History of Film and Horror
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History of Film and Horror
Eadweard Muybridge - 1879
• Eadweard Muybridge created the
zoopraxiscope – a device containing
a sequence of photographs, which
was spun to create a moving picture.
Louis Le Prince - 1888
In 1888 Le Prince shot the first film, a
series of moving pictures on paper film
using a single lens camera.
Auguste and Louis Lumière - 1895
• The French brothers made these
short, silent motion pictures when
cinematography was at its earliest.
• Each of their films were 17 meters
long, ran for around 50 seconds and
hand cranked through a projector.
The First Colour Film - 1902
• Edwardian photographer Edward Turner
shot the first colour film in 1902. The film
featured children playing, soldiers marching
and footage of a bird. The photographer
recorded the frames through red, green and
blue filters then projected and
superimposed them on top of each other.
The Vitaphone - 1926
• The vitaphone was a sound system created
by the Warner Bros in 1926. The sound was
made available separately to the film itself
– a film projector was attached to a record
player. This method was the last analog
sound-on-disc system to be used before
sound was included in the film.
The First Cinema
• The Nickelodeon cinema was the first
venue opened specifically for the
showing of motion pictures. They
charged 5 cents for admission and
were most popular between 1905
and 1915.
The Main Characteristics of Horror
• Horror films are made to create fear and panic
whilst also captivating the audience. In the early
stages of horror, the genre caused panic to the
viewers as the supernatural was a feared subject
which many people frowned upon. In comparison
to early horror, the genre has improved greatly
today. This is because special effects have
developed over the years.
The History of Horror -1895/6
• Horror movies were originally based on Gothic
literature. The Lumiere brothers created the first
‘spook tale’ movie of a dancing skeleton in 1895.
• The first film under the genre of horror was Le
Manoir du Diable (1896). It lasts 3 minutes and
focuses on the supernatural. Ghosts, witches,
bats, devils and trolls are all featured in the short
film.
1900’s – 1920’s
• ‘The silent era’. These years saw very
basic storylines of horror. Black and white
images featuring no sound were used.
• The first vampire horror was made in
1922. It was called Nosferatu and
incorporated light and shadow.
1930’s
• This decade was very important in the history of
horror. Sound started to be incorporated into
films, making them even scarier than before.
The suspense of hearing someone's footsteps or
a haunting scream made a significant difference.
• Popular titles such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The
Mummy and King Kong were released.
1940’s
• Horror movies were banned during
these years in Britain due to the war.
Tried and tested ideas were used in
Hollywood.
1950’s
• These years dealt with the devastations of the war
and people had too many of their own horror stories
to tell. The audience at this time therefore wanted
to watch humorous horror such as Frankenstein.
• The horror industry had to deal with threats of the
television and innovations such as new scary
monsters and stereophonic sound were introduced.
1960’s• Concepts of horror changed during
these years and the audience wanted
to watch films that were realistic and
believable. Many films edged away
from scary monsters and focused on
things that the audience actually
thought could happen.
1970’s
• Blood and gore was a key part of many
horrors in the 1970’s. Popular titles such as
The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre, Halloween, Jaws, Carrie and The
Omen were released and widely successful
thanks to budgets being raised and
technology advancing.
1980’s
• Special effects developed greatly in
these years, giving the audience high
expectations.
• Films such as The Evil Dead and A
Nightmare On Elm Street were
created.
1990’S - today
• Films between the 1990’s and today are almost
seamless. They feature believable storylines and
disturbing characters that are relevant to today.
• There has also been a lot of re-makes in these
years. This has enabled a modern take on many
classic films that were made without the
advanced technology that we have today.