Horror+Films+-+ChristineSu

Horror Films = = = __Horror Films__ **- is a type of film that gives negative emotion reaction to the audience by playing on their primal fears. The sences in a horror film often contains the fear of the unknown supernatural.** = = = = ---Horror films can lead to viewer's nightmares, invoke hidden worse fears, and the terror of the unknown. = = = = __**Different Kinds of Horror films:**__ = Picture of Chinese vampire in Qing dynasty Famous serial killer moive > Very famous in the 1970s, the evil shark.
 * = Unknown supernatural ( For example : ghost, vampire, zombies, werewolves, demons) =
 * = Serial Killers ( For example: Hannibal ) =
 * = Vicious Animal ( For example : Jaws ) =

=__**Brief History of Horror Films:**__=

From 1880-1920 -
===**The first horror moive //was a slient moive created by Georges Méliès. It containing familiar elements of later horror and vampire films: a flying bat, a medieval castle, a cauldron, a demon figure, and skeletons, ghosts, and witches and a crucifix to dispatch with evil. I****t use our vivid imaginations to see ghosts in shadowy shapes, to be emotionally connected to the unknown and to fear things that are improbable**===

From 1930-1940
===By the early 1930s, horror entered into its classic phase in Hollywood - the true //Dracula// and //Frankenstein// Eras, with films that borrowed from their German expressionism roots. The studios took morbid tales of European vampires and undead aristocrats, mad scientists, and invisible men and created some of the most archetypal creatures and monsters ever known for the screen. Universal Studios, with many groundbreaking //silent// horror films, continued its tradition by providing //talkie// horror films derived from literature and other mythic-legendary sources. It was best-known for its pure horror films in the 30s and 40s, horror-dom's characters (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, the Invisible Man, and the Wolf Man) and its classic horror stars.===

- The production of the threats from 'outside', such as alien invasions and deadly mutation to people,plants and insects.
===The horror film gives an opening into that scary world, into an outlet for the essence of fear itself, without actually being in danger. Creating fears with familiar elements of later horror and vampire films: a flying bat, a medieval castle, a cauldron, a demon figure (Mephistopheles), and skeletons, ghosts, and witches - and a crucifix to dispatch with evil.===

- Horror movie become more popular and there are more investments to the production.
List of horror films

=**Different culture for horror movies:****-**=

- USA( Hollywood) : the Gothic horror film moive since 1930s.
Classical vampire moive Famous romantic horror moive

-Thailand : Ghost
Ghost,often in a very bloody or with really scary out looks. Lots of organs are shown.

-China: Chinese Vampire.
Dead body become vampires at night in certain times. People can control the dead bodies by a yellow piece of paper and the little yellow bell.

-Japan: Frankstein
About chemical infections ( from old days)

-Korea: Supernatural
For example: Pen, Desk, Closet, Clock from dead people.

=Tips and tricks of producing a successful horror film---=

medieval castle, graveyard, haunted house, deep mountain and forest.


Combination of the above two:

=__**Elements of Horror Films:**__=

--Production of the film---

 * ==Audio effects: Plays a very important role in horror movies,good sound effects gives audience a feel that they were in the same situation. If no sound effect in the movie it will be less attractive to the audience.==
 * ==Visual impacts: Disturbing, horrific scenes can give the auidence a shocking effect.==

=Two examples: ( WARNING: SOME DISTRUBING AND HORRIFIC SCENES ARE SHOWN )= media type="youtube" key="bRQZehNbHjw" height="315" width="560"media type="youtube" key="g8FBRATbJoA" height="315" width="560"

====-Personal Views/ Tips: Some moives does not show any disturbing / horrific scenes and it can still creat a sense of fear to the audience. It gives the audience a blank space to create their own inmost fear of the unknowns, and that fear of unknown from the unconciousness will make you think more. Sometimes I think these moives are more effective than the ones showing disturbing / horrific scenes it only makes me feel disgusting, with the unknowns it just grabs my attensions all the time because I was wondering how does it really look like,and inside of my mind I already come up something that is actually more scary than the real one. If you already know what it looks like it won't make you think more, sometimes the moive/film produce should give the audience more room for imagination.====

=__Work Cited:__= -Images from [|Google Images]and [|Baidu Images] - History informations from [|Wiki] - Horror film clips from [|Youtube]

=-= =Research & list...=

- Camera Angles
---from high angles and low angles( eye level), and from bird eye view, worms eye view. eye level, point of view. slanted view.

‍- Shot Lengths
---extremely wide shot( out door, environment), close up/extreme close up ( showing details), medium/long shot...etc.

‍- types of Lighting
---day light,shading, colour temperature, downlighting