Do the kids get to see the movie or what?
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There are lots of factors in that:
* The raw footage of a horror movie is pretty bland. Without the music, the editing, and the sound effects it’s almost comical, actually.
* While we see kids alone on the movie, there will be about 10-30 people behind the cameras when they film the scene. Most times, this includes the kid’s parents.
* For the jump scares, they usually film the kid’s reaction without any monster/villain actually jumping on them. At most, it will be a blob-formed puppet or a person in full green suit.
* Today, lots of things are also green screen.
All that said, it’s different today than what it was in the past. There were some real trauma to child actors – and not only in horror movies.
It’s the same with sex scenes. In the old days, they would tell the actors to undress and “act sexy” while the whole crew was watching. Today, they tend to not let anything to chance, each movement is rehearsed with intimacy coordinators and only absolutely necessary crew is in place.
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