Research - Sub Genres

Main Genre

Horror is the genre I decided to focus on out of the 3 genres I researched. I chose Horror because I felt more connected to it than Fantasy or Thriller. With the Horror genre there are many different sub-genres to choose from with varying aesthetics and conventions. So, I researched 3 different Horror sub-genres to determine which would be the best fit for my brief using a list of Horror sub-genres.

Psychological Horror

I was interested in Psychological Horror because I find it interesting to see the ways the human mind could work in different, ususally outlandish, situations. To get an idea of an opening for this genre, I decided to watch the opening scenes for Talk To Me and Pearl.

Gothic Horror

When I had chosen my brief, my first thought was to create a Horror movie opening with a Gothic aesthetic because of my enjoyment of the movie Sinners and also my interest in the fashion of the past eras of history. For inspiration, I watched the opening scenes of Sinners and Nosferatu.

Slasher Film

I’ve always been interested in Slasher films due to the mysteriousness of the murderer terrorizing the main characters, when the audience gets to learn their motives it makes the film more interesting than before. The film openings I decided to refer to are Fearstreet: Part one and Scream VI.

Chosen Sub-Genre

Out of all 3 sub-genres I researched, I decided on Gothic Horror. I felt the most connected to it and I felt that I had a lot of creative inspiration with all of the Gothic films that have come out in these recent years.