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Genre and horror
Genre and horror
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A Level #Media Studies quiz on #genre, specifically #horror.
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1
Which of the following could explain the audience fear "Scream" films draw on
Fear of teenagers
Fear of serial killers
Fear of monsters hiding in plain sight
Fear of boredom
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Horror films are predictable
True
False
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Horror films are predictable due to...
Conventions used to meet audience expectations
How long the genre has existed
There are no new ideas
Consistent use of stylistic conventions
4
Scream is an example of...
A post-modern horror
A thriller
A comedy
A slasher
5
Which of these sub-genres can't be applied to Shaun Of the Dead?
Horror
Romance
Musical
Comedy
6
What camera movement could help to build intensity and suspense?
A slow zoom
A whip pan
A slow dolly movement
Crash zoom
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Conventions in genre change because of...
Technological advances
Audience expectations
Experimentation
Societal shifts
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Low key lighting
creates more shade
highlights contours
is harsh and stark
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Music is a convention in horror films typically used to...
Create suspense
Build tension
Offer comedic relief
Create mood
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Which of these famous horror films had a sequel released this year?
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Blair Witch Project
The Thing
Funny Games
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What is not a stylistic camera convention of horror films?
Point of view shots
Hand-held
Extreme close ups
Birds eye view
12
Which of these is not a sub-genre of horror?
Monster mash
Hagsploitation
Slasher
Gorno
13
Horror genre = ______ films designed to ______ and panic, and to invoke our worst fears
scary, frighten
confusing, amuse
unsettling, frighten
humorous, frighten
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Which form of lighting is most often used in horror films?
Low Key
Fluorescent
Natural
High Key
