the film is not. Horror movie title music creates a mood‚ insinuating the viewer into this world where the normal and abnormal collide. The sounds must match that as well. The main title music of horror films is at its base‚ the same‚ from Jaws to Dracula‚ the music is characterized by sharp contrasts in volume and timbre. This distinction in notes helps to create a feeling of unknowing that resonates with the audience. Legendary composer John Williams is known for distinctive tones in many of the
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Contents Page 1. Abstract Page PG. 2 2. Acknowledgements PG. 3 3. Introduction PG. 4 Discussion - 4. History of the Horror Genre PG. 5 - 9 - 5. Slasher Films and the Gender roles PG. 9 - 13 - 6. Comedy Horror PG. 13 - 16 - 7. Postmodernism and the Horror Film PG. 16 - 18 - 8. Case Study: Scream Vs. Scary Movie PG. 18 - 22 9. Conclusion PG. 23 Bibliography PG. 25 - 27 1. Abstract Page I have researched
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Hotel Transylvania a Review by Stasya Desnafira‚ 1206242605 This movie starts at the time where Mr. Dracula had joyfull moments seeing stages of her daughter (Mavis) growth from baby to a teenager. Time went by‚ and finally the hotel that he made is finally finished. This hotel is not like any hotel that exist‚ ‘Hotel Transylvania’ is a hotel for monsters. Dracula‚ werewolf‚ mummy‚ blob‚ frankenstein‚ invinsible man‚ zombie‚ and any other monster you could name from comic books are the one who
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Balkans‚ 75).Supernatural and unexplainable events are crucial to the plot of a gothic story. Often‚ they act as the backbone of the plot and many of the circumstances and coincidences rest upon them. After reading Goldworthy’s piece and Stokers Dracula I intend to prove that the setting and the idea of a supernatural being are the most crucial parts to a gothic story. Most of the settings choose in gothic tales tended to be in the Eastern half of Europe‚ because the Eastern part of Europe was
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vampire hunter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to restore order to a world interweaving the plots of Frankenstein‚ and The Wolfman. The hero of Van Helsing has been stripped of any memory of his character’s history and triumphs but must seek to vanquish his enemy aided only my the folklore of 19th century Eastern Europe. Without a sense of identity‚ Van Helsing accepts this task joined by the beautiful Anna Valerious who is cursed by her ancestors’ promise to destroy Dracula. The duo must face endless threats
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Seminar paper Cognitive Theories and Human Emotion Cognitive Theories: Cognitivism in Film and the Appeal of Horror Shireen Jamooji Cognitive Theories: Cognitivism in Film and the Appeal of Horror What is Cognition? Throughout every waking hour and often while they are asleep‚ a person is thinking. It is an involuntary practice of mentally processing information. The cognitive rearrangement or manipulation of both information from the environment and symbols stored in long term memory is
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ourselves better people What regretful mistakes and bad intentions are revealed in Dracula? Lucy removes the garland of garlic leading to her doom Jonathan goes to see Dracula despite warning that Dracula is deadly Dracula moves to London and is exposed to his enemies Jonathan‚ Lucy‚ and Mina are all tempted by lust. Vampires as “bad boy/bad girl” appeal to him What literary technique can we focus on for Dracula? Characterization Setting Imagery theme What regretful mistakes and bad intentions
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considered evil and wicked‚ we then have an individual who possesses a strong moral evil and lust for the corruption of humanity. I strongly believe that the most vile‚ wicked‚ and immoral person to ever live throughout history is Vlad Dracula (or) Vlad the Impaler. Vlad Dracula‚ born in 1431 in Sighișoara‚ Transylvania [now in Romania]‚ was one of four sons born into the noble family of Vlad II Dracul (Vlad Dracula’s
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and the way he dresses‚ and by the replicants way of thinking. Dracula has a very old appearance‚ nevertheless‚ he still looks very menacing and treacherous. In an extract of the film by Francis Ford‚ Dracula is wearing a long red cape; abnormally long. It is bright red‚ as the colour of blood‚ which in a way describes the personality of Dracula being as we learn later on that he is a vampire. Later on in that film‚ we see Dracula climbing down a wall on his hands and feet‚ this confirms that he
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A Case Analysis of Vampires’ Statuses in Popular Culture: Dracula and Blood of the Vampire By Jillian Broaddus Professor Hassan Spring 2014 Independent Study From containing possible allusions in the bible to serving as the protagonists of a multi-million dollar franchise in the twenty-first century‚ one character has transcended time and space across literature‚ media‚ and popular culture: that of the vampire. The notion of vampirism truly took ground during the expansion of the Austro-Hungarian
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