DEVELOPMENT OF HORROR GENRE AND REPRESENTATION
1) What are the 4 stages of Genre over time and what makes them different? Experimental= Eyes Without a Face (1960)slasher Classical= Parody= Scary Movie (2000) Deconstruction= Cabin In The Wood (2012) At first there is an an original film (the experimental) which is then taken and copied by other sets of films solely because the original was successful. Due to the fact that more copies are being made, the content becomes recognizable to an audience for example in slashers we expect the antagonist to be male using a signiture weapon. 2) What event led to social fears of the real world in 2000’s 3) What are 3 characteristics of the Final Girl? She is always a virgin which links in with religion and teen punishment. The only way she can survive is not to have sex not to drink, smoke or take drugs. She is usually the hero, very attractive and plays the damsel in distress which enables the audience to pity her which causes the audience to pity her and be on her