Conventions of Mystery in Horror

Horror films are well known for their mystery and suspense that they create in their scenes, this usually begins in the opening credits, as the audience is left with a cliff hanger that they only have the answers to near the end of the climax of the film.







The way in which conventions are commonly placed in horror is done with the lighting, and how it is dark, and behind the character to show them, and show their fear, and with this position of lighting you cannot see the killer who is behind them, ready for a jump scare, but before this happens there is a lot of suspense to get you drawn into the scene.



setting usually consists of some place that the killer is attracted to due to past reasons, and the mystery behind this is why they like the place they stay in, whether it be a woods, or a basement in which they commit their acts of murder on. The answers to why they are drawn to this place add to the mystery, and are only answered as the film progresses, leaving you to wonder from the opening scene in which most mysteries come from to keep your attention.

The third conventions is the camera angles, which are simple, and stick to overhead shots to show if something is behind them. Depth of field is also used to show if there is a monster behind them, and blur the scene to just show a shadow.