Film Genres

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31/10/2018
Film Genres
Learning Objective: To explore the concept of film genre.

Film Genres:
  • Horror (Psychological, Comedy, Zombie, Gothic, Paranormal)
  • Romance 
  • Action 
  • Sci-Fi
  • Comedy
  • Thriller
  • Adventure
  • Musicals
  • Foreign
  • Fantasy
  • Animation
  • Documentary
  • Superhero
 Comedy Films: 
  • The Hangover ( Holiday comedy)
  • Grown-ups ( Holiday comedy)
  • Bridesmaids ( Wedding comedy)
  • Hot Fuzz ( Police comedy)
  • Paul ( Sci-Fi comedy)
  • Pitch Perfect ( Musical comedy)
  • Elf ( Christmas comedy)
  • Mrs Doubtfire ( Family comedy)
  • Groundhog Day ( Fictional comedy)
 Horror Films:
 1- Common conventions of horror films:
  • Jump scares
  • Blood
  • Death
  • Murders
  • Gothic elements
  • Killer/ Monster
  • Hero
 2- Directors of blockbuster horror movies:
  • Andy Muschetti ( It )
  • Tom Holland ( Fright Night)
  • Stanly Kubrik ( The Shining)
 3-  Movie Posters:
   

4- Conventions of horror movie posters:
  • Tag line
  • Red
  • Title
  • Dark lighting
  • Main character/ monster is the posters focus
  • Dark background
 5- Movie stars associated with horror movies:
  •  Chole Grace Mortez
  • Boris Karloff
  • Cristopher Lee
 6- Which horror films would appeal to a teenage audience and why:
  
I think that horror films such as Carrie and It would appeal to a teenage audience because they have characters that a teenage audience would be able to relate to and understandable plots. 

 7- A horror film that explores a social issue:
The movie Unfriended explore current issues involving social media and online bullying.
 
 8- 3 biggest selling horror movies:
  •  It (2017) £327.48 million
  • The Exorcist (1973) £232.91 million
  • Get Out (2017) £176.04 million
 9- Top 5 ingredients that makes horror movies popular:
  • The tone of the movie
  • SFX and music
  • Believable characters and plots
  • Fear
  • Final reveals 
 10- 3 new horror movies coming out soon:
  • It: Chapter 2
  • Happy death day 2
  • Us





































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