...Sunday morning headlines are filled with news about how favorite celebrities rocked the Halloween costume scene Saturday night. While the awards may not be official, it seems that Heidi Klum is getting a lot of attention for her Jessica Rabbit costume. In fact, US Magazine has dubbed Heidi Klum the "Queen of Halloween." Looking at her costume, we can understand why celeb reporters are impressed. Evidently it took hours to create the sexy Jessica Rabbit look and involved a team of people to do the makeover.Prosthetics were used to create the sexy, fantasy costume. Designer Christian Siriano created her dress for the big Halloween bash that Klum hosted. All in all, it looks like Heidi Klum was a winner for Halloween, even though her costume...
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...I have chosen four films from two of the three different genre. My films were A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) and I Am Legend (2007) from the horror genre then The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Meet The Parents (2000) from the comedy genre. I have found a lot of information on how to watch a movie just by looking at certain elements to tell you if the movie is going to be great or have a plat that will make you want to see more of it. In The 40-Year-Old Virgin the lighting was a high-key lighting and hard lighting it was to make the movie seem cheerful and funny. Also I felt like the movie Meet The Parents used the same lighting. With the camerawork in has noticed that in both of these films in the comedy genre they have used all three of the lens; wide-angle, normal, and telephoto. But used the normal lens a little more throughout the movies. The camera was placed in short distance range and used the angles eye-level angle and high angle. The sound effect in these films are normal and natural sounds no outstanding music or sound effects added. As the filmmakers the artistic ending was great, it was a happy ending like expected. But the film meet the parents it has gave an image that is should have more to it, something else can happen and will still fit with the movie itself. These movies are in the horror genre the movies I Am Legend and The Nightmare On Elm Street have a lot of different setting and views from how the two comedy movies the 40 year old virgin and meet the parents...
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...September 2014] 6. Stephen Price ed. The horror film [29TH September 2014] 7. Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell, Horror films [29th September 2014] 8. RetroSlashers: http://retroslashers.net/friday-the-13th-1980-review/ [2nd October 2014 Analysis of genre in horror films looking at 3 films In this essay, I will be doing research on horror films, but looking at a specific part under ‘approaching the media’, which is genre and looking at three objectives to complete this: * How genre is represented * How the genre concept works in Teen Slasher films * The key genre conventions used in films. The three films that would help me conduct this research and meet my aims are Candyman, Friday the 13th and a nightmare on Elm Street. By looking at these films, I would be able to see whether all the elements that come under genre is applied e.g. iconography, setting etc. The creation of horror films was done to make people scared and frightened but also tap into our hidden fears. This could be done by looking at the most common thing that scare people. For example, The fly, David Cronenberg was based on the idea of people being scared to get sick/diseases. The word “genre” comes from the French word meaning type or category. Genres only began to develop due to getting inside help form studio the repeated patterns the audience tend to like. However, there is not just one type as there as hybrids. The stages of genre begins with primitive where the patterns...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week Three Film List Instructions The following films are from three different film genres: comedy, horror, and science fiction. Choose one film to watch for your Week Three Individual assignment. Submit your selected movie to your facilitator for approval. |Film Genre: Comedy | |The General (1927) | |Sons of the Desert (1933) | |A Night at the Opera (1935) | |The Great Dictator (1940) | |Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | |Heaven Can Wait (1978) | |Airplane! (1980) | |National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) ...
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...The Nightmare society faces “Are some, like Dracula or Grendel, chosen for curse and others for blessings?” Timothy K. Beal displayed this in his article. Some of our flagrant fears are the monsters that are encountered in life. Grotesque aesthetics, evil mentality, and other characteristics represent the monsters who haunt our dreams. However, what goes through the mind of the monsters to pursue the acts of villains and proceed to be a terrifying figure intimidating a frightful society. Both Grendel and Freddy Krueger reflect the values and attributes of their respective time periods. The menacing monster in the story Beowulf was a force in his time period. Grendel a descendant from Cain who represents evil and now Grendel has brought...
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...One particular film that has been known to have flared up the “craze” in this genre was Wes Craven's 1984 film, A Nightmare on Elm Street. The storyline unfolds with four teenage kids, Tina, Rod, Glen and Nancy. Each character illustrates several different characteristics of a typical teenage. Tina is seen as the Barbie blonde, Rod is Tina’s drugged boyfriend with a criminal record, Glen is Nancy’s sweet boyfriend and Nancy is the “final girl” who is innocent, vulnerable, self-sacrificing and charismatic. All four characters are a part of a small town in Springwood, Ohio. In this town long ago, held a child molester and murderer named Freddy Krueger. Freddy went on a killing-spree and murdered twenty kids from that neighborhood during Nancy’s mom’s early adulthood. When he was caught, he was burned to death by the town due to his cruel actions and all that was saved...
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...A famous scene from one of the first notable horror films, Nosferatu (1922) Horror is a film genre seeking to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's primal fears. Horror films often feature scenes that startle the viewer; the macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Thus they may overlap with the fantasy, supernatural, and thriller genres.[1] Horror films often deal with the viewer's nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage, commonly of supernatural origin, into the everyday world. Prevalent elements include ghosts, aliens, vampires, werewolves, curses, satanism, demons, gore, torture, vicious animals, monsters, zombies, cannibals, and serial killers. Conversely, movies about the supernatural are not necessarily always horrific.[2] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 1890s–1920s 1.2 1930s–1940s 1.3 1950s–1960s 1.4 1970s–1980s 1.5 1990s 1.6 2000s 2 Sub-genres 3 Influences 3.1 Influences on society 3.2 Influences internationally 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links [edit]History [edit]1890s–1920s See also: List of horror films of the 1890s, List of horror films of the 1900s, List of horror films of the 1910s, and List of horror films of the 1920s Lon Chaney, Sr. in The Phantom of the Opera The first depictions of supernatural events appear in several of the silent shorts...
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...The Exorcist and The Omen. Another inspiration to the movies of this generation would be the famous author Stephen King. He contributed to the horror genre with his enticing scary tales, which a handful got movie adaptations of. Some of the earlier films would include The Shining and Carrie, with both depicting supernatural phenomenons (Kantilaftis). Horror would soon verge into a fan favorite sub genre called the slasher film. They were most popular throughout the 1980s and produced many great films with lots of sequels (Burton). Great examples of this would include: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The main plot through each of these movies revolves around a killer chasing and killing each of their victims one by one in many creative ways (Kantilaftis). My favorite way that I have seen somebody die in one of these films would be in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors where Freddy Krueger manipulates a sleeping teenager like a marionette and forces them off of a building to their death, and if that’s not creative then I don’t know what is. After slasher films, horror as a whole would delve into unfamiliar territory and it honestly wasn’t pretty. Horror was beginning to implement computer-generated images into their movies and it was lackluster at best (Kantilaftis). Of course the technology at the time wasn’t as advanced as today, but even before then the special effects were still incredibly scary. The only savior...
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...The Production of Halloween The “New Hollywood” era was an era that stretched roughly from the late 60s to the early 80s where there was a wave of young filmmakers who brought a new style into the “New Hollywood” era. A new and improved way of presenting a story was brought, referred to as “post-classical cinema”. These new films were funded and financed by major film studios and introduced a style that wasn’t seen as “traditional” (Hitchman). The “New Hollywood” era films were known to redesign the classic genres of Hollywood like the crime and war films, thus showing a more critical view of society in the past and present. The change in market during the period went from a middle-aged high school educated audience in the mid 60s, to a younger, more affluent, college-educated demographic and by the mid 70s, a majority of all moviegoers were at least under 30. There was desperation in studios during this period due to status of the economy. The best thing that happened to the filmmakers was that they brought an emphasis on realism (Citation 1). The movie “Halloween” is known as one the greatest independent slasher films ever, created off of a budget of $300,000 and brought $70,000,000 in revenue. Halloween was directed by John Carpenter, produced by Debra Hill and written between the both of them. The movie was set in Haddonfield, Illinois, mainly on Halloween 1978. This movie was the break for “New Hollywood” actress Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode). John...
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...to make people actually see it. Over the course of the century horror movies of all kinds, from crudely primitive to rather intellectual have been extremely popular; But why? The first horror movie was made in 1896 and was called Le Manoir du Diable. It was directed by a pioneer of early cinema named Georges Melies. Since then, a countless number of horror movies have been made. Early horror movies were mostly about zombies and supernatural killers. For example, but later horror movies became more about bad things happening to real people. This made horror films even scarier because they were no longer about vampires and zombies; they were about real people that audiences could relate to. When I was a little girl I watched Nightmare on Elm Street. I was swallowed by fear and anticipation. I found myself entertained by quite a few parts of the movie that made me view myself differently for the moment. I wondered how cool it would be to enter a person dream for the mere thrill ride. The fear that I once felt had somehow taken another form, I felt emotionally stronger as I continued to watch the movie I did so with an open mind. Becoming move familiar with the next move of the movie, I was able to prepare myself for what appeared to the naked eye as the unexpected. The entertainment came from the crowd response, their pale faces from fear, their racing hearts from suspense; it was as if I was entertained by their horror, as Freddy was by his victim’s in the movie. After...
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...got me a night light to sleep with. As the nights went on, I would try different ways to cope with my fears. Nevertheless, I would sneak down stairs and hide in various places to feel safe. Being with your parents may seem safe, but many kids can be easily scared by things they see. The events that led up to my use of a night light caused fear and worry. Twelve years ago my family moved into new house with a high echoing ceiling, and big basement with squeaky steps. At night when it was windy branches would hit our windows and make a knocking sound, the features of the new house didn’t scare me that much. I enjoyed having the luxury of having my own room. What changed all that was a movie that I watched one night called “The nightmare on Elm Street.” The slashing Freddy Krueger terrorized my dreams, and left me frantically on the ground beside my parent’s bed. By the...
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...a victim of the real killer and is now dead. Upon her hugging him she finds blood on her hands and the real slasher immediately begins stabbing her multiple times. Although this murder happen in public view, the movie goers assumed it was a part of the show and did nothing as Maureen was killed. The Scream 2 film was a horror flick in one of many other Scream series. The artists involved in the production of this film are; the director Wesley Craven, production designer Robert Zimebicki, and the art director Ted Berner. This team worked hand in hand to deliver a phenomenon horror film. The director Wesley Craven is not new to horror film making. He also is also popular for his direction and acting in the well known film series Nightmare on Elm Street. In the movie Scream as the director Mr. Craven was responsible for the proper administering the creative portion of the movie. He created the vision for the film by the writer’s thoughts and vision along with assistance from other production members. Creating the actual vision from book to film require precision and articulate vision. His job was to make the screenplay come to...
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...“Can you spare some change?” trying to give details of why he needs the money. “There’s this ad in the paper,” Freddie insists, directing their attention to the newspaper he holds so tightly in his hand. Both officers watch, not sure what part of the story is more entertaining. “And I need a…” interrupting, Officer Mitchell has heard enough of his would be novella. “Hey, Freddie, spare us the sob story,” he bluntly explains, giving the homeless hobo a reality check. “We were here when you first hit the streets.” Putting it in plain words, “How long ago was that?” For a moment there, Freddie finds himself reminiscing over the constant stream of bitter memories, and his facial appearance is converted into a distraught mask. “About five years ago,” he utters, placing his hands on the top of the patrol car, looking disappointed. “But…” Officer Stone interrupts again. “But you fell flat on your face. You ran out of money, talent and a job.” “Yes, I did,” drowning in self-pity, he explains trying to shield his...
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...the tone. The dark comedy aspects dilute the suspense and tension. It’s challenging to create a horror-dark comedy. The audience expecting a true horror film will probably not be satisfied. Use some of the other techniques that make for solid horror films: dark, light, noises, shadows, weather, and tease attacks, etc. The other concern is the antagonist, Jason. He’s clearly deranged, but after awhile he becomes a bit too cartoonish vs. chilling. For example, the idea of him constantly questioning the name of a person and/or why they are using a different name etc. (Jason vs. Jack) becomes too repetitive. Thus, Jason isn’t considered a scary new monster in the realm of horror stories like in HALLOWEEN, FRIDAY THE 13th, or NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. This is what producers are looking for: the next big franchise “monster”. Jason/Davie isn’t that new monster. There are also areas of the script that would benefit from more clarification. For example, according to the storyline there are several victims, but he’s been working for the police for ten years. One has to wonder why no missing person reports were made up until now. So, it’s challenging to believe he killed all those people without anyone knowing or investigating their disappearance. Jason’s backstory is unclear. In one scene the audience is told his parents were killed in a car crash and he went from family member to family member and then into the service. Matt gives a different backstory. So it’s not clear if...
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...just memorize them in written format and you don't have to keep coming up with the description every time. So, um, h-here's my number if you need anymore help, I-just give me a call, o-or text, I guess, and I'll see what I can do to help." Matthew glanced at his watch, "I-I've got to go." "Bye Mattie, see ya 'round." Gilbert said with a smirk plastered on his face as Matthew walked out of the library with a light blush evident of his face. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matthew walked out of the school and headed home, where he lived with his brother Alfred. When he walked up the driveway to the front door, he looked through the window in the front door and saw his brother on the couch watching The Nightmare on Elm Street. A smirk crept on his face and he opened the front door as quietly as he could (which was pretty darn quiet considering the fact that it’s Matthew we’re talking about), ...
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