1. The Horror Genre

2. Learning Intentions To learn the codes and conventions of the Horror genre. To learn the codes and conventions of the Horror genre. To be able to describe conventions of psychological drama. To be able to describe conventions of psychological drama.

3. The Horror Genre What horror films do you know about or have heard of? What horror films do you know about or have heard of? Do they common elements? Do they common elements?

4. The Horror Genre - An attempt to make the audience experience fright, fear or disgust. - An attempt to make the audience experience fright, fear or disgust. - Narratives often involve an evil force, event or supernatural character. - Narratives often involve an evil force, event or supernatural character. - Settings are usually in small town America, in quiet neighbourhoods and in woods. - Settings are usually in small town America, in quiet neighbourhoods and in woods. - Shadows and darkness play an important part. - Shadows and darkness play an important part. -The colour red is often symbolic. -The colour red is often symbolic.

5. Horror through the ages Horror is a long running genre. Horror is a long running genre. Why? Why? It has produced a savvy audience who aren’t easily frightened. Directors need to come up with a new angle or use comedy. It has produced a savvy audience who aren’t easily frightened. Directors need to come up with a new angle or use comedy. What was the “new angle” in Orphan? What was the “new angle” in Orphan?

6. Example of Horror-1960-1970s Late 1960s- Psychological Horror from Hitchcock (Psycho). Michael Powell’s ‘Peeping Tom’. Late 1960s- Psychological Horror from Hitchcock (Psycho). Michael Powell’s ‘Peeping Tom’. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=8VP5jEA P3K4 http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=8VP5jEA P3K4 http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=8VP5jEA P3K4 http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=8VP5jEA P3K4

7. Example of Horror-Late 70s/80s 1978-Carpenter’s tension filled Halloween. 1978-Carpenter’s tension filled Halloween. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=gMLPnk 9-6MM http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=gMLPnk 9-6MM http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=gMLPnk 9-6MM http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=gMLPnk 9-6MM

8. Psychological thriller Home/Institutions such as hospitals, prisons, orphanages, schools. Home/Institutions such as hospitals, prisons, orphanages, schools. Outsider comes in to disrupt situation. Normal character often blamed for actions of outsider. Outsider comes in to disrupt situation. Normal character often blamed for actions of outsider. Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies, but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies, but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental statesuspense Some of these consistent themes include: Some of these consistent themes include: Reality Reality Reality Perception Perception Perception Mind Mind Mind Existence/Purpose Existence/Purpose Existence Identity Identity Identity Death Death Death

9. Think about Orphan How is reality different to what the parents have been led to believe? How is reality different to what the parents have been led to believe? Which characters are not as they appear to be? Which characters are not as they appear to be? The theme of death begins with the death or the baby. Who else dies and in what order? The theme of death begins with the death or the baby. Who else dies and in what order? In what ways could Esther be said to be a stereotype of “evil” or the “devilish child”? In what ways could Esther be said to be a stereotype of “evil” or the “devilish child”? In what ways does Esther act out of character/out of this stereotype? In what ways does Esther act out of character/out of this stereotype? What section of society would like this stereotype? What section of society would like this stereotype? Which section of society would object to this stereotype? Which section of society would object to this stereotype?

10. Posters http://www.slideshare.net/huish/orphan- poster-analysis-6059968 http://www.slideshare.net/huish/orphan- poster-analysis-6059968 http://www.slideshare.net/huish/orphan- poster-analysis-6059968 http://www.slideshare.net/huish/orphan- poster-analysis-6059968 How would these sell the movie? How would these sell the movie?

11. Trailer http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m121 37/Orphan/ http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m121 37/Orphan/ http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m121 37/Orphan/ http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m121 37/Orphan/ Trailer for a film about an orphan girl with a dark and mysterious past - notice the fast cuts, voiceovers, dialogue from the film, use of black/red against white to get audience attention, quickening pace towards the end, added in sound to build up tension, film story shown out of sequence, tagline “There’s something wrong with Esther”, scratchy writing with trails dripping matching scratchy music… Trailer for a film about an orphan girl with a dark and mysterious past - notice the fast cuts, voiceovers, dialogue from the film, use of black/red against white to get audience attention, quickening pace towards the end, added in sound to build up tension, film story shown out of sequence, tagline “There’s something wrong with Esther”, scratchy writing with trails dripping matching scratchy music…

12. Special effects http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Orphan_with_ Image_Engine/ http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Orphan_with_ Image_Engine/ http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Orphan_with_ Image_Engine/ http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Orphan_with_ Image_Engine/ Note the difference between how it looks when it is filmed and how it looks when you watch it on the screen after visual effects have been added. Note the difference between how it looks when it is filmed and how it looks when you watch it on the screen after visual effects have been added. Everything else that you might need to know about cast and crew etc here: Everything else that you might need to know about cast and crew etc here: http://www.hollywood.com/movie/Orphan/5015 811 http://www.hollywood.com/movie/Orphan/5015 811 http://www.hollywood.com/movie/Orphan/5015 811 http://www.hollywood.com/movie/Orphan/5015 811