ART2010 Frankenstein 1931 Expressionist Horror Movie Genre Analysis

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Genre • French for “kind” or “type” • Related to latin Genus • Unlike scientific classification, film genres are informal and constantly evolving Defining a genre • You know it when you see it… • Many times films blend elements from multiple genres. • Sometimes genres are further broken into subgenres Analyzing a Genre • Conventions of story – Plot points, themes, characters • Conventions of style – Lighting, editing, music • Conventions of Iconography – Settings, props, even actors History • Genres take root in the ideas of a culture • Genres typically begin in other mediums and adapt to film. • Technology is a frequent driver of this change. Cycles • Genres tend to move through cycles of popularity like waves. • There is often a single popular film, but whatever the spark, they are quickly adapted and mixed. • Later genre films become more self-reflexive, commenting on the earlier films. Society • Genres become rituals that validate our belief systems • Because genres promise something new based on something familiar, they respond quickly to broad social trends • Thus, study of film genre is reflectionist, it allows us to see idea, fears, and anxieties of a particular time and place. Horror through the years (1920) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1922) Nosferatu (1931) Dracula (1931) Frankenstein (1932) The Mummy (1933) King Kong (1941) The Wolf Man (1954) Godzilla (1954) Them! (1956) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1958) Attack of the 50 foot Woman (1960) Psycho (1968) Night of the Living Dead (1978) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Halloween (1980) The Shining (1980) Friday the 13th (1981) The Evil Dead (1984) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1996) Scream (2012) Cabin in the Woods (1984) The Terminator (2008) Cloverfield (2003) 28 Days Later (2004) Shaun of the Dead (2004) Dawn of the Dead (2009) Zombieland (2013) Warm Bodies The Walking Dead (2010- )
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My favorite genre is a horror movie- (1931) Frankenstein. It is among the most classic
and definitive horror film, with its name being derived from Dr. Henry Frankenstein an insane
and obsessed scientist. He creates an artificial monster through laborat...


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