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AUDIENCE PLEASURES OF HORROR MOVIES

TEXT:  INSIDIOUS 1,2,3

 

CHAPTER ONE: 

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

Lighting - filler lighting+ back lighting to soften any shadows, as well as making the character look dark and the house stand out which shows the main subject 'haunted house' - silhouette - low key lighting.

Camera Framing - close up of the child to show the significance of the character; the eyes are spooky highlighting that its a horror movie.

Review from IMDB: ''The film Insidious has done something many horror movies have failed to do recently, and that is to be scary''

                                          Overall rating - 6.8



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CHAPTER TWO:  

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

Lighting - key light on the characters faces and filler lighting to soften shadows - under lighting+ low key lighting.

Camera Framing- long, close up shows that the film consists of a family; able to see the facial expressions of the mother who is scared and is protecting her child. 

Stereotype of women - loving protecting feminine side.

Review: The movie picks up right where the first left off, and really gives you the back story of the family and why they are going through everything they are going through.

                                      Overall rating:6.6

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CHAPTER THREE:

  

 A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity

Lighting - Key light on the middle of the page to show the separation between the character and filler lighting used to soften shadows - under lighting+ low key lighting.

Camera Framing - close up of the girl shows her scared facial expression and her body language showing her stiffness in her body.

Review: ''I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through this movie. It brought me back to when I first watched The Exorcist as a young boy''

Overall rating: 6.3


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