Frenetic Aesthetic Publication
Role: Photography, Typography, Publication
Year: 2021
Author: Matthew J. Raimondo,
Frenetic Aesthetics: Observational horror and spectatorship written by Matthew J. Raimondo, examines a subgenre in horror cinema that the author proposes to be called observation horror. These films involve the camera moving in a frantic manner controlled by a character to represent how this person would handle it if the situation were real.
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Observational horror is represented in the publication by capturing horror-themed images in a mockumentary style to support the exploration of the subgenre within the text. The perspective and horror-themed images reflect the subgenre along with the use of glitch and blur effects and green and blue overlays. These effects emulated the camera within these horror films to create a further sense of movement and chaos experienced in these films.
