Horror Lighting

Lighting in horror films is key because it can create an ambiance appropriate to the film and it can hook an audience. Normally the lighting is very dark and gloomy, this is because it want to create a chilling atmosphere. It also triggers in the audiences minds and pin points the bad guy in the film be it a monster or a zombie. It also creates a personality for the character and indicates if they are bad or not.

As you can see in the picture above the lighting of the bad guy is dark and chilling, this creates an atmosphere and personality for the character. This picture is from friday the 13th.

This is another example of lighting, the left side of the face is totally dark, but you see the right side with the blood smeared over the characters face, this gives the audience an idea of whats to come. This picture is from Halloween.