2. Horror films
of the 1920’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience
appeal
Film title: Nosferatu
Year filmed: 1922
Certificate: Unrated
Link to film:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=rcyzubFvBsA&safe
=active
An estate agent by the name of
Hutter travels to Count Orlok’s
castle in Transylvania to sell a
house to the Count. Once at the
castle, Hutter is able to sell the
house to the Count but then
notices some mysterious
occurrences. He discovers that the
Count is a vampire. While Hutter is
trapped in the castle, the Count
makes his way to Hutter’s home
town due to his obsession with
Hutter’s wife. His wife, Ellen learns
that a sinless woman can sacrifice
herself in order to kill the vampire.
Hutter doesn’t make it in time to
save his wife but the Count is killed
by the light of day.
(PROPP CHARACTERS)
Max Schreck – Orlok
Gustav von
Wangenheim – Hutter
Greta Schröder – Ellen
Alexander Granach –
Knock
Georg H. Schnell –
Harding
Ruth Landshoff – Annie
John Gottowt –
Professor Bulwer
Gustav Botz – Professor
Sievers
Max Nemetz - Kapitän
der Demeter
Wolfgang Heinz –
Zweiter Kapitän
Technical
Specifications:
Run time: 94 mins
65 mins (VHS edition)
92 mins (DVD edition)
88 mins (Restored)
Sound mix: Silent
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 1,967 m
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format :
35mm
This gothic style
horror may appeal
to those who are
interested in
vampires and
targets an audience
who may relate to a
character like
Hutter who is
willing to do
anything and take
risks for his loved
one – therefore,
this production
demonstrates the
uses and
gratification theory.
Film title: The Unknown
Year filmed: 1927
Certificate: Unrated
Link to a scene in the film:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=7P1AA1sLfbU
Alonzo is fugitive who claims to be
armless due to an unusual
deformity on his hand which could
get him recognised by the police.
He falls in love with Nanon, much
to Antonio’s (Nanon’s father)
disapproval , who is in love with
Malabar. When Antonio discovers
Alonzo’s secret, Alonzo kills him.
This murder is witnessed by Nanon
who doesn’t see Alonzo’s face but
notices his deformed hand. Alonzo
makes a plan to kill Malabar but
this fails and Alonzo is killed.
Lon Chaney - Alonzo the
Armless
Norman Kerry - Malabar
the Mighty
Joan Crawford - Nanon
Zanzi
Nick De Ruiz - Antonio
Zanzi
John George - Cojo
Frank Lanning - Costra
John St. Polis - Surgeon
Louise Emmons - Gypsy
Technical
Specifications:
Run time: 63 mins
Sound mix: Silent
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 1,681.58 m
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The use of the
deformity on the
hand of Alonzo may
appeal to those
who may relate to
this and thus; the
uses and
gratification theory
has been
demonstrated. The
theme of a circus
may be entertaining
and demonstrates
the uses and
gratification theory.
3. Horror films
of the 1930’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience
appeal
Film title: Dr Jekyll and
Mr Hyde
Year filmed: 1931
Certificate: 12
Segment from the film:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=wbg5oXpq4
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Henry Jekyll is a doctor who
believes that every man has two
distinctive sides – good and evil,
and experiments in separating the
two. He begins experimenting
with chemicals, using himself as
the subject. His experiment is a
success and he is able to
transform into a different person
which presents his evil side. After
realising he ‘Mr Hyde’ has been
inflicting pain and suffering on
others, he decides to discontinue
his use of the chemical. However,
it is too late as Hyde has control
and power over Jekyll’s body.
Fredric March - Dr. Henry
Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Miriam Hopkins - Ivy
Pearson
Rose Hobart - Muriel
Carew
Holmes Herbert - Dr.
John Lanyon
Halliwell Hobbes -
Brigadier General Sir
Danvers Carew
Edgar Norton - Poole
Tempe Piggott - Mrs.
Hawkins
Douglas Walton –
Student
Technical
specifications:
Run time: 98 mins
Sound mix: Mono
(Western Electric
Noiseless Recording)
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 11 reels
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The theory of binary
oppositions is clearly
demonstrated in this
film as it features
the recurring theme
found in many
productions - good
vs. evil. Moreover,
the hyperdermic
needle theory is
demonstrated since
the idea that he has
two different
personalities is
injected into their
minds straight away.
Film title: The Black Room
Year filmed: 1935
Certificate: Unrated
Scene from the film:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=z25zmdd9zY
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When twin sons are born to the
Berghmann family, the baron is
concerned, for an old prophecy
has it that the younger brother
shall kill the older brother in the
horrifying black room of the
castle. After many years, Anton,
brother of Gregor, returns to the
castle and ignores rumours that
Gregor has been murdering wives
of local peasants. Gregor grows
jealous of Anton who is to marry
Thea, and lures his unsuspecting
brother to the Black Room where
he kills him.
Boris Karloff –
Gregor/Anton
Marian Marsh – Thea
Hassel
Robert Allen – Lt. Albert
Lussan
Thurston Hall – Col. Paul
Hassel
John Buckler – Buran
Torben Meyer – Peter
Katherine DeMille –
Mashka
Henry Kolker – Baron
Colin Tapley – Paul Hassel
Technical
specifications:
Run time: 70 mins
Sound mix: Mono
(Western Electric
Microphonic Recording)
Colour: Black and white
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
An ongoing enigma
is demonstrated in
this production since
the audience are
forced to question
who is responsible
for the murders that
serves to also act as
a demonstration of
the cultivation
theory as the idea
that the brother is
responsible is not
directly injected into
the audience’s mind.
4. Horror films
of the 1940’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience appeal
Film title: The Mummy’s
Hand
Year filmed: 1940
Certificate: PG
Film trailer:
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=0xDi37_Eg6g
Two out-of-work
archaeologists embark on a
quest to uncover the
whereabouts of the burial
place of an ancient Egyptian
princess, Ananka. Their trip
to Egypt is funded, and
before long, they set out
into the desert. Making
various discoveries on the
way, they get a lot more
than they bargained for
when they are terrorised by
a high priest and a killer
mummy.
Dick Foran – Steve Banning
Peggy Moran – Marta
Solvani
Wallace Ford – Babe Jenson
Eduardo Ciannelli – The High
Priest
George Zucco – Professor
Andoheb
Cecil Kellaway – The Great
Solvani
Charles Trowbridge – Dr.
Petrie
Tom Tyler – Kharis
Technical specifications:
Run time: 67 mins
Sound mix: Mono
(Western Electric
Microphonic Recording)
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 6 reels
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The use of the
unrealistic mummy may
provide the audience
with a sense of
escapism as they are
taken into a world far
from reality and thus;
the uses and
gratification theory is
demonstrated. This
theory is further
demonstrated as the
film contains
information about
Egypt and therefore;
has an educational
aspect.
Film title: Dead of Night
Year filmed: 1945
Certificate: Unrated
Scene from film:
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=vxYrjz9jQlc
An architect attending a
country house party reveals
that he has seen them all
before in a dream and is
able to predict events that
occur in the house before
they unfold. Amongst
themselves, the guests share
supernatural stories they
have experienced or been
told about. These include
the story of an unbalanced
ventriloquist who believes
his dummy is alive. As
expected, a series of bizarre
events begin to unfold.
Anthony Baird – Hugh
Grainger
Roland Culver - Eliot Foley
Renée Gadd - Mrs. Craig
Sally Ann Howes - Sally
O'Hara
Mervyn Johns - Walter Craig
Barbara Leake - Mrs O'Hara
Mary Merrall - Mrs Foley
Frederick Valk - Dr. van
Straaten
Googie Withers - Joan
Cortland
Technical specifications:
Run time: 103 mins
Sound mix: Mono (RCA)
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 2,865.4 m
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The uses and
gratification theory may
have been considered
throughout the making
of this film, since the
sharing of the stories
may be used for enter-
tainment purposes.
The non-linear style of
narrative creates an
enigma and may appeal
to an audience that
enjoy piecing things
together. It also
demonstrates the
cultivation theory.
5. Horror films
of the 1950’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience appeal
Film title: The Werewolf
Year filmed: 1956
Certificate: Unrated
Film trailer:
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=ZI4pMEpCkAI
Duncan Marsh finds
himself lost in an isolated
village after a horrific car
accident which has left
him unconscious. Two
scientists, Emory Forresst
and Morgan Chambers,
find Marsh laying
unconscious and decide
to inject him with a
serum they have been
working on. The serum,
containing wolf’s blood,
turns Marsh into a deadly
werewolf.
Steven Ritch - Duncan Marsh
Don Megowan - Sheriff
Joyce Holden - Amy Standish
Eleanore Tanin - Helen Marsh
Kim Charney - Chris Marsh
Harry Lauter - Deputy Ben
Ken Christy - Dr. Jonas
Gilchrist
S. John Launer - Dr. Emery
Forrest
George Lynn - Dr. Morgan
Chambers
Demonstrates Propp’s
character theory.
Technical specifications:
Run time: 79 mins
Sound mix: Mono
Colour: Black and white
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
Very few changes in
technology have been
evident since the 1920’s.
Anthropomorphism is
evident during this
production and may
prove to be entertaining
for the audience –
therefore, the uses and
gratification theory is
demonstrated. Since
werewolves are not a
part of reality, this film
provides a sense of
escapism and thus;
further demonstrates the
uses and gratification
theory.
Film title: House on
Haunted Hill
Year filmed: 1959
Certificate: Unrated
Link to film:
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=gouHuGg_3Bo
Millionaire Frederick
Loren and his wife,
Annabelle, host a
“haunted house party” at
the House on Haunted
Hill, which has already
seen seven. He invites 5
guests to murders stay
the night, and offers
$10,000 to each person
who is able to make it
through the night. At
midnight, the doors are
locked and horror
begins!
Vincent Price – Frederick
Loren
Carol Ohmart – Annabelle
Loren
Richard Long – Lance
Schroeder
Alan Marshal – David Trent
Carolyn Craig – Nora
Manning
Elisha Cook Jr. – Watson
Pritchard
Julie Mitchum – Ruth
Bridgers
Leona Anderson – Mrs Slydes
Technical specifications:
Run time: 75 mins
Sound mix: Mono
(Westrex Recording
System)
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 1,957 m
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The hypodermic needle
theory is evident in this
film since the production
follows a linear narrative
and as a result, the idea
of a haunted house is
immediately injected into
the minds of the
audience. Due to the fact
that the idea of this film
is fairly easy to follow
because of the style of
it’s narrative, a younger
audience may be
targeted during this film.
6. Horror films
of the 1960’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience
appeal
Film title: Psycho
Year filmed: 1960
Certificate: X (15)
Link to famous shower
scene:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=C0ihTXRWIZ
A
After stealing $40,000 from a
client, Marion Crane seeks refuge
in an isolated motel where she
meets Norman, the owner. After
talking, she decides to return the
money. While taking a shower at
the motel, a shadowy obscured
figure is seen behind the curtain
who proceeds to violently stab
Marion to death. Concerned
about her disappearance, Lila
(her sister) and Sam (her
boyfriend) search for her back at
the motel where they make some
gruesome discoveries.
Anthony Perkins – Norman
Vera Miles – Lila Crane
John Gavin – Sam Loomis
Janet Leigh – Marion Crane
Martin Balsam – Detective
Milton Arbogast
John McIntire – Sheriff
Simon Oakland – Dr. Fred
Richman
Frank Albertson – Tom
Patricia Hitchcock –
Caroline (as Pat Hitchcock)
Vaughn Taylor – George
Lurene Tuttle – Mrs.
Chambers
Technical specifications:
Run time: 109 mins
108 mins (Germany cut)
Sound mix: Mono
(Westrex Recording)
Colour: Black and white
Film length: 2,972.1 m
(12 reels)
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
This psychological
horror portrays a
clear use of the
cultivation theory due
to the fact that a lot
of confusion is
enforced onto the
audience through the
frequent use of
shadows. For the
latter of the film, the
audience are unaware
who is behind the
murders and hence;
creates an enigma.
Film title: Eye of the
Devil
Year filmed: 1966
Certificate: X (15)
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=o_aF08u-
eKE&safe=active
Vineyard owner and nobleman,
Philippe de Montfaucon is
requested to be back at his castle
due to another dry season. Along
with his wife, Catherine, and his
children, he travels back to his
castle where Catherine is
disturbed after witnessing
Christian killing a dove with a
bow and arrow. Furthermore, she
notices that Odile has a hypnotic
power over anyone in her sight
and realises they are following
old pagan rituals. Worried about
Philippe, Catherine decides to
stay to save her husband. But is it
too late?
Deborah Kerr - Catherine
David Niven - Philippe
Flora Robson - Countess
Estel
Donald Pleasence - Pere
Dominic
David Hemmings -
Christian
Sharon Tate - Odile
Edward Mulhare - Jean-
Claude
Emlyn Williams – Alain
John Le Mesurier – Dr.
Monnet
Michael Miller – Grandec
Robert Duncan – Jacques
Suky Appleby – Antoinette
Technical specifications:
Run time: 92 mins
96 mins (TCM Print)
Sound mix: Mono
(Westrex Recording
System)
Colour: Black and white
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
Formal clothing is
worn throughout the
duration of this
production and may
those of a higher
class/status may
identify with these
characters, resulting
in the demonstration
of the uses and
gratification theory.
The theme of old
pagan rituals creates
a sense of escapism
for the audience that
proves to be
entertaining.
7. Horror films
of the 1970’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience appeal
Film title: Fright
Year film: 1971
Certificate: PG
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=YQ2NbPG5TOE
Amanda is a young babysitter
who is spending the evening
babysitting for the Lloyds.
Not long after the Lloyds
leave, a series of disturbing
events begin to follow in the
house which leaves a
melancholic atmosphere.
However, the real terror only
begins when the child’s
biological father shows up at
the house after escaping
from a mental institution,
threatening the lives of both
Amanda and his child.
Susan George - Amanda
Ian Bannen - Brian
Honor Blackman - Helen
John Gregson - Dr.
Cordell
George Cole - Jim
Dennis Waterman - Chris
Tara Collinson - Tara
Maurice Kaufmann -
Inspector
Roger Lloyd Pack -
Constable
Michael Brennan –
Sergeant
Technical specifications:
Run time: 87 mins
Sound mix: Mono
Colour: Colour
(Eastmancolour)
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The clever use of an
attractive female
protagonist may prove to be
appealing to a male
audience since they may
view this character as an
object of desire. As a result,
they may be interested in
viewing this production. In
addition, a female audience
may be enabled to identify
with this female character
and therefore; she acts as a
demonstration of the uses
and gratification theory.
Film title: Seizure
Year filmed: 1974
Certificate: PG
Link to full film:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=argY6Fp9JeI
Jonathan Frid is a horror
novelist who is constantly
having recurring nightmares
about three figures out of his
book who terrorise both him
and members of his family,
one casual weekend. During
this unsuspecting weekend,
the three figures from Frid’s
nightmares become a chilling
reality and unleash a horror
that never ends…
Jonathan Frid - Edmund
Blackstone
Martine Beswick - Queen
of Evil
Hervé Villechaize -
Spider
Troy Donahue - Mark
Frost
Christina Pickles - Nicole
Blackstone
Alexis Kirk - Arris
Mary Woronov - Mikki
Hughes
Richard Cox – Gerald
Technical specifications:
Run time: 94 mins
Sound mix: Mono
Colour: Colour
Laboratory: DeLuxe
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
One of the three figures
from the protagonist’s
nightmares is a female who
is arguably an object of
desire for a male audience.
It is evident that males may
have been the target
audience of this production.
Furthermore, the fact that
the protagonist’s
nightmares become reality
is terrifying for the
audience, yet entertaining
and thus; the uses and
gratification theory is
demonstrated.
8. Horror films
of the 1980’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience appeal
Film title: Cannibal Ferox
Year filmed: 1981
Certificate: Unrated
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=co4MOPzB9C0
Three friends, Rudy; Gloria and
Pat are heading to a jungle to
disprove the existence of
cannibalism where they meet
two drug dealers, Mike and Joe
who have enslaved a tribe to
exploit the natives for
emeralds and cocaine. Tired of
being tortured slaves, the
natives turn on both the drug
dealers and the three friends
who experiencing a living hell
as they are savagely tortured
and brutally murdered by the
remorseless cannibals.
John Morghen - Mike
Lorraine De Selle - Gloria
Bryan Redford - Rudy
Zora Kerowa - Pat
Walter Lloyd - Joe
Costolani
Robert Kerman - Lt. Rizzo
Meg Fleming - Myrna
John Bartha - Brooklyn
mobster
Venantino Venantini -
Sgt. Ross
'El Indio' Rincon - Native
(who helps Gloria)
Dominic Raacke - Tim
Technical specifications:
Run time: 93 mins
85 mins (heavily cut)
86 mins (UK, deleted
scenes)
Sound mix: Mono
Colour: Colour
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
It is arguable that the
main target audience
for this film are males
due to the significant
amount of graphic
violence and gore
demonstrated
throughout the
duration of this film –
males are often
associated with being
more acceptant and
able to withstand a
great amount of blood
and horrific torture.
Film title: Jaws: The
Revenge
Year filmed: 1987
Certificate: PG-13
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=WQDXfB1nBnk
After Ellen Brody’s son, Sean, it
attacked and killed by a great
white shark, she is convinced
that it the shark targeted her
son on purpose in an act of
revenge. She decides to visit
her other son, Michael, and his
family in the Bahamas where
she begins to have nightmares
about the shark attacking her.
One day, whilst out on a boat,
the same shark that killed Sean
attempts to devour the boat,
which assures her she is being
targeted.
Lorraine Gary - Ellen
Lance Guest - Michael
Mario Van Peebles - Jake
Karen Young - Carla
Sir Michael Caine - Hoagie
Newcombe
Judith Barsi - Thea
Lynn Whitfield - Louisa
Mitchell Anderson - Sean
Cedric Scott - Clarence
Charles Bowleg - William
Mary Smith - Tiffany
Edna Billotto - Polly
Melvin van Peebles – Mr.
Witherspoon
Technical specifications:
Run time: 89 mins
92 mins (Unrated)
91 mins (video, Sweden)
Sound mix: Dolby
Colour: Colour
Cinematographic
process: Super 35
Printed film format:
35mm (anamorphic)
The idea that the shark
is seeking revenge is
enforced onto the
audience almost
immediately; since at
the beginning of the
film, protagonist Ellen
claims that the shark
killed her son in an act
of revenge. It is injected
straight into the
audience and thus;
demonstrates the
hyperdermic needle
theory.
9. Horror films
of the 1990’s
Plot outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience appeal
Film title: Candyman
Year filmed: 1992
Certificate: R (18)
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=LOnN4M9wB0s
Helen Lyle, a graduate student
decides to write a thesis on
urban legends. After
interviewing freshmen, she is
intrigued by a local legend
known as the Candyman
whose hand has been
replaced with a hook and can
be summoned by saying his
name five times while facing a
mirror. Helen, along with her
friend Bernadette, jokingly call
out to the Candyman but
nothing happens. Angered
that Helen has been telling
people he is just a legend, he
appears to her and won’t stop
until he proves his existence.
Virginia Madsen - Helen
Tony Todd - Candyman
Xander Berkeley - Trevor
Lyle
Vanessa Williams - Anne-
Marie McCoy
Kasi Lemmons -
Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
DeJuan Guy - Jake
Bernard Rose - Archie
Walsh
Gilbert Lewis - Detective
Frank Valento
Stanley DeSantis - Dr.
Burke
Ted Raimi - Billy
Eric Edwards - Harold
Technical specifications:
Run time: 99 mins
Sound mix: Stereo
(Dolby Stereo)
Colour: Colour
Camera: Panavision
cameras and lenses
Laboratory: DeLuxe
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
The protagonist of
Candyman is Helen, a
forthright female who
may be used to target a
male audience since
she may been seen as
an object of desire, as
they may find her
appealing or attractive
(may be entertaining,
uses and gratification).
In addition , there is a
significant amount of
gore and violence
throughout the film and
suggests that the
overall target audience
are males.
Film title: Scream 2
Year filmed: 1997
Certificate: 18
Link to opening scene:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=fnTckzsYgg0
Two years after the tragic
murders occurred at
Woodsboro, Sidney Prescott
and Randy Meeks are making
attempts to move on with
their lives when two college
students are murdered in a
cinema during the screening
of the film ‘Stab’ that recalled
the ‘Woodsboro murders’. It
becomes clear that history is
repeating itself and ‘Ghost
Face’ is recreating the events
that happened at Woodsboro.
Jada Pinkett Smith –
Maureen
Omar Epps – Phil
Neve Campbell – Sidney
Jamie Kennedy – Randy
Courteney Cox - Gale
Sarah Michelle Gellar - CiCi
Timothy Olyphant -
Mickey
Jerry O’Connell – Derek
Laurie Metcalf – Debbie
David Arquette – Dewey
Marisol Nichols – Dawnie
Elise Neal – Hallie
Technical specifications:
Run time: 120 mins
Sound mix: Dolby Digital
Colour: Colour
Camera: Panavision
cameras and lenses
Cinematographic
process: Panavision
Printed film format:
35mm
Due to the fact that the
majority of the main
characters were
teenagers, this film is
likely to appeal to a
teenage audience, both
males and females.
They may relate to or
identify with the
characters, or may view
them as objects of
desire. As a result, the
uses and gratification
theory is demonstrated
10. Horror films
of the noughties
(2000’s)
Plot Outline
AND
Key themes
Characters in the
film
Technology:
advances and
developments
Audience
appeal
Film title: Jeepers
Creepers
Year filmed: 2001
Certificate: 15
Link to full movie:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=JhOPck5YHKI
Siblings, Darry and Patricia
Jenner are on their way home
from spring break when they
make a horrific discovery – a
mysterious individual has been
dumping dead bodies in the
basement of an abandoned
church. They visit a crazy
woman and a psychic in the
hope of finding what was
dumping the bodies when they
learn that it was an ancient
demon known as the ‘Creeper’
who must feed off people in
order to fulfil a ritual to
regenerate himself.
Gina Philips - Patricia
"Trish" Jenner
Justin Long - Darius
"Darry" Jenner
Jonathan Breck - The
Creeper
Patricia Belcher - Jezelle
Gay Hartman
Eileen Brennan - The
crazy cat lady
Brandon Smith - Sgt.
David Tubbs
Jon Beshara - Officer
Robert Gideon
Avis-Marie Barnes -
Officer Natasha Weston
Technical specifications:
Run time: 90 mins
Sound mix: DTS, Dolby
Digital, SDDS
Colour: Colour
Camera: Panavision
Panaflex Millennium,
Panavision Primo Lenses
Cinematographic
process: Spherical
Printed film format:
35mm
Since the two
protagonists have
recently returned from
their spring break,it is
clear that an audience
that is likely to be
targeted would be
young, probably
teenagers. They may
be able to relate to
their modern clothing
which will prove to be
appealing, as well as
demonstrates the uses
and gratification
theory.
Film title: Case 39
Year filmed: 2009
Certificate: 15
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Ok-
5lWGBQr8&safe=active
This psychological horror
involves a social workers fight
to save a ten year old girl, Lilith,
from her abusive parents.
Emily takes an interest in the
case when she suspects Lilith’s
parents of mistreating her and
finally takes action when she
discovers Lilith’s parents trying
to burn her alive in an oven.
She is then assigned to take
care of Lilith when she realises
that Lilith is not as innocent as
she seems, after learning from
her parents that Lilith is a
demon that feeds off emotion.
Renée Zellweger - Emily
Jodelle Micah Ferland -
Lilith "Lily" Sullivan
Ian McShane - Detective
Mike Barron
Bradley Cooper -
Douglas J. Ames
Callum Keith Rennie -
Edward Sullivan
Kerry O'Malley -
Margaret Sullivan
Adrian Lester - Wayne
Georgia Craig - Denise
Cynthia Stevenson -
Nancy
Alexander Conti - Diego
Technical specifications:
Run time: 109 mins
Sound mix: SDDS, DTS,
Dolby Digital
Colour: Colour
Camera: Arricam LT,
Hawk V-Series Lenses
Arriflex 435, Hawk V-
Series Lenses
Cinematographic
process: Digital
Immediate (2K), Hawk
Scope (anamorphic)
Due to the build up of
tension and
withholding
information on Lilith’s
character, the ideas
are sunk into the
minds of the audience
over a period of time
and thus;
demonstrates the
cultivation theory.
Additionally, it adds to
the ongoing enigma
which is entertaining
(uses and gratification
theory).
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Technology:
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Audience
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Film title: Texas Chainsaw
3D
Year filmed: 2013
Certificate: 18
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=M5AtqzXjJ1Y&s
afe=active
Heather Miller learns that she
has been adopted after the
death of her grandmother, who
has left Heather something in
her will. Along with her
boyfriend, Ryan, and her friends
Nikki and Kenny, they set off for
the Sawyer mansion, in order to
collect her inheritance. On their
way, they pick up a hitch hiker
called Darryl, an eerie
character. Deciding to stay the
night at the property she has
inherited, it’s not long before
‘Leatherface’ begins his
chainsaw massacre once more.
Alexandra Daddario -
Heather Miller
Dan Yeager - Leatherface
Tremaine ‘Trey Songz’
Neverson – Ryan
Tania Raymonde – Nikki
Shaun Sipos – Darryl
Keram Malicki-Sánchez –
Kenny
Scott Eastwood - Deputy
Thom Barry - Sheriff
Paul Rae - Mayor Burt
Hartman
Technical specifications:
Run time: 92 mins
Sound mix: Dolby Digital,
Datasat
Colour: Colour
Camera: 3ality Technica
TS-5 3D rig
3ality Technica-SIP-
(Stereo Image
Processor)
Cinematographic
process: Digital
Intermediate (2K)
As a result of casting
the role of two
characters to be
attractive females,
males may be a target
audience for this film
since they may view
them as objects of
desire. Meanwhile, a
male protagonist is
R&B sensation Trey
Songz, who may be an
object of desire for
females, and acts as a
demonstration of
Dyer’s ‘starr’ theory.
Film title: The Conjuring
Year filmed: 2013
Certificate: 15
Link to trailer:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=qPxWnvUTwSM
&safe=active
In 1971, the Perron family
move into a farmhouse in
Rhode Island where
supernatural occurences take
place. Things take a turn for the
worst when one of their five
daughters is attacked by a
spirit, and it is then when Roger
and Carolyn Perron contact Ed
and Lorraine Warren, two well
known paranormal
investigators., to examine their
house. The Warren’s discover
that a witch, who previously
lived in that home, cursed any
following residents and is now
targeting the Perron family.
Vera Farmiga - Lorraine
Warren
Patrick Wilson - Ed
Warren
Lili Taylor - Carolyn
Perron
Ron Livingston - Roger
Perron
Shanley Caswell - Andrea
Perron
Hayley McFarland - Nancy
Perron
Joey King - Christine
Perron
Mackenzie Foy - Cindy
Perron
Kyla Deaver - April Perron
Technical specifications:
Run time: 112 mins
Sound mix: Dolby Digital
Datasat (as Datasat
Digital Sound), SDDS
Colour: Colour
Camera: Arri Alexa,
Leica Summilux Lenses
Cinematographic
process: ARRIRAW
(2.8K) Digital
Intermediate (2K)
Printed film format: 35
mm (Kodak Vision 2383)
Since The Conjuring
has a non-linear story
telling approach as it
features flashbacks,
much tension is built
up that creates an
enigma as well as acts
a demonstration of the
cultivation theory. The
unique soundtrack
and cinematography
grips the audience and
proves to be hugely
entertaining, thus; it
demonstrates the uses
and gratification
theory.
