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    A history of the sound in horror films Horror films are known for their ability to scare audiences‚ to get the audience’s hearts racing‚ their blood rushing. A good horror film will cause viewers to be on the edge of their seats and having their perception of reality distorted as they attempt to understand the unraveling plot of the horror film. The tone of the film aides in the amount of suspense that a horror film produces‚ since a much darker film will create a more suspenseful atmosphere than

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    you know. Ghosts like humans also feel. They can actually feel happy‚ sad‚ or angry. They may be able to fly through walls or be invisible‚ but they’re as real as humans are. So if anyone asks if ghosts are real and you say no think about this then you might want to change that little answer of yours. So now we’ve covered all the facts about ghosts lets about the fake facts about ghosts. We all know about horror movies. But have you ever thought how they these stories. First they come up of a fake

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    Do you watch horror film? What type of horror film do you watch? Horror films always possess dominant cultural insights and provide a public discourse about femininity in every different period of time. Within the horror film genre‚ a possession film is a type of film which showcases a “display of aberrant feminine behavior which is depicted as depraved‚ monstrous‚ and perversely appealing” (Creed 31). This genre is populated by female monsters‚ including many types of monsters such as witches like

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    Decline of American Horror Films American horror films have undergone several series of change in the past 50 years. The claim most often directed against modern horror is that it is somehow "sick". Some viewers declare its preoccupation with violence and sexuality is excessive and politically incorrect. However‚ the horror films of the 1960 ’s redefined and distinguished American horror with racial undertones as in Romero ’s "Night of The Living Dead‚" and indirectly addressing social and family

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    disbelief in Rosemary‚ our protagonist and her situation through uncomfortable sound design‚ muffled sounds heard through the walls‚ unsure if it is dream or reality‚ and characters – that are just “a little too friendly and helpful” – that leave the audience second-guessing who can and cannot be trusted. The film feels all too real to even be considered a horror film‚ which may be why it is one of the most effective horror films ever made. 1. Angles (high‚

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    How important is film marketing in attracting an audience? The importance of marketing and promotion of films is clear in one very simple way: an entire sector of the film industry – film distribution depends for its profits and survival upon the successful marketing and promotion of films. Organisations such as Icon and Artificial Eye as well as the more mainstream distributors for Hollywood studio pictures exist to get films from production to the market and exhibition. As well as these organizations

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    CONTEMPORARY HORROR FILM One might say that horror film- genre has been invented by feminists. Horror films seem to be one of the only genres that have women as heroines instead of dominated side characters. In horror genre women are the ones fighting against evil and men are the ones dying trying to help these heroines. Or perhaps the horror genre uses heroines to differ it self from hero dominant action genre. Or maybe horror films were created to represent the ultimate horror of the dominant

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    means when he talks about “the return of the repressed.” In horror films‚ the things we try to repress in society‚ like female sexuality and social outcasts‚ end up being the things that return seeking revenge on their suppressers. That is why it can be said that the repressed return in horror movies. However‚ this can also be said about other movies as well and doesn’t only apply to horror movies. Thrillers‚ actions‚ even comedies‚ can have revengeful characters and themes‚ which is why Wood specifically

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    May 2011 It Sounds Mouth Watering In all types of film‚ especially with animation‚ the images that are created on screen visually engage the audience to the world of the film‚ yet in order to fully experience all that the film has to offer‚ the visual aspects are only half of the importance. Sound design makes up that other half of the cinematic experience‚ and engages senses other than the visual in order to immerse the audience into the film. In Brad Bird’s animated film Ratatouille (2007)

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    The Relevance of Sound in Silent Films Before the introduction of sound in the film industry‚ two prominent silent films during the 1920’s were Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and The Battleship Potemkin. In Chapter 11 of The Film Experience‚ Corrigan and White pose a question regarding the use of sound in silent films. Corrigan and White asked whether sound allows film to fulfill a mission to reproduce the world‚ as it is‚ or if sound hinders cinema’s visual expression. Considering Corrigan

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