‘The Conjuring’ is an American supernatural horror film that is directed by James Wan. The film is set in 1971 and shows the life of a family who have moved into a farm house. Soon strange things start to occur and this escalates into a nightmarish terror which lead to the family having no choice but to contact the paranormal investigators. The film was released in the UK on the second of August 2013. The estimated budget was $20,000,000 and the box office was around $306,000,000.
Genre
Lighting
The film has a dark, de-saturated colour palette which
follows horror conventions. The dark lighting was added to match the mood
of the genre. A few scenes which are recorded in the basement have a dark
background in which the light is only placed over the main character on the
scene in order to build the tension to the audience and to create fear as they
would not know what else is around.
Location
Filming took place at ‘Screen Gems Studios’ as well as other
locations in North California. There are many different locations in the actual
scenes of the films which are stereotypical to the genre of horror. For example
a lot of the filming takes place in the basement where it is dark and gloomy.
The house which links in to the actual story is very old which relates to
typical genre conventions of horror.
Camera Shots and Angles
There are many different camera shots and angles used in 'The
Conjuring'. Wide shots/ Extreme wide shots could be used to introduce the
setting or sometimes they are often used in order to show the whole scene on
the screen and this could be used to hide the full identity of the protagonist
but still let the audience know that it is present. In horror films a lot of
close-up/extreme close-up is used in order to emphasize with the character and
show their reaction and emotions. It also creates suspense as the camera is
based only on the characters emotions and the surroundings are hidden so this
should make the viewer more anxious. High/Low angles are also used in order to
show which character has more power over others and in the case of the genre
being horror, it is used in scenes where the protagonist is trapped.
Sound
In horror films, loud music and sounds often create most of
the fear for the audience throughout most of the scenes. Whispers and footsteps
can also create a lot of tension however the silence creates most of the
suspense following up with a loud noise. This is very stereotypical of horror
films as most of them do this and one reason for them being successful and
likeable could be because of the effects from the sound.
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