Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Horror Photograph Analysis
1. I n m opi ni on I t hi nk t hi s
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phot ogr aph m akes a good phot ogr aph
as i t sui t s t he genr e per f ect l y.
W t h onl y t he f ace of t he ki l l er
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l i t up on t he post er t hi s gi ves
not hi ng el se aw about t he f i l m
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and keeps i t si m e.
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The bl ack backgr ound connot es t he
genr e of hor r or as i t r epr esent s
dar kness. Thi s i s a t ypi cal
convent i on of a hor r or phot ogr aph
as m ost of t hem use t he col our f or
t he backgr ound.
Fr om t he phot ogr aph t he audi ence
can see t hat i t i s f or a hor r or
post er as t he m ask l ooks vaguel y
scar y t o t he t ypi cal audi ence.
2. I also think this is a good
photograph as it doesn’t gi ve
anyt hi ng aw apar t f r om t he
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cr eepy char act er .
The i m age al so r el at es t o t he
f i l m as t he char act er i s hol di ng
a m l e phone and t he f i l m i s
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cal l ed one m ssed cal l .
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Thi s i m age al so has a bl ack
backgr ound w ch r epr esent s t he
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genr e of hor r or .
The l i ght i ng on t he i m age has
been used w t h t hought as i t
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onl y l i ght s up t he f ace of t he
char act er .
A her i m
not age i s hi dden w t hi n
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t he eyes of t he cr eepy char act er
of anot her char act er scr eam ng asi
you can see t hei r m h and nose.
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Thi s al so gi ves aw t he genr e
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of t he f i l m t o t he audi ence
scr eam ng i s a t ypi cal convent i on
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of a hor r or f i l m .
3. I s al so anot her i m age w ch I
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t hi nk i s good f or a hor r or post er
as i t show bot h t he vi ct i m and
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t he ki l l er .
A good poi nt about t he phot ogr aph
i s t hat t he ki l l er (l ar ger i m age at
t he t op) over shadow t he vi ct i m
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(at t he bot t om of t he pi ct ur e) t hi s
gi ves connot at i ons of pow , ander
m akes t he vi ct i m l ook vul ner abl e.
The i m age al so show t he set t i ng
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of t he f i l m as houses ar e l ocat ed
i n t he backgr ound.
The ki l l er i n t he i m age al so has
t he r ed eye af f ect w ch connot es
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t he genr e of hor r or .
The victim is shown holding an axe
which highlights the fact that the
film is going to be unpredictable as
the audience don’t know w t he ho
ki l l er i s goi ng t o be.