Individual ResearchJAMIE CHARTERS

The Conjuring http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-conjuring I learnt the following: - many families are affected by this devil  - possession often occurs in homes and results in death  - dark and old theme to signify that these events took place in the past - possession often  starts taking place through a object, such as a doll

Many families are cursed and killed

Foreshadowing is used to signify hauntings of families

Low key lighting creates tension and fear

Many people are scared of dolls and clowns therefore they use them to intensify fear

Friday the 13th I learnt the following: - there is one man often trying to seek revenge, so his way of getting revenge is to kill people  - This is often set in isolated areas, where there is little help - weak and vulnerable females often die first, reinforcing the negative stereotype females have - realistic blood and dirty costumes are used to make the film more gory and scary

Teenagers having fun crates juxtaposition to the voiceover which creates tension

Low key lighting foreshadows death and emphasises isolated setting

Blood and dirty mask on the killer to signify he has killed people and is the antagonist

Big weapons create disgust and woman killing subverts traditional woman stereotype

Quarantine I have learnt the following:  - there is a disease or virus threatening the human race - bloody make up and ripped clothes are used to make the film more realistic - the character affected mostly starts with a female  - they don't have advanced weapons to defend themselves, making scenes more tense

Woman who has been affected by the infection is pale – signifies she is ill and clothes are covered in blood

Damsel in destress character reinforces stereotype of woman being vulnerable

Green lighting and medicine bottles signify illness and suffering

Victims are weak by the fact they don’t have any weapons to defend themselves with

Halloween i learnt the following: - victim is often female, as they are represented as the weaker sex - killer is normally masked to hid his identity  - enigmas are created as to why the female is being targeted 

- fake blood and gore is used a lot to make the film more disgusting 

Woman is isolated and is an easy target – reinforces how woman is always killed first

Low key lighting creates tension and foreshadows

Isolated areas make chase scenes more tense

The hills have eyes I learnt the following: - it fits the convention of being in a isolated area, where there aren’t any humans around - Killers are masked and not all human - the male characters are often heroes in this film as they help the female characters – positive stereotype - characters intension was for a holiday, similar to Friday the 13th

High angle shot represents human characters to be weak

Deserted located makes the scene more tense

Daily activities are interrupted by horror, which makes the film even more disturbing

Paranormal Entity I have learnt the following:- Films like these are often shot on handheld cameras to signify it is a family documenting their experience - Horror scenes only occur at night time- The female dies, and the man normally survives- Narrative enigma as to who is responsible

Horror scenes only occur at night time Woman is first to die

and fake blood reinforces that

Blooded footprints on the wall signify paranormal activities

Saw 2 What I have learnt: A lot of fake blood Is used to create disgust and gore throughout Victims can be either male or female Enigmas as to why those people have been chosen Isolated setting makes escaping harder

Map of buildings signify how secret location where victims are held is hard to find

Male and female are victims in this case – gender equality

Hand in oven signifies that it is a gory and disgusting film