Why Horror Genre has changed over the time?

How and why Genre has changed over the time? In this statement I will argue about Horror genre that has changed over the time. Genre is one of the important key concepts of Media. At basic level 'Genre' means Type. In this way we can identify films and television programs such as docudrama or film genre Action/Adventure. Genre is important because it helps to create expectorations in an audience and it allows media producers to use certain conventions of iconography and narrative to segment audiences into categories and meet the audience needs and expectations. Horror genre has changed over the time in different ways. When we talk about Horror genre we expect fear, pleasure created by aural and visual characters, blood, freaks, Evil(s)/monster(s), Vampire(s), Werewolves etc. The character(s) in a film represent Horror genre and are the codes and conventions of Horror genre. According to Chandler; A text(s) that are grouped by genre when they have a number of shared characteristics. Given the variety of characteristics that could identify a text as horrors, this approach is not wholly useful when attempting to define the genre. A common thing that is shared by Horror genre is "To scare the target audience." Horror films have been around for long time. When we look back in the history, the first Horror novel 'Dracula story' was written by Bram Stoker in 1897. Nosferatu

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The film A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford, contains many elements which make it a great movie.

Wrstletokill Writing and Literature 1 /22/03 Review of A River Runs Through It The film A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford, contains many elements which make it a great movie. The secluded landscape of central Montana where it is set brings a sense of life into the environment of the film. During the course of the movie a recurring theme ties the mental, spiritual and emotional aspects of the characters to the physical setting of the plot. This theme is the Big Blackfoot River, which flows through the Macleans land, ands serves as a reference point for everything happening in the movie. During the movie the Maclean brothers go their separate ways, as does the branches of a river, but both the brothers and the rivers end up back in the same place, by one way or another. Norman Maclean writes this in the original text of the novel when he says, "Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it". The setting of a majority of the movie is the rugged terrain of Central Montana. A varied landscape, which changes from rolling hills to deep crevasses, gouged by mountainous glaciers moving slowly over the terrain. The environment that the plot unfolds in is very important as it shapes the lives of the characters themselves. The Maclean brothers grew up with a river running through their land, and so the river directly influenced what the boys

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Trailers - Harry Potter and Mission Impossible 2

The use of a 'trailer' to advertise films has developed in the last ten years into an art almost separate from that of making the film itself. As seen last summer when 'Star Wars Fever' was at its height, the release of certain eagerly awaited trailers has become almost as hyped as the release of the film itself. More and more attention is paid towards the making of trailers and 'teaser trailers', because of the huge role they play in boosting the profits of the film. They have become longer, they give away more of the plot lines than ever before and in some cases specialist directors have been called in to make them. Both of these trailers are 'teaser trailers'. This means that they are released quite some time before the film, in the case of Harry Potter, nine months before the film is due to be released. They contain less information about plots than normal trailers, merely introducing the viewer to the genre and possibly some of the major selling points, although some teasers may be quite minimal. Their basic aim is to get across the information, what film and when its coming out, not to provide detailed information about the film. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone is a film that has been eagerly anticipated for months. The series of books has been hugely popular and the making of the film has been under the public eye ever since the boy to play Harry was chosen.

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How effective is the opening of 'Minority Report'?

How effective is the opening of 'Minority Report'? The genre of this film is a modern Sci-Fi movie that deals with the issue of fate and free will. It is in the future because it says the date at the start of the film. The film deals with the issue of free will and fate because the police have a department of 'pre crime' and they can see into the future with there new machine. Next they find the person who might commit the crime and do a test, but sometimes the machine goes wrong. If the test is positive then an arrest is made which could change the course of the world. This makes the audience think if the police are doing the right thing because they may save lives but what would of happened if the police didn't make the arrest? The lighting of the film is very effective. At the police station there are lots of dark colours such as black, blue and silver this giving a sense of fear and robots. I fear when I see blacks and blues because they give a sense of fear because they are usually associated with bad and not especially nice people. Also I feel that it gives a sense of greater power, higher than humans and we can't control it. Aswell it gives across darkness and many people are scared of that. What I mean when I write a sense of robots I mean the way the story is lead for us because the film shows what is going to happen but can we humans avoid this by making our own

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Analysing the techniques used ti introduce genre, character and setting in The Mummy Returns and Twister.

STUDY THE OPENING SEQUENCE OF 2/3 FILMS. ANALYSE THE TECHNIQUES USED TO INTRODUCE GENRE, CHARACTER, SETTING AND PLOT. In The Mummy Returns, the opening sequence has very bright colours and lighting like gold and black. They are vibrant and realistic. However, in Twister the lighting is low-key like dark, shadowy and the colours are blue and black. This introduces the film as if it is a horror, but a few minutes later it shows it is an action/adventure movie because there is news on the T.V. of a twister and also right at the beginning, the title credits are on screen and are suddenly blown away. They are trying to create a scary atmosphere. You can also tell it is an action/adventure because the twister seems to growl like an animal. This and the way the house appears in shadow is also another way in which people could be mislead into thinking it was a horror. One thing that tells you the film is an action/adventure is the music. It is on right from the beginning and this is why we notice it first. It is trying to create tension to give you a big clue to what the genre might be. The dialogue is mostly diagetic because there is no narrator. You can't hear it most of the time though because of the SFX such as the twister. The director puts this in deliberately to mount the tension. A lot of the time in action films we see long shots and Twister is no different. Also, the

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A Close Analysis of the Opening to 'Scream'

The opening to 'Scream' sets the film up for a typical scary movie with the use of dark lighting, a night-time setting and the main character all on their own. Many other aspects of the clip such as camera shots and background music create a mysterious atmosphere, and an unnerving sensation that something is going to go wrong. The setting of the film is in a family home. This creates a comfortable setting to give the shock a bigger impact as well as creating an irony around the idea of being in the comfort of your own home and later being killed in it. The main rooms used in the opening are the typical family rooms of a house, the kitchen and living room, which tie in with the irony again. The scenes are set in the nighttime to give an impression of mystery and a sinister atmosphere. The lighting in the rooms is also quite dark and there is a lot of use of shadow and low lights to create this mood. There is a long shot of the setting outside of the house to show that the characters are in the middle of nowhere, and that they cannot run or be found which enhances the scary factor of the film. In certain clips, particularly where there is focus on the setting, there are sounds of crickets that give a evening silence to the secluded area. Throughout the clip, there are two main characters, one being Drew Barrymore, the victim and an unknown person who is the scary

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Billy Budd's lessons in Farewell to the Rights of Man!

Katie Noel 9/19/08 Billy Budd write up Billy Budd 962 Peter Ustinov Stars: Terrance Stamp (Budd) Robert Ryan (Claggart) Peter Ustinov (Vere) "Farewell to the Rights of Man!" Plot: The film presents itself with Billy Budd as a sailor on a ship called the, "Rights of Man." A ship from the British Navy is chasing them down as they correctly suspect, to impress men aboard they're ship to become part of the navy. As we see on the ship, Billy Budd is a very lively, happy character that made everyone happy by singing through his tiring work. Budd is forced upon the HS Avenger where the crew is an unhappy, grumpy lot. Their unhappiness is due mostly to the master at arms, John Claggart. However, Budd's jubilant personality brought light and warmth to an otherwise gloomy and cold ship. Budd proceeds to innocently try and become friends with Claggart. Claggart does not trust humans and he thinks that all men are out to get each other. He believe that he had to punish them before they get to him. Budd's attempts fail though, and Claggart still treats him horribly and with bitterness. Shortly after, Claggart catches wind of a plot to end his own life, he brings it to the captain and accuses Budd of being the leader in this conspiracy. It seems however, that Claggart is really threatened by Budd's apparent talent at making friends and ability to attract people to follow him,

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As I walked through the ghostly streets of my pind (village), I felt as if someone was following my every footstep

As I walked through the ghostly streets of my pind (village), I felt as if someone was following my every footstep. With each of my trembling paces the terrifying sounds behind me intensified rapidly, increasing my tension to the limit. By now my heart was beating faster than a train at full speed, which forced me to run as fast as possible and turn into the next alley way. Frightened as the raged man stopped about a metre away and looked around, terrified that he would find me I held my breath and closed my eyes. As I gradually opened my eyes I watched the person sprint off into the mist. After being sure I was safe, I let out a sigh of relief and started to walk out of the alley but before I could take one step out, a shadowy figure grabbed me from behind, with one of his hands covering my mouth, and his wild hair over my face, he dived his other hand into each of my pockets and stole all of my belongings, after which he through me into the wall whilst ripping my chain from my neck, after he ran off I became unconscious because of hitting my head on the wall. Once I regained consciousness I slowly got together the courage to rise to my feet thinking of what to do next and where to go after a while I realised that I could go home and crush my hopes or I could follow my dreams where ever they lead me. Subsequent to that incident all my confidence of continuing had been

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‘The Client’

English Mrs. Wright 'The Client' A thriller is simply something that thrills you, but to do so in a movie the elements must be shown in such a way that you are intrigued from the first few minutes to the very last. In 'The Client', such factors are shown making this film a classified thriller. The first event of a good thriller must set off the plot, showing jeopardy and getting you interested in finding out what this movie is going to be about. At the very start of 'The Client' Mark Sway, a rebellious teenage boy, stumbles across a suicide, a situation that gives many conflicts to deal with and involves you in the movie at an early stage. From here a fast pace of issues arise and develop to thicken the plot and keep your interest, for instance the main character Mark is constantly facing his problems, usually related to the suicide, throughout the movie. This is what sets the fast pace, makes sure you are always curious and wanting to know what will happen next. To mystify you need to be hit with something puzzling, unexpected and original. "She said it was one of the best books she had ever read, that she couldn't put it down." A comment on a book review site showing how 'The Client' has an aspect of mystery. This movie strongly hits you emotionally to sustain a connection that you think

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Analyse two Bond films and identify how they appeal to the audience.

Jonny King Analyse two Bond films and identify how they appeal to the audience. Almost forty years after the legacy was born, there are certain things you now come to expect from a classic 'James Bond' movie. Fast cars, state-of-the-art gadgetry and beautiful women now seem almost routine in the films. A charmingly sophisticated, typically cultured British gentleman with a boyish love for anything with buttons or wheels, and his somewhat unique ability to make the majority of his female audience fall weak at the knees with stunning good looks and overused clichés, combined with the fact that he is seemingly always able to rise up against all of the unbelievable odds stacked against him, effortlessly surviving spectacular action sequences, death-defying car chases and gun fights without sustaining even a scratch, Bond has become one of the most famous fictional characters of all time. We looked at two trailers from the latest Bond Film "Die another Day", one, a forty-five second teaser and the other a longer theatrical trailer. The two trailers employ varying techniques, styles and themes to try and relate to as many of this 'target audience' as possible, and bring across the infamous character of 'James Bond', using only a few minutes of moving image and sound in an attempt to increase interest amongst the movie-going public, maybe attempting to appeal to those people

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