Horror films and emotional response Aim: to make links between horror film techniques and audience response.

Starter Do Now: watch this clip from ‘Singin in the Rain’ How does it make you feel? Explain. Recap: The question for this topic will be asking you to examine the micro and/or macro aspects of the film.What does that mean? What were some of the emotional responses we have to film?

My film scares…. Think: what is the scariest film you have ever seen and explain why? Have a look at this website list of the scariest films of all time. How many have you seen? ,00.htmlhttp:// ,00.html Task: Do you like the horror genre? Explain why in a paragraph of writing using examples of films that you have seen.

What kind of scares? This crosses over into the idea of Freudian Psychoanalysis and why we are scared when we watch horror movies. What types of fear to horror movies convey? Fear of the dark Fear of the extraordinary Fear of strange sounds Fear of God Fear of man Fear of the mind!

Horror techniques * The emotional intention of horror films is simple, to scare! How do they do it? What technical aspects do they use? Lighting – how? Cinematography- what types of shot, angle etc? Editing - which techniques? Sound- very important?

Horror and technique- examples Watch clips from these two horror movies and make notes on the following technical areas and how they create a sense of fear: ‘28 Days Later’ –Danny Boyle (2003) ‘Halloween’- John Carpenter (1978) Cinematography Editing Mise-en-scene( including lighting) Sound

Writing task Write a couple of paragraphs comparing and contrasting how both horror films use filmmaking techniques to create emotional responses.