Subgenre Change

Changing our subgenre!

As we quickly approach the filming process of the film opening, my group and I have decided to make a change to our subgenre from Paranormal horror to slasher horror. The reason we will be doing this is based on our location change. The paranormal subgenre would have fit perfectly in the abandoned building that is just recently being taken down. With this location it would have allowed us to have a variety of options for shots and angles and different mise-en-scene lighting/background elements to make the paranormal subgenre representable within our film opening. With this change in location we feel that for our film opening its best to take the slasher subgenre route as this would make our filming seem more realistic. The paranormal subgenre mainly focuses on the monsters we can’t touch such as upernatural entities like ghosts, spirits and demons. Paranormal films often feature haunted houses, possession, exorcism, or occult worship.

                                                              Slasher Mood Board:

Paranormal Mood Board:

 The slasher subgenre usually revolves around a psychopath who stalks people and is depicted as a murderer. In our film opening we obviously won't be including any sort of kill scene or bloody scenes but we will make our film opening representative of these slasher elements. We will be doing this with our editing skills and camera shots and angles. The music element in this subgenre is also very important to include as this sets the tone for the viewer on what they are getting into and adds a key sense of horror to the film. The term 'slasher' refers to the way in which the killer slashes at their victims usually with a bladed weapon. The film usually follows one of two-story patterns: 

• Teenagers or young adults who are stalked at summer camp, school, or somewhere else isolated by someone with a motive of revenge.
• In some cases, a psychopathic killer simply stalks and murders people at random.

My groups overall decision in writing about the two subgenres is to show how our approach to the slasher subgenre will be represented better then paranormal with our change in filming location. Without further a due let's keep continuing on with this journey!