Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Why do we watch scary films?


  • Sadistic
  • Masochistic
  • Subversive
  • test yourself
  • It's different
    • normal entertainment 

Aristotle

Catharsis
We purge/cleanse our own negative/violent feeling by watching/consuming/experiencing violent, negative imagery 

Dolf Zilman

Excitation transfer theory
The negative emotions gained from violent/scary/negative imagery  - intensify the positive

Glen D Walters

What do films NEED to be scary?

1) Tension - Create use of micro-elements and manipulation information and narrative
2) Relevance - The fear generated has to be relevant to the audience and believed
3) Unrealism - The audience 







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