Chris makeup

October 31st
   In class today we examined horror clips. we watched them for a couple reasons. The first being that it was Halloween and we were all in the spirit. the second being we were breaking down each clip and seeing what made it scary. As a class we all found similarities between each clip from a horror movie or short film. They all had parts that were silent, like in Black Mirror, when she wakes up it's silent. We also found that in every scene there was a moment when the camera would zoom in and or focus on the main character and blur out the background. We all found this interesting and came to an understanding, that when your focus on the main character it makes it harder for the viewer to see what is going on in the background. This put's the viewer on edge because maybe we something moving, maybe we don't. It allows the mind to wonder and create scary situations. The last connection we made between clips, was there is always an abrupt sound that catches the main characters attention, whether it's aloud bang, a slamming door, books falling or even in the case of Black Mirror a picture being taken. All of these combined is what makes a movie scary, or not so scary for some.
   We also found in the case of David Pumpkins that the mood of each character and the music can change how scary a scene or movie is. On the 100 floors of frights David S. Pumpkins was some guy with skeletons set on  the ride in order to scare people. However, due to the music and the main characters being confused, David S. Pumpkins wasn't very scary.
   As a class we all found it interesting how, even though we know scary movies are fake, they still put fear into our hearts. It's a crazy concept, that when you use all the key indicators, silence, scary music, sounds, and focusing the camera on a person or thing, it can stimulate our body into being scared.
   To sum it all up we broke down clips and found what makes horror movies scary, or no scary for some.