Genre Research "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

Common Camera Angles used in the movie were close ups, medium close ups, and extreme close ups. Also some movements and shots used were zoom, tracking shots and panning shots.

CLAMPS in the movie are below:
Costumes that were used were 80’s casual clothing since that is when the movie is taking place. So clothes such as leather jackets, button up shirts, letterman jackets, jeans, and long skirts. The lighting is very dark for most of the movie and has a reappearing blue and red tint color to it sort of representing danger in a way. The actors actions are very naive and childish considering the main characters are young and in highschool, but all of the adults are also ignorant because they don’t believe the young kids. The makeup is very natural for the teenagers and the hair is short and big for the girls, but gelled and swooped back for the boys. Although the makeup for Freddy Krueger is as if his skin has been melted away or burned by fire. Props used are Glens pocket knife, Freddy’s claw fingers, stay awake medication, and all of the items in the house. The settings of the movie were in houses, in jail and in school.

Common Sounds in the movie are creepy and eerie music, along with the sound of Freddy Krueger scratching his claws throughout the movie.

Common Editing used was jump cuts, cutaway, eyeline match, fade and cuts.

Elements of The Genre are the dark, creepy, scary places, disfigurement, dismemberment, jump scares, suspense (anticipation), spooky music and blood and gore.

Elements That I Like were the jump scares, spooky music and the suspense throughout the movie.

Elements That Did Not Appeal To Me were the over acting, the dark because I could not see exactly everything, and the disfigurement was really gross and had a lot of gore.