The Craft of Horror Cinematography with Roy Wagner

Step into the shadows with veteran cinematographer Roy Wagner as he explores the visual language of horror filmmaking. Drawing on more than 50 years behind the camera and his work on films including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Roy reveals how filmmakers use light, darkness, camera, character, location, pacing, and suspense to create fear.

Discover why what you don’t show can be more frightening than what you do, how the “rule of three” builds effective scares, and how shadows, isolation, and carefully established story rules can turn an ordinary scene into something terrifying.

What You’ll Learn

• How cinematography creates suspense and fear

• Why shadows and darkness are powerful storytelling tools

• Roy Wagner’s “rule of three” for building scares

• How location can become a character in a horror film

• How withholding information keeps audiences on edge

• Lessons from classic and contemporary horror filmmaking