An overview of some of the central conceits of the horror film - done for work with IB & A Level Film students. Many thanks to Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc from whose book 'Horror Films' (Kamera Books) this is adapted. Stay Scared!
An overview of some of the central conceits of the horror film - done for work with IB & A Level Film students. Many thanks to Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc from whose book 'Horror Films' (Kamera Books) this is adapted. Stay Scared!
THE HERO’S JOURNEY Joseph Campbell, an American mythol.docxarnoldmeredith47041
THE HERO’S JOURNEY
Joseph Campbell, an American mythological researcher, wrote a famous book entitled The
Hero with a Thousand Faces. In his lifelong research Campbell discovered many common patterns
running through hero myths and stories from around the world. Years of research lead
Campbell to discover several basic stages that almost every hero-quest goes through (no matter
what culture the myth is a part of). He calls this common structure “the monomyth.”
George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, claims that Campbell’s monomyth was the inspiration
for his groundbreaking films. Lucas also believes that Star Wars is such a popular saga because it
taps into a timeless story-structure which has existed for thousands of years.
Many followers of Campbell have defined the stages of his monomyth in various ways,
sometimes supplying different names for certain stages. For this reason there are many different
versions of the Hero’s Journey that retain the same basic elements.
THE ORDINARY WORLD
Heroes exist in a world is considered ordinary or uneventful by those who live there. Often
the heroes are considered odd by those in the ordinary world and possess some ability or
characteristic that makes them feel out-of-place.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Dorothy in Kansas
The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins in Hobbiton
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker on Tatooine
The Lion King: Simba at Pride Rock
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
For heroes to begin their journeys, they must be called away from the ordinary world.
Fantastic quests don’t happen in everyday life. Heroes must be removed from their typical
environment. Most heroes show a reluctance to leave their home, their friends, and their life to
journey on a quest. But in the end they accept their destiny.
Usually there is a discovery, some event, or some danger that starts them on the heroic path.
Heroes find a mystic object or discover their world is in danger. In some cases, heroes happen
upon their quest by accident. Campbell puts it like this, “A blunder—the merest chance—reveals
an unsuspected world.”
The new world the hero is forced into is much different than the old one. Campbell describes
this new world as a “fateful region of both treasure and danger…a distant land, a forest, a
kingdom underground, beneath the waves, or above the sky, a secret island, lofty mountaintop,
or profound dream state…a place of strangely fluid and polymorphous beings, unimaginable
torments, superhuman deeds, and impossible delight”. This description may seem pretty vague,
but think of all the various fantasy realms characters have entered throughout the years:
Middle-Earth, Oz, Narnia, Wonderland. It could even be outer space, a
haunted house, or the Matrix. Regardless of the details, the new world is sure to be filled with
adventure.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The tornado
The Hobbit: Gandalf the wizard arrives
Star.
THE HERO’S JOURNEY Joseph Campbell, an American mythol.docxrtodd33
THE HERO’S JOURNEY
Joseph Campbell, an American mythological researcher, wrote a famous book entitled The
Hero with a Thousand Faces. In his lifelong research Campbell discovered many common patterns
running through hero myths and stories from around the world. Years of research lead
Campbell to discover several basic stages that almost every hero-quest goes through (no matter
what culture the myth is a part of). He calls this common structure “the monomyth.”
George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, claims that Campbell’s monomyth was the inspiration
for his groundbreaking films. Lucas also believes that Star Wars is such a popular saga because it
taps into a timeless story-structure which has existed for thousands of years.
Many followers of Campbell have defined the stages of his monomyth in various ways,
sometimes supplying different names for certain stages. For this reason there are many different
versions of the Hero’s Journey that retain the same basic elements.
THE ORDINARY WORLD
Heroes exist in a world is considered ordinary or uneventful by those who live there. Often
the heroes are considered odd by those in the ordinary world and possess some ability or
characteristic that makes them feel out-of-place.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Dorothy in Kansas
The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins in Hobbiton
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker on Tatooine
The Lion King: Simba at Pride Rock
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
For heroes to begin their journeys, they must be called away from the ordinary world.
Fantastic quests don’t happen in everyday life. Heroes must be removed from their typical
environment. Most heroes show a reluctance to leave their home, their friends, and their life to
journey on a quest. But in the end they accept their destiny.
Usually there is a discovery, some event, or some danger that starts them on the heroic path.
Heroes find a mystic object or discover their world is in danger. In some cases, heroes happen
upon their quest by accident. Campbell puts it like this, “A blunder—the merest chance—reveals
an unsuspected world.”
The new world the hero is forced into is much different than the old one. Campbell describes
this new world as a “fateful region of both treasure and danger…a distant land, a forest, a
kingdom underground, beneath the waves, or above the sky, a secret island, lofty mountaintop,
or profound dream state…a place of strangely fluid and polymorphous beings, unimaginable
torments, superhuman deeds, and impossible delight”. This description may seem pretty vague,
but think of all the various fantasy realms characters have entered throughout the years:
Middle-Earth, Oz, Narnia, Wonderland. It could even be outer space, a
haunted house, or the Matrix. Regardless of the details, the new world is sure to be filled with
adventure.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The tornado
The Hobbit: Gandalf the wizard arrives
Star.
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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1. Thursday, 03 May 2018
LO: To explore the genre
conventions of 6 Action
Adventure sub-genres
2. Sub - genres
A specific type of genre that has very distinct codes and
conventions:
• Fantasy
• Disaster
• Historical
• Quest
• Thriller
• Swashbuckler
4. Sub-genres
FANTASY DISASTER HISTORICAL
The setting is usually a
world which bares little
reality to our own, very
imaginative containing
strange creatures and
landscapes.
Society is faced with a
large scale disaster that
looks like the end of
mankind such as a
plague or hurricane.
May be based on a real
story or legend, but is
usually based in a real
historical time period and
place.
QUEST THRILLER SWASHBUCKLER
An expedition or trip
undertaken by one or
more characters in order
to achieve a particular
goal.
A tense film which is full
of suspense. It is often
based around a crime or
deception.
Will involve sword-
fighting and usually set
in the past (though won’t
have any basis in
reality).
5. For each of the sub-genres…
Consider:
• Narrative
• Iconography
• Characters
• Setting
6. Swashbuckler
EXAMPLES
• Prince of Persia
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• The Three Musketeers
NARRATIVE CONVENTION –
The type of storyline we would expect.
Characterised by sword-fighting and adventurous
heroic characters, often set in Renaissance period (14th
– 17th Century)
COMMON CODES AND CONVENTIONS
Male hero, damsel in distress, romantic interest, clear
morality (hero = good, villain = evil) code of honor,
pirates, swords and swordfights, bows and arrows,
lavish costumes
7. Disaster
EXAMPLES
• Armageddon
• 2012
• Independence Day
NARRATIVE CONVENTION
• The characters deal with an impending or ongoing
disaster and its aftermath – this can be man made or
natural
COMMON CODES
‘The world is going to end’ message. Meteors,
volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, tornados, fire,
alien invasion, war, crashes, sinking ships, large cast of
characters, multiple plot lines, usually a happy ending
8. Fantasy
EXAMPLES
Star Wars
Avatar
Harry Potter
NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS
Heroic story set in an invented world
which is a more fanciful version of our
world or a legendary, mythic past
COMMON CODES
Very varied but could include: aliens,
spaceships, wizards, witches, ghosts,
imaginary places, fanciful plots, good
versus evil, happy endings
9. Quest
EXAMPLES
• Indiana Jones films
• National Treasure
• Romancing the Stone
NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS
• The protagonist goes on an epic search for an
object of value or someone of personal importance
COMMON CODES
• Male hero, multi skilled, romantic interest, sidekick,
exotic locations, travel, villain with same quest,
danger, guns, grand finale with moral – hero learns
something profound about themselves
10. Thriller
EXAMPLES
• The Bourne Identity
• Unknown
• Mission impossible
NARRATIVE CONVENTION
• An exciting, suspenseful and tense plot in which
the hero usually overcomes a series of
distractions set by the villain
COMMON CODES
• Male hero, villain/criminal with a master plan,
fight and chase scenes, weapons, gunfights,
information kept from audience, mystery,
police, hero versus villain finale
11. Historical
EXAMPLES
• King Arthur
• Gladiator
• Pompeii
NARRATIVE CONVENTION
• An epic story set in a recognisable historical
period or against the backdrop of a famous
historical event
COMMON CODES
• Famous events, story based on fact or real
people, historical settings, costumes, personal
struggle, romantic interest, battles, huge number
of extras
12. What can you add to your grid?
FANTASY DISASTER HISTORICAL
The setting is usually a
world which bares little
reality to our own, very
imaginative containing
strange creatures and
landscapes.
Society is faced with a
large scale disaster that
looks like the end of
mankind such as a
plague or hurricane.
May be based on a real
story or legend, but is
usually based in a real
historical time period and
place.
QUEST THRILLER SWASHBUCKLER
An expedition or trip
undertaken by one or
more characters in order
to achieve a particular
goal.
A tense film which is full
of suspense. It is often
based around a crime or
deception.
Will involve sword-
fighting and usually set
in the past (though won’t
have any basis in
reality).
13. • Set in a dystopian
future, Katniss
Everdeen voluntarily
takes her younger
sister's place in the
Hunger Games, a
televised fight to the
death in which two
teenagers from each of
the twelve Districts of
Panem are chosen at
random to compete.
14. • In the Battle of Thermopylae of
480 BC an alliance of Greek
city-states fought the invading
Persian army in the mountain
pass of Thermopylae. Vastly
outnumbered, the Greeks held
back the enemy in one of the
most famous last stands of
history. Persian King Xerxes lead
a Army of well over 100,000
(Persian king Xerxes before war
has about 170,000 army) men
to Greece and was confronted
by 300 Spartans, and several
hundred Arcadians.
15. TASK
Sketch a poster or write the opening scene for the
following blurb:
“An elite CIA team track a killer in Antarctica in a
race against time, because the sun is about to set
for six months”.
• Make sure you clearly identify the iconography of
the sub-genres you chose to include.