In Fear

The film In fear mostly falls under the genre of Horror. We know this due to the music and sounds used. The soundtrack is very dark and menacing. It also often overpowers the dialogue in the film to make sure the audience knows it's there. The soundtrack keeps getting louder and faster when the scenes get tense to show that there is a lot of tension building in these scenes.

It is a very dark film from the start through to the end which gives it a very stereotypical horror feel to it. This also communicates the popular fear of the dark people have which links to the horror genre as horror films attempt to scare the audience and remind them of there fears. There are also jump scares in the film which are typically shown in most horror film which helps communicate the genre to the audience. One of the locations shown at the start is a Forest. Forests  are very popular locations for horror films as they are creepy and give the audience the idea of being lost in the middle of nowhere with no escape. There is no gore in the film so it may also be considered as being part of the thriller genre.

In fear fits in as part of the British production context. Reasons it falls into this production context are that it isn't a very high budget film and it doesn't contain any sort of CGI or effects. If it was a Hollywood film it would perhaps show a lot of  big effects because Hollywood films have much higher budgets and big effects are expected in Hollywood films like World War Z for example.

The film also looks to be set in Ireland which is very close to Britain. The reason I believe it is set here is because one of the characters has an Irish accent and the boat they travel on the start appears to say the words 'Ireland' on it telling us they are travelling there. The actors shown in the film are also local to the UK.

The biggest star in the film is Iain De Caestecker. He is fairly well known for a few things. If a name people know is in the film. Fans of the actor may have more trust in the film and go see it.

This films narrative is just about escaping a big problem. Whilst a Hollywood film like World War Z are about resolving the big problem. The Dialogue is very British. For example when they moan about directions. This is a very British thing to do. There are only three characters which mean it can’t fit into the Hollywood seven character spheres which also tells it most probably isn't a Hollywood film.

 Location is just one place which shows the budget probably isn't the highest again telling us it isn't a big budget Hollywood film.

Compared to a big Hollywood film like World War Z the colours used are very dark and similar. This would be because both films fit into the Horror genre. However in Hollywood films there would be more locations used and a lot more CGI and effects. This is because Hollywood films have huge budgets so can afford this.