NAME AND SURNAME: Ezachia Ngcobo STUDENT NUMBER: 0514961J COURSE NAME: Spectatorship in the cinema-horror COURSE NUMBER: DRAA 342 LECTURER: Catherine Duncan DUE DATE: 31 October 2007 ESSAY TOPIC: Carol Clover argues that‚ in particular the slasher film disturbs the traditional model of spectatorship and identification. "As the character who lives to tell the tale of horror‚ the final girl‚ Clover argues‚ must be accessible as a point of identification to male viewers. For this reason
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When dozen of people are asked what makes a good horror film‚ their answers will most likely vary. While some may claim that a horror film needs to be scary and intense‚ others may claim that a horror film needs to have special effects and illusions. Despite the multitude of varying horror film traits‚ one thing is certain‚ these traits are what allow makes horror films so spooky. In one of George Melies’s film‚ The Trip To The Moon‚ there were many examples of it being scary and having crazy cool
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After watching the movie Zombieland I noticed that it was a very gory film‚ but I didn’t find it scary just very disgusting. It was interesting to see that only a hand full of humans survived the violence from the zombies. In the movie Columbus struggled to survive because before the zombies took over he was full of anxiety and was very fearful of being around people. He made a list of things on what to do to survive in the world‚ but the zombies overrode everything that was on his list. For example
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Arbogast is slashed to death by a psychotic murderer who seemingly appears out of nowhere. The fact that this scene made me‚ a connoisseur of modern day horror movies‚ jump‚ proves the fact that this 1960`s classic‚ Psycho is a home-run. Alfred Hitchcock is and should be recognized as a movie making genius with his excellent development of the horror movie Psycho‚ complete with great camera work and top of the line suspense that will have viewers jumping out of their seats. One of the best aspects
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“Zombieland” is a film where a lot of stylistic choices were made. Especially the opening scene says a lot about the film and the characters. Mise-en-scene‚ cinematography‚ editing and sound shape the film’s effect on the viewer. The film begins in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. The first shot is unbalanced to prime our expectation that something will change position. The shot is of the American flag‚ which is focused while the background is unfocused which means it indicates that the flag
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All of the very base elements of horror are certainly still present inThe Shining. There is a villain‚ who (or that) is out to destroy someone (it is arguable whether the hotel wants to destroy Jack or his family‚ or both). There is certainly a supernatural element‚ made all the more intriguing by the mention of the Indian burial ground‚ and the ambiguous ghostly ending. Kubrick even alludes to the supernatural or ghost element through his use of cutting. When Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson) and Bill
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Caligari to Hitler was the first film of it’s kind‚ introducing the world to German Expressionism. This film set the stage for men like Fritz Lang to come along and make iconic movies. Fritz Lang made the German Expressionism style popular with M and some of his other great films. In two of the opening scenes and the penultimate scene of M‚ Lang is able to prove his legacy and the film noir style is prevalent. As seen in an interview between Gero Gandert and Fritz Lang‚ Lang tried to emulate the
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writings in one literary piece. This horror anthology should be based on works that are bone chilling in ways that could make a viewer feel disgust‚ fear‚ and a sense of appalment. Quentin Tarantino is an exceptional candidate for this anthology due to his outstanding ability to capture the attention of his audience through violent scenes and portrayal of realistic situations. He is mainly known for his excessively violent films and is hailed as a director/film writer that creates masterpieces recognized
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As one of the most popular art forms in the world today‚ films are a medium that draw in audiences of millions around the globe‚ year in‚ year out. From big name blockbusters from Warner Brothers and Paramount to low key cult phenomenons‚ films have always found their audiences whatever the fashion‚ and producers are well aware of the potential viewers for their films - generally keeping their intended audience in mind while creating their works‚ as with any creative outlet. As filmmakers‚ producers
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HUM3321-18 December 12‚ 2011 I am Legend (Film Genre Essay) When thinking of horror films‚ simple features come to mind for what you need to produce a good movie. Monsters are always a big plus in order to get a good scare factor. A good horror film will have drama that usually leads to the death of a main character or other supporting characters. I believe I Am Legend is a good contender for a low-key horror film. Under the direction of Francis Lawrence was a film written by Mark Protosevich. In 2007
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