The study and application of Negative Space
The following is part of my FMP Thesis.
The definition of negative space is the area around and between subjects. In a normal film or photography work, the filmmaker focuses on balancing the space around the character to create a static and formal feeling.
But in the composition of a horror film, the director deliberately destroys the balance of space, reduces the proportion of the role in the scene, and enlarges the proportion of negative space infinitely, making the picture look “awkward, overwhelming, or unstable”, in order to create the feeling of “lost and confined” of the character.
At the same time, this is a point that I considered about all the time when I’m animating. Through creating unknown fear for the audience through negative space, the level of fear will be increased.
