a goal to achieve and goes through tons of enemies to do so. Two examples of actions films are John Wick and Transformers. Action films normally contain a score that picks up whenever the action builds up. I enjoy the action scenes in these films whenever they're made well. I don't enjoy when these scenes draw out the run time.