Analysis Of Rosemary's Baby
My aim was to produce a DVD cover for a psychological horror film. The influence for the DVD cover was the research into ‘The Shining’ and ‘Rosemary’s Baby’, which are the conventional films of the sub-genre, with ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ being one of the first psychological horrors to be produced.
My research into women in the psychological horror sub-genre showed that women were represented in a negative manner. This is evident in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ as “Rosemary” the female protagonist is represented as subservient to her Husband Guy. This was typical representation of women in the 1960s society, as they became homemakers serving there working husbands. ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ reflects this, with “Rosemary” confined to the “homemaker” role. Manipulated by her husband “Guy”, “Rosemary” accepts the imposed idea of child on, “Rosemary” has no voice in the presence of “Guy”. To highlight this in my Production I use the blurb to show illustrate the dominance of the man. My male character “Rob” has manipulated his new wife “Eve”, using her simply as an incubator for his child. …show more content…
Secondly, I found that the men in the movies were represented as violent and evil.
This is evident in “Rosemary’s” Baby” as “Guy”, “Rosemary’s” husband is dismissive to any worries she has about her pregnancy. I highlighted the evil of man with a very sinister picture of the male aggressor central on the back page of my DVD cover. I used the red eyes to connote the idea of possession and worshiping a darker force. The males set the women up with lavish lifestyle and provide material
happiness.
Furthermore, my research has shown that props are very important. The Carol J. Clovers “Final Girl” has a distinct weapon of choice, which is key to her character. The Final Girl, “Wendy” uses a knife, to assume the aggressor stereotype. The knife symbolizes the idea of power, allowing “Wendy” to gain some dominance back amongst the male aggressor. In my production, I showed this, through my main character, who has assume the aggressor in order to survive. I illustrated this with a picture of a female protagonist holding phallocentric weapon, to conform to the stereotype of the “Final Girl”.
My two films centralise how a husband’s behaviour can affect the women. The “Shining” highlights this notion of mental abuse, as ‘Johnny’ the main male character becomes possessed; the possession drive him to kill his wife, who tries to protect the child. ‘Danny’ the child in “The shining”, is an innocent, struggling from the abuse of his father. I wanted to show this notion of the innocence young child, so I included a young female child, to highlight this. I used my poster to illustrate the idea of uncertain future, I used a doorway with a blurred distorted outside, obstructing the future.
In the sequence “are you concerned about me”, ‘Johnny’ clearly shows abusive behaviour and “Wendy” backtracks as she becomes hysterical screaming at ‘Johnny’. To reinforce this notion of the screaming women, I used a silhouette of my main character screaming, fading into my setting. The screaming women is evident in both and wanted to highlight this, so I made the silhouette central of DVD production. The notion of nightmares and a darker force is a theme in both Films, with focus of ‘Darker force’ on the male character, as they so come to mental sickness. They set their wives on a spiral of mental, as they are demoralised. Explored in “Rosemary’s Baby” as ‘Guy’ rapes her. “Rosemary” becomes ill as the pregnancy takes over her body, making her ill. I highlighted this my blurb, my main character “Eve” realises the child she is carrying is a curse inflicted by her main counterpart.
In psychological horror, performance is very important; it is a genre highlighted through emotion and facial expressions. I found the performance creates the idea of being mentally unstable while fighting for sanity. To highlight this I used heavily smudged makeup to convey the idea of a nightmare and depression. In my research, I discovered that women where represented “weak”, especially in the movie ‘The Shining’. This was a constant theme in the movie, as Wendy constantly hides her child from her abusive husband. To show this I used a young child facing the camera, to connote the innocence of a child. I thought this was key, as Wendy in ‘The Shining’ struggles to protect her child from his father’s psychotic behaviour. In my DVD, I took separate pictures of the child and mother, to highlight the separation caused by the father. I positioned the father centre of the pictures, to show his dominance and reinforce the notion of separation.
My research into women in the psychological horror sub-genre showed that women were represented in a negative manner. This is evident in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ as “Rosemary” the female protagonist is represented as subservient to her Husband Guy. This was typical representation of women in the 1960s society, as they became homemakers serving there working husbands. ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ reflects this, with “Rosemary” confined to the “homemaker” role. Manipulated by her husband “Guy”, “Rosemary” accepts the imposed idea of child on, “Rosemary” has no voice in the presence of “Guy”. To highlight this in my Production I use the blurb to show illustrate the dominance of the man. My male character “Rob” has manipulated his new wife “Eve”, using her simply as an incubator for his child. …show more content…
Secondly, I found that the men in the movies were represented as violent and evil.
This is evident in “Rosemary’s” Baby” as “Guy”, “Rosemary’s” husband is dismissive to any worries she has about her pregnancy. I highlighted the evil of man with a very sinister picture of the male aggressor central on the back page of my DVD cover. I used the red eyes to connote the idea of possession and worshiping a darker force. The males set the women up with lavish lifestyle and provide material
happiness.
Furthermore, my research has shown that props are very important. The Carol J. Clovers “Final Girl” has a distinct weapon of choice, which is key to her character. The Final Girl, “Wendy” uses a knife, to assume the aggressor stereotype. The knife symbolizes the idea of power, allowing “Wendy” to gain some dominance back amongst the male aggressor. In my production, I showed this, through my main character, who has assume the aggressor in order to survive. I illustrated this with a picture of a female protagonist holding phallocentric weapon, to conform to the stereotype of the “Final Girl”.
My two films centralise how a husband’s behaviour can affect the women. The “Shining” highlights this notion of mental abuse, as ‘Johnny’ the main male character becomes possessed; the possession drive him to kill his wife, who tries to protect the child. ‘Danny’ the child in “The shining”, is an innocent, struggling from the abuse of his father. I wanted to show this notion of the innocence young child, so I included a young female child, to highlight this. I used my poster to illustrate the idea of uncertain future, I used a doorway with a blurred distorted outside, obstructing the future.
In the sequence “are you concerned about me”, ‘Johnny’ clearly shows abusive behaviour and “Wendy” backtracks as she becomes hysterical screaming at ‘Johnny’. To reinforce this notion of the screaming women, I used a silhouette of my main character screaming, fading into my setting. The screaming women is evident in both and wanted to highlight this, so I made the silhouette central of DVD production. The notion of nightmares and a darker force is a theme in both Films, with focus of ‘Darker force’ on the male character, as they so come to mental sickness. They set their wives on a spiral of mental, as they are demoralised. Explored in “Rosemary’s Baby” as ‘Guy’ rapes her. “Rosemary” becomes ill as the pregnancy takes over her body, making her ill. I highlighted this my blurb, my main character “Eve” realises the child she is carrying is a curse inflicted by her main counterpart.
In psychological horror, performance is very important; it is a genre highlighted through emotion and facial expressions. I found the performance creates the idea of being mentally unstable while fighting for sanity. To highlight this I used heavily smudged makeup to convey the idea of a nightmare and depression. In my research, I discovered that women where represented “weak”, especially in the movie ‘The Shining’. This was a constant theme in the movie, as Wendy constantly hides her child from her abusive husband. To show this I used a young child facing the camera, to connote the innocence of a child. I thought this was key, as Wendy in ‘The Shining’ struggles to protect her child from his father’s psychotic behaviour. In my DVD, I took separate pictures of the child and mother, to highlight the separation caused by the father. I positioned the father centre of the pictures, to show his dominance and reinforce the notion of separation.