Firstly, my partner Bryony Johnson used the website Kizoa to create a timeline of the Horror genre and its history. Which she gained information from Wikipedia.
Secondly, We individually chose a Horror genre director to do some research on. I chose to research Wes Craven. I investigated the films he has directed and his specific style that gives his movies a difference to normal horror movies.
I used 'Glogster' to display some of my research.
Wes Craven:
The brutal, intense and bloody story lines convince audiences around the globe that these imaginative and frightening scenarios could possible happen in every day life and not just in the cinema. Almost all his films are intended leave people shaken to the core however glued to their seat. His powerful and emotional display of horrific events satisfy viewers all over and give people the cinematic and rollercoaster journey they expect and pay for.
The fact he tries to make it as realistic as possible, makes us believe even more as an audience that the inhuman and violent scenes are more likely to happen as we are brainwashed to believe they are.
His style in particular involves fast cut movements to evoke an emotional response of fear from the audience, also uses sound to manipulate audience to have them anxious about what is to come, again to evoke an emotional response. e.g. Freddy Kruegar Theme Song
Craven also seems to have a re-occurance of the same scene style of the protagonist running away from the antagonist, here are his film examples:
Chase scene: Scream
Chase scene: Nightmare on Elm Street
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