Friday, October 25, 2024

Genre Research Activity: Horror Films

 One of the largest film genres in the world are horror films. After some research on the genre, here are some of the facts about horror. 

Intended audience: The typical target audience for most horror movies would be primarily young adults and teenagers, often with an affinity for thrills, suspense and the macabre. As a side-note, the genre has been broadening to appeal to include a wider range of demographics , including older audiences how enjoy phycological horror and suspenseful thrillers.

 Content: 

-Supernatural Elements: Involves ghosts, demons, or otherworldly entities.

-Psychological Horror: Explores the dark side of the human psyche, often delving into themes of fear, paranoia, and madness.

-Body Horror: Focuses on physical transformations, mutations, and grotesque imagery.

-Slasher: Features a masked killer who stalks and murders a group of unsuspecting victims.

-Monster Movies: Involves creatures, often gigantic or monstrous, that threaten humanity.



Institutional Conventions

Narrative Image:

-The Final Girl: A recurring trope in slasher films where a lone female survivor outwits the killer.

-The Monster: A terrifying creature or force that threatens the protagonist(s).

-The Haunted House: A classic setting for supernatural horror, often filled with dark secrets and malevolent spirits.

Marketing:

-Disturbing Imagery: Uses shocking and provocative visuals to attract attention.

-Intense Trailers: Creates suspense and anticipation through suspenseful trailers.

-Social Media Campaigns: Engages fans through social media platforms, sharing behind-the-scenes content and interacting with the audience.

-Merchandising: Creates a range of merchandise, such as masks, collectibles, and clothing.

Additional Notes:

-The horror genre is constantly evolving, incorporating new subgenres and themes.

-Horror films can be used to explore social and cultural anxieties, such as the fear of the unknown or the decline of society.

-The effectiveness of horror films often relies on the audience's emotional response and their willingness to suspend disbelief


HORROR FILM SAMPLES

SAMPLE 1:

THE TERRIFIER MOVIES

The "Terrifier" films by director Damien Leone, embodies the horror genre because of it's use of:

-Extreme Violence and Gore

-Disturbing Imagery

-Jumpscares

These three qualities make the films embody the horror genre through the sub genre of slasher films

SAMPLE 2:

SMILE



The movie smile is a phycological horror movie which embodies the horror genre by using features such as:

-Unsettling Atmosphere

-Mental Breakdown

-Subtle Horror

-Supernatural Horror

-Visual Horror

All these features of phycological horror embody the world of horror films greatly.


OTHER POPULAR HORROR FILMS

-The Excorsist 

-The shining 

-Hereditary

-Get Out

-A Quiet Place



























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