Paranormal Horror
It is conventional to use backing lighting in scenes where the demon will not be exposed, we are pictured with only see the silhouette that has been created. Profile lighting is also used to make a character appear sinister; it indicates to audiences that the person is dangerous and cannot be trusted. Under lighting (lighting that comes from a light source below) is used in scenes of desperation, during blackouts of light, characters resort to torches, lanterns and candles to help them see, and this is usually an ideal opportunity for the demon to positioned behind the protagonist as if creeping on them. There are examples in the mood board.
The main protagonists appear to be ‘normal’ people, who live their live the same everyday life as most of the audience. Conventionally female, as this fits the ideology that they are harmless, caring and loving beings. Paranormal Horrors differ to slashers because, the main characters are not being punished by experiencing the horror and in most cases have done nothing wrong to deserve the visit from the spirit.
The costume in Paranormal Horrors is generally simplistic for both demon and protagonists as this helps to keep the audiences concentration on the cation in the scene, so they do not miss the sometimes subtle paranormal activities and make sure they do not miss any particularly scary/shocking moments.
A great paragraph on lighting which we can take advice from for our own production, very useful!
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