Additional Research

Before i planned my film opening properly i wanted to look at what peoples primal fears where so i could try to include that in the opening in order to create a sense of fear earlier on. I decided to look at the most common phobias as when making a horror the best way to create the sense of thrill is to act on someones primal fears.

I found that the top 10 fears in which i could include in my opening are:

1. Fear of heights
2. Fear of the dark
3. Fear of death
4. Fear of Spiders
5. Fear of clowns
6. Fear of thunder and lighting
7. Fear of enclosed spaces
8. Fear of dolls
9. Fear of blood
10. Fear of dogs

Most of the phobias above are used commonly in horrors especially the dark as it helps add to the effort of negativity and danger. When it comes to making my film, including most of these phobias will mean that it will be a thrilling experience for more than one specific audience.

In addition to phobias, i found that a common one was clowns and as i wanted to base the opening around clowns, i decided to look at the top clown horror movies. By doing this i can see how the character is presented and how i can try to present a clown in order to create the same effect.

Top 5 scariest clowns:

1. Pennywise - IT (1990)
2. Billy - Saw (2004)
3. Happy Slappy - Air Bud (1997)
4. Pogo The Clown - Gacy (2003)
5. Horny The Clown - Drive Thru (2007)