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 The horror genre is identified by its power to induce fear, suspense, dread, and more. They use these elements to build up the tension and make the audience watching feel disturbed. The setting or atmosphere plays a large role in the horror genre such as abandoned buildings, flickering lights, and long, dark hallways. Also, sounds like whispers or blood curdling screams are a important part of the mood. Altogether, these are all key components that make the audience scared about what will happen next.     Another must-have essential element in the horror genre is the appearance or presence of a threat, including disturbing, unsettling creatures, evil spirits or ghosts, and psychotic killers. Sometimes, horror films are unpredictable and difficult to guess what will happen, so the audience gets this thrilled feeling from not knowing what will happen next to the characters. For instance, a spirit could be tormenting a house of an innocent family and it could be hard to fig...

  Why is sound or the lack of sound so important to a scene in a film?  What kind of messages can it send an audience? Sound or the lack of sound is so important to a scene in a film because it can influence the audience's experience watching the film by creating an atmosphere, building tension, conveying emotions, and giving information about the current events and scenes occurring.  Explain why it was or was not difficult to come up with sound ides for a story that would not have visuals for the audience to see. It was not difficult to come up with sound ideas for a story that would not have visuals for the audience to see because the story is about a break-in, so my group already had ideas about the sounds. Explain weather you believe or do not believe that your group was able to create a sound story that the audience would be able to understand by just listening to the sounds that were chosen.  What was the story you created and how did the sounds bring the story...