During group research and discussion we have recognised psychological horror as a sub-genre that we would like to explore further, in particular the concepts of psychopaths and home invasion as seen in 'The Strangers'(Bertino 2008) and 'Funny Games' (Haneke 2007).
When it comes to key issues surrounding mise-en-scene we have found that Max's research into 'almost human' masks and faces and how they strike supernatural fear into audiences is very interesting and how these based in a psychological setting could prove effective.
In terms of setting the group have discussed possibilities such as houses or perhaps corrugated barns at Ben.S's meadow as possible opportunities for a psychological setting.
Although not part of the horror genre this extract of the opening train robbery in 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (Dominik 2007) demonstrates some interesting use of light and face manipulation using masks, the whole group has expressed interest in this use of light and dark and feel it could be used effectively within a psychological horror context.
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