Horror Genre -Editing
One of the main ways that film makers create a feeling of fear and suspense in their projects is by the use of specific editing techniques that cause the audience to feel a certain way. Most of these edits help to disorient a viewer, making the villain more fearful to them, or by making them look at a certain part of the screen.
The most common technique used is the jump cut or jump scare, which has the camera cut quickly to a scary or disturbing image, shocking the audience. This is normally preluded by a long and tense scene that puts the audience on edge on the run up to this scene, making the effect of the sharp jump even more effective. These have become more and more popular in later films, with many people going to see films just for this editing technique alone. In 1976, Carrie became one of the first mainstream modern jump scare which then caused many others to use the trend, such as 1980's Friday the 13th and 1990's The Exorcist 3.
Another commonly seen editing technique is splicing, a method of editing that has face paced cuts between scenes to evoke a feeling of panic and fear. These rapid cuts are often used as part of the villains final attack on the victims, having rapid shots between their fearful faces to the villains, disorienting the audience again, taking control away from them. An example of this is seen in the ending for Poltergeist in 1982, which has the villains attack spliced together with the victims attempt to stop him.
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