Creature from the Black Lagoon is in the genre of Horror and Sci-Fi. The subgenre would be monster movie. Film Critic Tim Dirks outtake on Horror movies – “They deal with our most primal nature and its fears: our nightmares‚ our vulnerability‚ our alienation‚ our revulsions‚ our terror of the unknown‚ our fear of death and dismemberment‚ loss of identity‚ or fear of sexuality.” Goodykoontz‚ B.‚ & Jacobs‚ C.P. (2011). The film fits into the Horror genre because of the suspense with the monster/creature
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The gothic horror genre attempts to make the reader/viewer feel a sense of dread‚ fear‚ terror‚ disgust or horror. ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley and ‘Interview with the vampire’ by Neil Jordan both explore the elements which compliment the Gothic Horror Genre. Major elements that are constant throughout the two texts are the constant search for knowledge which can be dangerous if in the wrong hands which can lead to supernatural or inexplicable events‚ omens or visions occurring‚ Humanity and the
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In the early 2010’s fast food‚ with health twists was popular. The population was becoming more worried and conscience about what they fed themselves and their families‚ and this‚ combined with the always-busy‚ modern-day society in need of quick meals‚ gives an opening for fast-food restaurants like Taco Time‚ Chipotle‚ and Taco Del Mar to spot light their greasy-burger-free‚ and sometimes organic‚ menus. In 2010 Chipotle released a commercial called “Scarecrow” showing an animated scarecrow witnessing
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In today’s modern era‚ a lot of people would go on record and say that The Blair Witch Project was the originator of the found footage genre. While Blair Witch was groundbreaking at the time‚ it did not compare to its graphically grueling predecessor known as Ruggero Deodato’s 1980 cult classic‚ Cannibal Holocaust. As the definitive predecessor‚ Cannibal Holocaust paved the way for films to be made in found footage fashion and taken seriously‚ providing multiple influences for filmmakers to recreate
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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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Fear is something that is portrayed in King’s novels because it is a central theme for everyone in all parts of the world. Every individual has felt the feeling of being scared‚ whether it be a somewhat silly fear such as‚ being afraid of the dark or as serious as the fear of death itself. The novel It is about fears in general. A very common fear of clowns that seems to run central for the majority of Americans. “The terrifying clown called It‚ which may represent our childhood and adult fears
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1999. Print. Tudor‚ Andrew. Monsters and Mad Scientists: A Cultural History of the Horror Movie. Oxford [England: B. Blackwell‚ 1989. Print. Van Helsing [video Recording]. Dir. Stephen Sommers. Perf. Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. Universal‚ 2004. DVD. Van Helsing [video Recording]. YouTube. YouTube‚ 16 June 2011. Web. 16 Sept. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr60kvuKw3w>. Worland‚ Rick. The Horror Film: An Introduction. Malden‚ MA: Blackwell Pub.‚ 2007. Print.
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into slavery‚ where they train to fight as gladiators. Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) – The Mummy - In this horror comedy film‚ Eddie and his family inherit a creepy‚ ramshackle house. They are unaware that the house was built over an evil passage‚ but they soon realize what it unravels. Michael Berryman portrays "the Mummy" in this film‚ among other classic horror monsters. Far Out Man (1989) – Angry Biker - Far Out Man is the first movie where Tommy Chong performs independently
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Set Design As a director I am going to depict Act 1‚ Scene 4 as a halloween horror/comedy type of movie. The setting is an old barn and its mischief night which changes the plot because seeing a ghost would be somewhat expected because of the day. It’s pretty stereotypical to have some kind of creepy abandoned building in a horror movie so a rundown barn would also express the decaying motif that’s expressed throughout the play. The characters in these movies are typically dressed similar (ie
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sadness. They can also be very scary and put scary thoughts in your head and bring technology to the next level by showing something that this society does not have today like see through cell phones. The three greatest genres of movies‚ are Action‚ Horror‚ and Sci-fi. If you like huge dramatic explosions‚ gun fire and outstanding action‚ then you would love to watch “action movies”. Action movies are where one or more heroes are put into a series of challenges that require physical feats‚ extended
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