For my trailer i would like the genre to be horror. Horror is such a broad genre and there are many sub genres, which are shown as followed:
Action Horror-This is all about an evil force or event that has occurred and the typical conventions of it are gunfights, chases, gore, vampires, vicious animals, zombies. Some film examples of this genre is Underworld, Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil.
Body Horror-This is where the human body is disfigured and deformed for example the incorrect placement of body parts to make monsters. Films such as Teeth, Cabin Fever, The Thing and The Fly.
Comedy Horror-Most films of this genre tend to mock the conventions of horror to a point where they are funny it combines both genres comedy and horror and there elements. Examples of this is Shaun of the dead, Beetle juice, gremlins, Slither and the scary movie sequel.
Gothic Horror- This combines the elements of goth and horror, it is very suspenseful and sometimes includes a romance that develops into a setting of a horror tale, examples of this are films like The Mummy, Frankenstein, The Woman in Black and Sleepy Hollow.
Natural Horror-This sub genre is associated with nature turning evil such as mutated beasts, insects, plants and animals turning evil and committing murder. This genre can also overlap with Sci-fi and action. Films such as The ruins, Snakes on a Plane, Jaws and Black Sheep.
Psychological Horror- This storyline and plot in these types of movies are based on the fear, guilt and beliefs of the characters. Conventions of this sub genre are eerie sound effects, suspenseful music, ghosts, supernatural beings, all of these elements build tension throughout the film. Films such as The Exorcist, The Grudge, Silent Hill, The Others and The Shining belong to this genre.
Science fiction Horror-This genre usually involves the subject of aliens, mad scientists and experiments gone wrong, films such as Alien, The Fly, The Mist and Pitch Black come under this sub genre.
Slasher Film-A slasher film normally has a plot that is based around a psycho killer/stalker that kill their victims in a violet and gruesome manner and the weapon is most likely some sort of cutting tool, this genre can overlap with other genres such as crime, mystery and thriller. Examples of this are films such as Psycho, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Child's Play and A nightmare on elm street.
Splatter Film-Splatter films involve a lot of fore and graphic violent scenes, involving a lot of blood and guts through special effects. You see this is films such as Saw, Hostel, Inside and Demons.
Zombie Film-This sub genre involves the undead, corpses and mindless human beings, examples of this are films such as Quarantine, I Am Legend, The Evil Dead and Land of the Dead.
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