Horror Film Matrix

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Film Matrix

Complete the following matrix by filling out each category. Provide a brief description of how each component was used in the film you selected. For example, if you selected the film The Shining, in the first column, you would explain how the film’s setting was used and what it was.

1. Name the film you watched.

I Am Legend

2. What genre do you believe it falls under?

Horror/sci-fi

|Setting |New York City, New York |

|Acting | Will Smith |

|Lighting |Not a whole lot of lighting involved do to the element of horror.|

|Costumes |Common street clothes, and the ones infected were wearing |

| |tattered clothes. |

|Makeup |The makeup aspect of the infected was all done with CGI. |

|Music |The music was orchestrated to ensue horror and panic. |

|Sound |A lot of gun fire, screaming, and crashing noises. |

|Editing |The editing was done in such a way that the store progressed |

| |nicely. |

In a short-answer format with a minimum of 50 words, answer the following question:

1. Did the film fit the mold associated with that genre? Why or why not?

With the...