Being knowledable about all the types of artistic choices there is too make will aid in my pre-production process a lot more, so I'm looking to different horrors for inspiration.
Deliberate Monochrome
The intentional use of monochrome is not seen very often in horror movies or any kinda of movie passed the late 1960s for that matter, so using it it in modern films is a very daring approach. In the psychological horror "The Lighthouse," they intentionally used a century-old camera lense to capture the feeling like this was taking place in the 1800s and was as old as it was. Depending on the direction my film goes, it most likely won't be monochrome but it's an idea
Drawn Backgrounds
Looking back at now a century ago, an underrated artistic choice has to be drawn backdrops for movie sets. At the end of WW1, Germany experienced mass hyperinflation after the loss in war, so when it came to movies they had to create the cheapest sets possible in order to produce a lot of films. This in result created a lot of dreamy environments that phases you into the movie itself with it's bizzare angles and sharp shadows. I would definitely like to incorporate some of this type of artistic choice into my opening if doable
Off the Walls
In some instances, horror movies can cross the line between scary and ridiculous depending on the type of special effects you use. In the movie House (1977), they basically use every special effect known at the time creating a hilariously surreal and dream-like atmosphere. While this is not what I'm shooting for, there is something inspiring about the bizzare use of effects which could be transposed onto other types of areas in horror.
House 1977 (Hausu) "Piano Scene" - Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnk8Sbu26Q.
Jacob DavisDeputy Editor | Author | Producer at The Film MagazineFilm and Media Studies major at Arizona State University. Bad movie connoisseur. “100 Years of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' - Is It Still Significant?” The Film Magazine, 30 Oct. 2021, https://www.thefilmagazine.com/100-years-cabinet-of-drcaligari-in-retrospect/.
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