Why are unique camera angles, experimental lighting choices, and the use of dark shadows so prevalent in horror films? Films in the horror genre revolve around fear, and what’s more terrifying than shadows and not knowing what is lurking within them?Director Joanna Tsanis is well-versed in the horror genre, so she felt comfortable exploring these outside-of-the-box techniques in her latest film, The Killgrin, which was just released by Dark Sky Films. The film’s synopsis reads: After a personal tragedy, Miranda explores unconventional self-help methods, only to learn from a spiritual healer that she has an infection of her aura called a ‘killgrin’, which thrives off her misery. Initially skeptical, Miranda turns to the more traditional method of group therapy, but soon unravels a terrifying truth when people close to her suffer a gruesome fate.Tasked with bringing Joanna’s vision to life on The Killgrin was cinematographer Alvin Sun, whose other credits include Space Dragon and Kim, Let Me In, and The Pits. When discussing his approach to the film, Alvin says, “Shadows were not just a visual element to the film, but a story element as well. The Killgrin plays on the idea that it follows a person around, like a shadow.” He also went on to touch on some of their inspirations, “Kairo aka Pulse was another movie we referenced. I don’t think you could do a psychological horror film without being inspired by Japanese horror. It creates this atmosphere of uneasiness that we wanted to inject into the movie...
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