Study On The Characteristics Of Audio-visual Language Of Horror Movie Like Mockumentary

A film in 1999—"The Blair Witch Project" is probably the first truly the "mockumentary" horror film.But until now,there is no complete theoretical system for "mockumentary style".In the industry,"mockumentary style" has not even a definite concept,nor is it called fixed.This paper will clarify the concept and call it a "Fake documentary horror movie".The industry’s discussion of this type of horror movie is very few in the theoretical stage,but the attempt in the market and practice has developed from the initial germination period to the mature period.Now in the doldrums,the middle has gone through several ups and downs."A Man Vanishes" in 1967 is the earliest "mockumentary" horror movie.Because genre films were developing at that time.They just started to explore and didn’t really attract attention.The appearance of the 1999 "The Blair Witch Project" is a watershed.Before this type of film,this type of film is not strictly in this type.They are more or less involved in the documentary elements,but these films are not clear on the boundaries of documentary and story films.After the witch,the film began to have a fixed pattern,and there were many excellent films in the back,such as "Paranormal Activity" series,"Rec" video series and so on.No matter in the exploration of photography or in the bud of theory,these films set off a climax to a certain extentThe first part of this article mainly defines "mockumentary" horror movie,and sorts out the development process of "mockumentary" horror movie at home and abroad.The second part mainly studies the characteristics of "mockumentary" horror movie,including "The Blair Witch Project","Paranormal Activity 1","N 31 Degrees Tape" and "The Possessed" as an example.The third part is mainly about the problems that these characteristics may bring.I think such a "mockumentary" horror movie’s unique feature of shooting techniques and forms of expression is like a double-edged sword.If we use it well,the movie will be very colorful.If it doesn’t work well,the movie will become a bad movie.The last part is thinking about these problems and giving some possible solutions.I hope that my thinking can have a more intuitive understanding of "mockumentary" horror movie,and it can also lead to some discussion about how can be better photographed.