Presentation script

How much has horror as a genre developed over time?

Projector: Item 1 of Stephen King talking about his career and talking about his most successful Novel, Carrie.

Presenter: The history of horror is a vast and perhaps foolhardy thing to tackle. No matter how hard you try, there are films and horror subgenres that will slide through the cracks..

But horror is somewhat unique among the film genres in that there is a recognizable pattern that happens again and again. A film will come along and terrify an audience capturing their imaginations and making bank- Filmmakers flock to the cash cow like vampires to blood which leads to sequels and imitators – sometimes better than the original. But eventually the sequels run out of steam and the subgenre created by the original smash hit fades into memory lurking in the corners of history waiting to be rediscovered and reborn- this process is commonly referred to as cycles. Although other genres behave similarly, the unique appeal of horror from its low budget requirements to broad multinational appeal, make horror especially susceptible to these boom and fade cycles. 

Projector: Video clip of Item 15, showing the video for 40 seconds. A horror film from 1897.

Presenter: My research projects looks at how much horror as a genre developed over time. In this video clip we see a horror film that was made in 1897 by Auguste & Louis Lumiere the short clip was called Le Squelette joyeux. Through out the presentation I will project vdeio clips from different eras which will show how the genre developed. 

Explore the main differences between modern UK and US horror films?

Main Film: 

Woman In Black - 2012 - Director: James Watkins (UK)

Supporting Films: 

The Descent - 2005 - Director: Neil Marshall (UK)

The Conjuring - 2013 - Director: James Wan (US)

Annabelle - 2014 - Director: John R. Leonetti (US)

British ones try and put more into the story to make it more suspenseful and keep you either scared or watching, whereas American ones seem to have more effects gore and bigger named actors.

Item 1:

http://www.moviescopemag.com/market-news/featured-editorial/director-james-watkins-writes-exclusively-about-making-the-woman-in-black/

Here James Watkins talks exclusively about his film Woman In Black, he says he always wanted to do a ghost story. He said "Jane Goldman’s script for The Woman in Black I really responded to it. I liked the fact that it was very scary but moving at the same time; it had a real depth." Which backs up my statement that UK horror films tend to put more story and suspense in the films. 

Item 2: 
http://www.indielondon.co.uk/film/descent_marshall_int.html
In this Article Neil Marshall is interviewed and asked questions about his film The Descent. From this article we find out why Neil Marshall done the things he done in the film. He said he loves making horror films because he likes to "scare the pants off people."

Item 3 :
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/conjuring-director-james-wan-on-the-legacy-of-saw-plans-for-fast-and-furious-7-20130719
In this interview James Wan talks about the directing and making of The Conjuring, he also talks about why and how he directed the film. He said he was interested in directing the film as he was always following The Warrens ever since he was young.

Item 4:
http://www.latinpost.com/articles/23064/20141004/annabelle-the-conjuring-warner-bros-new-line-cinema-annabelle-wallis-ward-horton-alfre-woodard-kerry-o´malley-brian-howe-tony-amendola-eric-ladin.htm
In this article James Wan and John R. Leonetti talk about the making of the film Annabelle, they both talk about how working together before has helped them and also talk about how they brought their experiences from other films into this film.


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