Research into similar products (mise-en-scene of the horror genre)

Mise-en-scene:

Setting:
the setting in horror films will typically be a haunted, abandoned or isolated area. these types of locations are used because just by looking at them they will create a large sense of tension or eeriness. typically if the setting is a normal modern day house the majority of the film will be shot at night as that is the best way to make a harmless location seem scary.


Lighting:
the lighting in horror films will mainly be low key. low key lighting will make it easier to make the scene look scary. using low key lighting will make it easier to scare the audience as you can have anything pop out from the shadows which is the case in most slasher films such as Friday the 13th and Scream.

Costume:
the costume in horror films will be something that will hide the villains face. this is because like Steven Spielberg said when making Jaws "its what we don't see that is truly terrifying".

Body Language:
the body language in horror films needs to portray
the villain as power full by having the character
standing up straight shown by a low angle and the
other characters need to be shown as small and
insignificant. this is because the villain will be the
one with the power to kill so he needs to be shown
with the power.