Horror - Insidious: The Red Door




What conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?
        - I am going to base my final task on conventions like sound and lighting. The movie starts and continues with a loud soundtrack of eerie and all over the place music. Also with a loud clicking sound, sounding like a clock. The loud music eerie music creates a sense of urgency and anxiety. With the clock in the background it makes it feel like they’re running out of time. This movie is filmed using darker lighting and a filter to make it more ominous. The lighting and the filter, which is blueish, gives it a darker note and a twilight feeling.  Giving it a sense of being not in if the known of something to come.

What conventions of the genre did the movie have that you liked?

        - This movie had amazing acting. There were multiple scenes were the actors had to act out serious emotions like confusion and sadness. These emotions were shown through the characters actions like talking breathy, looking hazy and using a somber tone. The acting felt authentic and natural especially given the circumstances in the movie.

What conventions of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you and you are not thinking of not filming for your final task? 

        - A convention of the horror genre that this movie included that I will not be including in my final task is the sets. This movie used different sets like various schools and a graveyard. These type of settings aren’t the ones that are going to be used while filming. It gives a different atmosphere to the film, one that isn’t trying the be achieved.

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