The psychology of Scary Movies

    Horror seems to attract us almost more than anything else. Our minds have certain fear triggers and survival instincts. Studies show that scary movies don't activate fear responses in the amygdala but in the visual cortex, insular cortex, thalamus and the dorsal-medial prefrontal cortex. There are also many incomplete theories on the attraction to horror. There are 4 different categories of horror watching. They are gore watching, thrill watching, independent watching, and problem watching. 

    I think it is interesting because you learn many things you didn't know about watching horror movies. I learned that film is the ultimate artistic medium so far devised by mankind. It combines photography, motion, visual arts, acting, writing, and music. I agree with what was said. This is relevant because it tells you what people react to in scary movies and what makes people interested in watching it.

10 tips for creating storyboards from Dremworks

    There are 10 different tricks for creating a dynamic storyboard. These tricks are avoid flat staging, use grids to help "ground" characters and composition, use foreground, mid ground, background and far background to sell depth, with multiple characters group them to help make cutting easier, be wary of everything being parallel to the frame, careful of how you frame characters, over-the-shoulder shots and reaction shots help deliver dialog, character s squared off and looking at our left or right ear, exploit different character heights and motivate cuts.

    I think this article is important if you want to know how to do a good storyboard. I learned that a high camera angle implies weakness and fear and low angles imply power and dominance. I agree with what was said. This is important to the field of digital media because it tells you how to become better at Storyboarding.