Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear - Softcover

Sipos, Thomas M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786449721 ISBN 13: 9780786449729

Publisher: McFarland, 2010

Synopsis

This richly informed study analyzes how various cinematic tools and techniques have been used to create horror on screen--the aesthetic elements, sometimes not consciously noticed, that help to unnerve, frighten, shock or entertain an audience. The first two chapters define the genre and describe the use of pragmatic aesthetics (when filmmakers put technical and budgetary compromises to artistic effect). Subsequent chapters cover mise-en-scene, framing, photography, lighting, editing and sound, and a final chapter is devoted to the aesthetic appeals of horror cinema.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas M. Sipos has worked as a script reader, actor or extra on more than 70 productions and has contributed to Filmfax, Midnight Marquee and other magazines.

Review:

"very highly recommended"--Midwest Book Review; "this isn't some guy speaking from a pulpit of theory; he's someone who actually uses this specialized knowledge in his work. The knowledge herein would therefore be most beneficial to those who actually hope to work in the horror field, or anyone wishing to be more conscious of the pleasures they take in the craft of the genre"--Video Watchdog.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0786449721
• ISBN 13: 9780786449729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288