FILM 1F94 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Second-Wave Feminism, Splatter Film, Haunted House
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Paradox of genre: genre films must be both familiar and new at the same time, genre films must respect conventions yet change them ad well, genres must be novel yet conservative, balance of convention and innovation. Chronology of horror subgenres: 1930s: universal horor (dracula, frankenstein, the wolf man, 1970s: supernatural horror (rosemary"s baby, the exorcist, the omen, 200s: torture porn horror (saw, hostel, 2000/2010s: found footage horror (paranormal activity, etc. ) 356: primitive, classical, revisionist, parodic (making fun of the genre) Primitive stage: early, experimental stage, conventions not yet established, audiences not familiar, unsure what to expect, example: psycho (1960) Classical stage: genre model perfected , conventions fully established, audiences familiar, have expectations, example: halloween (1978) Revisionist stage: typically follows period of genre saturation, expectations are subverted, conventions are deliberately violated, core themes of genre are questioned, confronted, example: wes craven"s new nightmare (1994)
