PRELIM: Construction

PRELIM: Deconstruction of Oculus

RESEARCH: Monstrous Feminine Theory

The Monstrous Feminine Theory- Barbara Creed

Barbara Creed is a feminist who has researched how women are portrayed specifically in horror/slasher films, particularly how women pose a threat to men. She believes and has a theory that women are presented negatively and monster-like in the horror genre, due to a females reproductive and motherly nature. She constructed her theory using Freud's psychological theory. 

She concludes that there are 7 types of female monstrosity;

1. Archaic mother
2. Monstrous womb
3. Vampire
4. Witch
5. Possessed mother
6. Deadly feminine castratrice 
7. The castrating mother

Creed analysed many films in the horror genre including 'Carrie' (1976). She interpreted the pig's blood pouring down on Carrie as a symbol for menstrual blood. The blood being a pig's blood degrades a female as she is being compared to an animal which is typically viewed as being 'filthy'.

RESEARCH: Research Rationale

Research Rationale

For my research rationale I have considered the age range of the people who are going to be involved in my research. The age range will be people aged between 16-28, this is because I have access to people between the ages of 16-28 which makes conducting my research easier. I will have access to pupils aged between 16-18 and teachers, friends and family who will also fit the age range. The age-range I have chosen is because the horror trailer that I will make will be aimed towards people aged between 16-28. The age-range is quite wide which allows me to have a mixture of opinions as well as seeing what the most popular theme of horror is.

To carry out my research I will create my own questionnaire which will specifically have questions that will help me understand what to include in my final horror product/s. The questionnaire will be made on 'Typeform', this website allows me to have a variety of different ways to collect data which is very useful. The types of questions that will be included in my survey will be; what sub-genre of horror appeals to you?, what is the most important element in horror?, what horror poster is the most effective? etc. I'd also like to film the age-range that I've chosen reacting to several different types of horror trailers and asking questions after to see what is the most effective and why. I will then use the information I have collected and create my horror product based on what my target audience would like to see in a horror trailer.

In addition to the research I will conduct I may carry out another questionnaire which will include more qualitative data. I'd like to do this as I want more opinion based answers, if I know exactly what my target audience prefers it will benefit me in creating a successful horror product.

PRELIM TASK- Director's commentary

This is the director's commentary for the preliminary task me and my group had to recreate. The clip we recreated was taken from the film 'Oculus', the scene is called 'Hello Again'.

RESEARCH: Horror Theories

RESEARCH: Conventions in 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' & 'Psycho'

                            

PRELIM: Filming Schedule

This was the filming schedule made by me and my group, this shows what we planned on doing on these dates. It also shows the equipment and where we carried out these tasks.