... the female representation in films. Examples from other genres, such as westerns and horror, will help us to argue how the science fiction genre has helped to progress the now more equal role women play in cinema. The earliest film to treat fantasy, if not science fiction proper, was Le voyage dans la lune(A Trip to the Moon), created by the French ... the way in which it draws upon cyberpunk and style. One of the most important films of modern science fiction genre is 2001: A Space Odyssey, made in 1969, which combines optimism and spiritual developments with exploration of new worlds....

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... popular culture. Films such as "Black Christmas" (1974) and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) were revolutionary for the horror genre however it was not until 1978 that the slasher film confirmed its popularity within horror. John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978) was a revolutionary film that was made on a micro budget of $325,0001. Originally called "The Babysitter Murders," "Halloween" followed the story of Michael ... to a more skeptical audience. Audiences were more interested in realistic horror films and the sixties brought forward the revolutionary film "Psycho" (1960). This film...

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... believed that they would not draw in audiences. Some genres, however, never seem to disappear or lose popularity; they have drawn in audiences throughout the history of film. One such genre is the horror film, which has seemingly maintained popularity from 1920 with the release of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to the present day. It has definitely gone through various stages of ... evolution, as is obvious when comparing a Universal monster movie of the 1930s to a contemporary slasher horror film of today. There are some aspects, however, that are constantly found in horror films, no matt...

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... the individualistic fears specific to every person in the audience. Often times, the unknown, dormant fears that people posses are conceptualized through the visualization of certain images in a film. Like any other genre, horror is generally defined by its recurring elements, including gore and death, among others. While certain elements of horror have more or less remained unchanged, the way in which ... Dead, Boyle uses a mastery of literary and visual techniques in order to propel his story and induce fear into the audience while still using his film as his own form of social commen...

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... very successful in 1984 and 1996 respectively. By analysing the two films I will see if craven uses any similar conventions both for the slasher genre and for a craven film. Scream is set in California in a suburban area, the class of people are upper middle class because the houses are large and expensive ... find the identity of the killer, everyone is a suspect. During scary sequences both films use fast cuts to raise tension which is normal for the genre. The none digetic sound for both films are conventional for the times, A Nightmare On Elm Street uses creepy music but its techno a...

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... I chose this sequence not only for it's purpose in the narrative, but because it shows the clear hybridisation of the Teen Pic genre. From the previous scenes of the film, we have established that Casey is the typical "geek- character; he is not popular at school and is generally disliked. We ... the school newspaper. This shows her as a spiteful, "bitchy- character. At the start of the sequence there is a very clear convention of romance genre. There are several medium close-up shots of Casey and Delilah's faces, indicating them exchanging looks at each other. The length of the shots and...

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... the logic behind Possession merely reflecting a Victorian romance, one where contemporary characters are forced to follow the steps of their predecessors as Byatt is also compelled to do. The film Moulin Rouge directed by Baz Lurhmann also adopts self-reflective techniques by the premeditated use of anachronism, to de legitimise the text as being nothing more than fictitious, allowing the ... Ash and LaMotte. Possession contains many different literary exserts including letters, poems, fairytales and short stories. These do not detract form the plot but rather give Possession its historic...

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In a genre that is comprised of very different types of films, Horror seems to please the average movie-goer with its ability to both make you laugh and make you scream. Whether it's watching a good B-horror film like The Evil Dead, or watching a Hollywood bone-chiller like The Haunting, Horror doesn't ... its popularity in today's culture. People love ghost stories, and probably always will. It seems that anyone may have soft spot for any film that reminds the viewer of those windy fall evenings with the tumbling leaves and wind running through the skeletal looking trees. Director Tim Burto...

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English Essay suspense in film! I have been studying two films "Scream" by Wes Craven and "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock. I will be looking at how both directors created the suspense to entertain the audience. Both of these films are examples from the horror genre. I have been analysing the "shower scene" in Psycho and the " ... the stairs". Due to this, he has now become known as "Fright Master"! Psycho was one of the most famous films ever made. In this film Alfred Hitchcock has used many different camera shots to create the ultimate feeling of suspense for the audience. The "shower scene" is...

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... timeless questions through art that makes art so valuable in the first place. In horror films many of these themes appear again and again, throughout the genre. Even if the stories aren't exactly the same, many of the same themes remain identical. Such is the case with the films Nosferatu, Vampyr, ... , the vampire, but also symbolizing Orlock's heightened power through the sheer scale of the shadow. Vampyr takes this idea one step further still. In this film shadows become an extremely integral part of the story. "The History of Vampires" tells us that in the world of this story "Shado...

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... undead was that a US satellite ventured out to Venus only to bring back a radioactive substance that triggered the unconscious. George Romero's ritualistic film Dawn of the Dead is another classic zombie flick that runs along many similarities with Night of the Living Dead. Instead of the traditional ... shall walk the earth." The characters in both films only demonstrate up to Maslow's second law of needs (the need of security). Neither film did the characters try to venture out to find a solution to the problem. However not every zombie flick follows this structural reasoning era, ... ...

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... bathtub he was soaking in. It took him six weeks to write The Shining. A year after he wrote the book, he moved his family back to Maine. In 1980 the film version of The Shining hit theaters. King then wanted a change of scenery, so he moved his family to England. They planned on staying for a year and in that time he ... idea for this story from an article he had read about a little boy who was killed by a Saint Bernard and an experience with a motorcycle mechanics giant growling Saint Bernard. The film came out right before Halloween in 1982. King also played several roles in his movi...

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... author deserves some critical attention, if only to see what it is that makes him so popular. This is what I have decided to investigate in this essay. Firstly, the horror genre is King's main (but not exclusive) area of writing, and it is one which people absolutely adore. Everybody goes to horror films and on rollercoasters at theme parks, part of ... some idea what to expect. Even if we are not completely aware of it, there is a likelihood that most people in the English speaking world have at some time seen a film written by Stephen King or adapted from a novel or short story. Peopl...

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