Experimental is the phase of early films which explored and experimented with horror themes in its narrative. These were shown through German expressionisms.
Classic is the phase of films which established the narrative conventions of the horror genre in its most successful period.
A parody is a film which mimics the horror genre in a comical way.
Deconstruction is a film which has taken the gentic elements of the horror genre and amalgamated them into sub genres.
We identified movies in class which had horror themes within them from a list of movies. The eleven we managed to identify correctly were: Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr Caligar, Frankenstein, Dracula, Carry On Screaming, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Scary Movie, The Sixth Sense, Scream, and the Blair Witch Project. We put these into the four phases of existence.
Experimental:The Cabinet of Dr Caligar (1919) and Nosferatu (1922)
Classics: Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931)
Parodies: Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Carry On Screaming (1969) and Scary Movie (1999)
Deconstructions: Scream (1996), The Blair Witch Project (1998) and The Sixth Sense (1999)
Auteur - ōtörˈ, in film criticism, a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or author, of the motion picture. The auteur theory holds that the director is the primary person responsible for the creation of a motion picture and imbues it with his or her distinctive, recognizable style. Propounded most notably by the French director and film critic François Truffaut and the American film critic Andrew Sarris, it has been attacked by others, including Pauline Kael. (Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition).
Hammer Film Productions, founded in 1934 was famous for their Hammer Horror films produced from the mid 1950s-1970s. Hammer dominated the film industry in regards to their horror franchise resulting in financial success due to their partnerships with American studios. Hammer Horrors were idolized, inspiring and driving youngsters into becoming directors for their professions, some of which are very famous directors today.
Two iconic British actors from Hammer Horrors are Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. The two were good friends, and even worked well together in a myriad of films, where they switched between the protagonist and the antagonist. Unfortunately Cushing (1913-1994) can no longer bless us with his presence in films as he passed away after leading a very eventful life. Lee (1922-present day) is however still with us after a brilliant 89 years.
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