Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Research: Pinning Down A Genre

My presentation will be based on a film sequence that comes from the Fantasy Horror genre. When I say Horror, I'm not talking about Leprechaun, Nightmare on Elm Street, or Jack Frost. The Horror is stemmed from the thought of something nonsensical existing in a world that seems real. Or the audience accepting that the world they have chosen to observe is one that fully comprises of the Supernatural.

A few films that can be derived as a form of inspiration include:

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter....
...The idea of Vampires existing and the President of the United States being their slayer.

Van Helsing.....

.....A world that the idea of mythical creatures is kept under wraps but at the same time accepted.

Underworld.....

.....The whole idea of the  franchise is based on a world where the monsters exist.

Other films and Television series to name a few include....
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Mans Chest
Beastly
Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton)
Wrath of the Titans
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
Charmed
Buffy The Vampire Slayer

They were chosen because they reciprocate the mood and tone of the Fantasy Horror genre that I want to achieve as well as the story-world that they make up.

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