Instructions:
Timeglider is an online timeline software. I used this to show the development of my sub-genre. To move between the years, hover your mouse over the timeline, click, and drag left or right depending on which year you want to look at (Starts in the 1930's). Alternatively, you can use the arrow buttons on the right side of the screen.
To View more information, click on the name of the movie. For example, if you clicked on 'Cat People', there would be a little pop up box of description. There will be a tiny box at the bottom right corner with the work "link" written in blue. If there is, click on the word "link". To exit the movie, press the 'x' button on the top right corner.
For the exact year the movie was released, hover over the name of the movie and a little pop down will appear.
To zoom in or zoom out, use the '+' and '-' buttons on the right.
The Black Cat 1934 - 'The Black Cat' was one of the first films to be recognised as a psychological horror film. It is about American people who are on a honeymoon in Hungary and get trapped with a satan-worshipping priest.
In my opinion, the narrative and plotline in this film is enough to suit the horror genre. This would have to follow the BBFC regulations in order to be shown in the cinema.
A lot has developed from the creation of this movie to the ones we have now, such as Paranormal Activity 2. For example, the CGI and editing, camera work and also the colours in the film. There are now also better quality in the sounds.
Cap People 1942 - This horror film is about an American man who marries an immigrant who is scared she will turn into the cat people.
The quality of this film is similar t that of The Black Cat as it was made after but it is better as technology and camera work is slowly developing.
Repulsion 1965 - This film contains violence so is suitable for older audiences.
Carol, begins to become deranged and dangerous and begins to hallucinate. This film is psychological because she starts to act crazy as well.
Rosemary's Baby 1968 -A couple move into a new apartment and the woman becomes pregnant somehow. Chaos happens when she has paranoia over the safety of her unborn child and this begins controlling her life. The house the couple move to has it's history, just like any other psychological horror. This is one of the conventions of psychological horror.
The Shining 1980 - This is a famous psychological horror film. It was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is about a family who go to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific things from the past and of the future.
The trailer for this horror movie was what caught the audience's attention the most. It allowed the audience to feel a range of different feelings and moods and also created excitement within them, which is what lead them to watch the film, allowing a Domestic Total Gross of $44,017,374 with only a budget of $19 million.
Angel Heart 1987 - This film follows man conventions of the psychological horror genre, For example, murder and spirits. The twist in this movie is that as the detective gets closer to realising who the murderer is, he finally realises it is himself, a shocking and disturbing end that makes this most definitely a psychological horror. I didn't know about this movie but I just found out that it is very similar to our intended product.
'Session 9' 2001 - This film was produced by USA Films, Scout Productions.
The narrative / plot line of this film is of a cleaning crew who work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
The editing compared to the 'Black Cat' is much more improved as technology has improved over the years. This movie also has a better trailer and poster as it's ancillary products to support the creation of the film.
Insidious 2010 - Insidious is a series of American horror films created by Leigh Whannell. It is part of four series: Insidious, Insidious Chapter 2, 3 and 'The Last Key'. This is a psychological horror it improved editing, camera work, quality and sound. As editing and digital technologies have improved over the years, it appeals to audience satisfaction more.
They can also recognise it as the horror genre easily, which links to John Corner who says that, familiarity with the genre can lead the audience to predict events in the genre.
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