This document discusses effective locations for horror films, including isolated settings like wooded areas, fields, alleyways, and pathways. While urban settings are less typically scary, they can be effective by turning familiar, secure places into sources of fear. Specific local examples of isolated and urban settings that could work for horror films are mentioned, such as Weston Woods, Arbury Banks, Pepper Alley, churches in Baldock and Letchworth, and old houses on Baldock High Street.
This document outlines key elements that are commonly found in horror genre films. It discusses the importance of setting, with many horrors taking place in conventional locations like old mansions or suburbs. Technical elements like low-key lighting, exaggerated editing, and ambient sound are used to build tension. Common iconography in horror includes blood, knives, masks, and religious symbols. Narrative structures typically follow conventions like the "final girl" character surviving at the end. Character types seen frequently are victims, villains, immoral teens, and ineffectual police. Recurring themes include hidden evil, repressed sexuality, binaries of good vs evil, and science gone wrong.
The document outlines several common technical codes, settings, themes, narrative structures, and character types in horror genre films. Technical codes include the use of camera work and lighting to create tension and a sense of fear in viewers. Common settings are isolated locations like houses, forests, and abandoned towns. Themes often involve male dominance and fear. Narratives typically feature an early murder that sets off more killing, with the villain escaping at the end. Character types include vulnerable female victims, a heroic male lead, and an masked or inhuman villain.
The document analyzes and summarizes scenes from two TV shows: Sherlock and Star Wars Rebels. In the Sherlock scene, a nude woman confronts Sherlock to grab his attention, then they discuss a murder. The set uses bright colors contrasted with dark colors worn by the characters to draw attention to their serious discussion. In the Star Wars Rebels scene, rebels escape an enemy fortress but are confronted by Darth Vader and stormtroopers. The dimly lit docking bay sets an unsettling tone, and color is used symbolically with the heroes in varied colors and villains in dark, monochrome colors like Darth Vader's black.
The document provides information about the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder. It stars William Holden as Joe Gillis and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond. The film has been recognized as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It was selected as one of 25 landmark films by the Library of Congress in 1989 and voted the 12th greatest film by the American Film Institute in 1998. In 2007, the AFI rated it the 16th greatest film of all time.
This document discusses how technology has influenced the film industry over time. It begins with an overview of how technology has impacted theaters, home video, and filmmaking. Then it discusses several key technological developments like the introduction of sound in 1927 and the shift to widescreen formats in the 1950s due to declining theater attendance. Currently, major trends are 3D and IMAX movies aimed at creating a unique theatrical experience, the rise of low-budget independent films due to more affordable equipment and distribution channels, and the future of digital delivery and crowdsourced film projects.
This document discusses the genre of horror movies. It defines horror movies as aiming to frighten viewers through conventions like isolated settings, dark lighting, and diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. It notes they intend to create an eerie and fear-provoking atmosphere. It then lists common horror conventions such as POV shots, low angles, handheld cameras, disturbing sounds, themes of death and evil, dark lighting, and settings of abandoned or creepy houses. Finally, it provides examples of films like The Woman in Black, Insidious, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that effectively use these conventions.